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05-06-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Vaden View Post
I hate to go off topic, but can you please clarify this situation a little further for a future JET ALT applicant like me? All of the information I've gathered about the JET program claims that any Japanese language ability is a plus, and regardless they expect you to show a willingness to develop your language abilities once you're there.
Yes and yes. I believe it is, and knowing I majored in Japanese directed my interview to be partially conducted in Japanese. That is also probably why I was placed in a more "difficult" school where the teachers didn't speak so much, and the students weren't that interested.
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