English Teacher Resource

English Teacher Resource - photo of Japanese model by Tiago Freitas of Canada

Indeed a skilled teacher without good resources is in a difficult position. To teach in Japan well you need access to, and need to know where you can find great teaching resources.

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My eldest brother had done some ESL teaching in Japan for over two years. He encouraged me to come to this exotic country.

At 26 years old, I decided I too, would teach in Japan. My plan was to stay for one year, teach ESL, then return to Canada. I never left.

I am lucky to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. At this moment I am sitting on a hill top, looking out at miles and miles of trees. It is so green, beautiful and only 10 minutes from my home. A famous temple surrounded by 100 year old cedar trees sits just up the hill from our home, a Victorian style house imported from Canada.

At UBC in Vancouver, my Japanese history professor told me that I could be a great teacher. (Of course he told four others in that class the same thing LOL) Yet I took those words to heart, and decided to try my luck in Japan.

Before leaving for these isles, I talked to everyone I could find who had lived or been there. I read many books on living and teaching in Japan.

You should too!

One woman I met, advised me to read all I could on culture shock. I wished I had. Culture shock can creep up on you and still does at times even now.

With a Bachelor of Arts in theatre, I landed a job at one of the biggest English language conversation schools in Japan. I learned enough to open my own school two years later. I now have a small chain of three schools, an hour and a half south of Tokyo, and one of them is in our home.

As well, I decided I wanted to expand what I do, so I applied and got a position as an English instructor at one of Japan`s most famous universities.

Living and teaching English in Japan, has been a very interesting experience all around. Come with me, and learn more about living and working in this very exotic country! From English teacher resource to living in Japan

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