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06-30-2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul11 View Post
the qualifications for most ESL jobs in independant (i.e. not in the public school system) are that you be at least 21 years old and have a college degree of any kind. That's it. Your degree can be anything, you need no experience or education in teaching or ESL. those things help, because, depending on competition, a dude with such experience might look more qualifies. Most of the English techers I knew were young doofases with not a lot of experience. Just find a school or program you like and apply.
I didn't know that. When I manage to get into JET (I'm going to remain optimistic), and it turns out I really enjoy being in Japan and would like to pursue a full-on teaching job of English language, I will definitely look into it.
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