Has anyone here ever worked for an eikaiwa school in Japan? How was the experience?
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Oh man...where do I start!\n\n\nThere are good schools...and there are bad ones....sadly, some of the big ones these days really look for ways to milk every yen out of teachers and students.\n\nThe work schedule can be hard sometimes or very repetative and you really need to have a lot of patience.\n\nDo research before you choose a school...they are NOT all equal.
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Actually, yes, especially if it's Japan.  You will never really understand any culture unless you experience it firsthand.  The first time I went to Japan to study, it was almost a culture shock, even after studying about it so much in the states.\n\nBut believe me, you'll be going back to Japan even after you're done studying.  I've been going back every summer for the past 5 years!\n\nYou won't regret it.
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I agree Japanese culture is incredible. If you can move out there than do it. everything there is  so open minded and everything is based on respect. Very poor and dirty though because there are too many people.
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if you're that good, apply to teach english at Japan through the monbukagakusho (japan's education ministry) program
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I'm an ESL teacher in Croatia. They're starving for native speakers here. The cost of living is low, and the jobs are plentiful. It's worth a look if your colleague is interested in teaching in Europe.\n\nWord of warning: Avoid the local Berlitz in Zagreb, the rest of the schools are great.
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You can find an e-pal from Japan at www.studentsoftheworld.info
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I know one teacher who did this.  He had a regular teaching certification to teach high school English.  He got paid the same as any teacher working at a NYC public school.  (In fact, he got the job through the NYC Teaching Fellows, a program that hires people with a bachelors degree but no teaching credential or experience to teach in NYC public schools).\n\nThe school where he taught was connected with the juvenile detention facility.  It was a strange situation, because the penal system was in charge of the children's incarceration, but the department of education was in charge of the school.  Plus there was a lot of instability, with children coming and going depending on their sentence, or transfers to another facility.\n\nIf you are thinking about doing it, God bless you.
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I make money working out of my house with AYUSA International. I place exchange students from other countries with host families in my area. They live with these families while they attend high school here for one year. I am what is called a community rep. I do have to go look at peoples houses and meet the students when they come in but other than that thre is no office and almost everything is done over the phone and through the internet. You make your own schedule and it's really not alot of work at all. The families get to choose what students they want and from what countries. And you really dont have to go look for families to do this. Most of the famlies come from leads from the main website. They apply to be a host family and then a regional director calls you and gives you their information. So it's not like you have to go around asking people if they want a teenager from another country living with for a year. It's a pretty cool program. You get to meet people from all over the world.  You make about $500.00 over the course of the school year per every student you place. So it's not something to use as your only source of income but it's nice to have on the side. It's not a scam and you dont have to pay anything to be apart of it. Here is the link to their website there is a place at the bottom that say's something like be a rep. Click on that. http://www.ayusa.org/ Hope this would be something that would interest you or I hope you find something that does, if this does not. Good luck!
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There's no one answer to this question.  It depends on which skills you look at, what aspect of education you mean.  I believe Japan, India, and Canada are among the best.  A good benchmark would be to know which countries pay their teachers the best.
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AIESEC International Internship program - Education Traineeship\n\ni am Malaysian and i am doing my Management Traineeship in Split, Croatia. i had been to Split since January and i am experiencing wonderful adventures in work and after work. \n\nif you need more information, you can drop me an email and i will direct you to the nearest AIESEC office around 95 countries.
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My sister for several years hosted exchange students.  Here is what is done.  You need to go to your schools administrators and let them know that you would like to sign up for it.  I am not sure if there are any academic requirements.  If they support the program there, they will match you up with a host family in the country you choose.  My sister hosted only Japanese students (I don't know why).  As far as sites try Googling Foreign student exchange program.  It should give you the info you need.
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i spent: \ntwo year in japan (nagoya)\ntwo years in china (shanghai)\nand 3 months in south korea (seoul)\n\njapan is convient but its a bit expensive. the language is by far the easiest to learn out of the three.\n\nchina is the cheapest out of the three, however it can be difficult to  visit other parts of china.  the spoken language is not so difficult but reading and writing is very difficult.\n\ni liked south korea alot the people were great, food was spicy, and it was cheap.  As for the language, it sucks i spent 3 month in a language school and my pronunciation didnt improve one bit, i couldnt even have a simple conversation.  This lead to me leaving the country much earlier than i had expected.  one good thing came out of going to language school there was my classmate were all japanese, resulting in the improvement in my japanese. \n\nif you have the money go to japan. if you dont go to china  . if you want to have alot of fun and not learn anything go to korea.  i enjoyed them all.\n\nnext trip is Russia for me ^_^
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To work legally in Japan you need a Bachelor's degree in any subject.  Employers like people with English or Linguistics degrees, but that's not a legal requirement.  The biggest program is the JET program, which recruits English-speaking graduates to work as language assistants in public schools.  This is run by the Japanese government.  The two biggest private schools are GEOS and AEON.  These are private, for-profit schools with many different locations.  Personally, I wouldn't work in one.  However, lots of people have good experiences with those companies.  No matter where you decide to go and which company you decide to work for, READ AND UNDERSTAND YOUR CONTRACT.
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here are some search engines for jobs in Japan.  Good luck with that!!  I spent 5 months working there until I got the hell out...
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Strange.\n\nI lived in Kyoto for 3 years and found the Japanese rather cultured and polite.\n\nSumimasen, Grey box san  but I did not meet any ???
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Hello, friend,\n\nBased on what you have told me, I can tell you a few things to help you start.\n\nI have an undergraduate degree and a master's, and I taught at both a college and a university. I am teaching in Japan right now, but I can help you with initial stuff. If you need more help, you can contact me, okay? (amorathescared@yahoo.com)\n\n1) Your first question: What are you going to major in? Are you going into business? Medicine? You should decide or be undeclared (general).\n\n2) Money/location: You should web surf and find places that are less expensive if you can and look for a place you would like to live. Are you going to live in the dorm (dormitory) or off campus?\n\n3) How old are you?\n\n4) What have your grades been like in school?\n\n5) There are several networks out there that can get you on your way. Look up searches for higher education/international. \n\nHope that helped. Good luck.\n\nIsis
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As far as I know, having a bachelor's is an absolute to teach in Japan. You don't qualify for a working visa without it. All language schools and recruiting companies require you to produce a Uni degree on the basis of which they apply for your visa. ESL certificate is definitely an asset but more or less useless in Japan without a bachelor's. \n\nOn the other hand if you reside in Japan (say, on a (Japanese) spouse visa), you would probably be able to negotiate with the companies or schools on the basis of your ESL Certificate. They advertise for minimum requirement as bachelor's mainly to meet the visa requirements. If you are under 30, I'd suggest you to try for a working holiday maker visa and search for the avenues. I'm sure you'll come across many. Good luck with your endeavours!!