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Originally Posted by Enkidu22
Hello everyone ^_^ this is my first post on this forum.
I must say you made a great thread jason, I learned a lot from your posts but I have one question that bothers me a lot: do non native english users have a chance of becoming ALT's? I'm not a native english user (I'm polish) but I'm using english for years and I'm confident I can teach it well, so do I have a chance or the fact that I'm not from english speaking country ruins this possibility completely?
Also do anyone here know peoples from non english countries that get the job of english teacher in japan?
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I think, there was a thread that was brought up concerning this, But unless you have a really clear accent than no, you cannot be a teacher.
And even if you are a native english speaker, there is SO much competition, so that narrows the percentage of non native english speaking teachers even more.
And also, it all depends on whether of you are a good teacher and can interact with the kids. I think you should be asking yourself - Can i speak japanese AND english? IF you do, there would be a higher chance of you being hired. IT would be only logical is you knew how to speak japanese, or at least understand the language of a country you are employed in.