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11-19-2009, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jwfort View Post
I'm not interested in teaching english to japanese kids in japan. I know a lot of them require you to have a degree in teaching. But some of the ads I have seen don't seem to mention that you need a degree. Some of them just require you to be a native english speaker. it just sort of puzzles me. have there been people that have started their career in teaching english in Japan without a degree?
It may not be a legal requirement, but among the better agencies you will be in competition with those who have not only college degrees, but teaching credentials. I would be suspect of any employer who did not seek those qualifications in their teachers. Some teachers in Korea and Japan have been severly criticized in the past for lack of such qualifications.


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