ESL Teaching
by Kevin Burns
ESL Teaching: TEFL,TESL
There are many kinds of teaching you can do in Japan.
ESL Teaching: As well there are many methods of teaching English. Some people prefer to teach children, others business people, others like the experience of working at an English school (large or small) while others prefer teaching on the JET program while others prefer to teach at universities. There are so many kinds of teaching situations, it is difficult to mention them all.
Teaching at English Schools in Japan I have experience teaching at various schools in Japan. I taught at a very large chain school in Japan called ECC, a family owned school in Nagoya and a large school/women`s two year college also in Nagoya. I furthered my experience by teaching at the YMCA in Machida, Kanagawa. Finally I opened Kevin`s English Schools in 1991. I had learned enough after a year and a half to open my own school. Within 6 months we had over 125 students and I had to hire two teachers to help me teach all of the classes.
Things aren`t as rosy now, but we still have about 100 students at three schools in Odawara and Minami Ashigara City, in Kanagawa. Kevin`s English Schools also teaches company classes.
There is myself and a fulltime teacher from America. It is a good life. Not a rich life monetarily. But if you have read and understood anything about Taoism you may realize that money is not everything. Indeed owning an English school or teaching English for a good institution is a very good life in many, many ways. I feel blessed with great colleagues and great students. Both teach me so much about life and the world.
University Teaching There are many jobs available at universities in Japan. You need a bachelors degree or higher to teach there. They often prefer a masters degree or higher however.
There is the famous JET Program and many teachers have had great experiences teaching on that. Teach on the Peace Boat One thing I have promised to do is to one day teach on the Peace Boat. You get a round the world trip for free, in exchange for your skill as an English teacher. If you are a people person you should teach. There is much debate about teaching on the internet and the advantages and otherwise of various kinds of teaching. Everyone has their own bias and some have had a negative experience doing one kind of teaching or another, and that has affected how they think about various aspects of the profession.
Some love teaching children at a kindergarten, others enjoy corporate English classes at an English school, while others swear by university teaching as the only thing to do. University teaching as opposed to teaching at an English school in Japan.
How to be an effective EFL teacher.
Visit beautiful Spain and get your TEFL training at the same time! ESL Teaching: The Eismann has taught in Japan for many years Read his interview about teaching English as a Second language inJapan. His highs and lows and where he has taught. Eismannhas a lot of advice for new teachers. Read more about teaching ESL in Japan
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