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teaching in japan without a degree? -
11-25-2008, 03:26 PM
is it probable?
i know its possible because i know some people that have but how hard is it to get a job? when i also probably will need housing? i've been working at a school in korea for 2 years and i want to go to japan for about a year to teach before i go back and finish my degree. i know i should get my degree first, please dont tell me that. i just want to make a trip to japan first. does anyone know? 
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11-25-2008, 07:06 PM
You might find some help here:
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/livi...ive-japan.html Basically, with the 10s of thousands of degree carrying foreigners trying to get these jobs, unless you are famous, you are going to have a very hard time finding work.
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11-25-2008, 07:16 PM
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If you want a trip to Japan, book a flight. If you actually want to teach there, you'll need to get a degree, no way around it.
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11-25-2008, 09:17 PM
If you are already living in Japan with a visa, you can teach part-time at some schools... and almost any conversation lounge will hire you. But since you don't already have a visa, you will probably need a degree. There are, however, some conversation lounges that will pay you under the table. But, I don't think you'll make enough to survive.
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11-26-2008, 01:18 AM
First, what nationality are you? Second, do you have any teaching experience?
If you want to teach English in Japan, you need to be a native speaker, or to have lived in an English speaking country for 12 consecutive years. If you don't have a degree, you need 3 years verifiable teaching experience. To verify your experience you'll need to provide 3 years worth of payroll stubs, or tax records. If you have the above 2 qualifications, then you can teach in Japan. But you'll have to come here to get a job. English schools in Japan which hire from overseas will always require that you have a 4 year or higher degree. So, you'll need to save enough money to support yourself in Japan for at least 90 days, though you should bring enough to last 120 days or more. Once in Japan, you'll need to hunt the classifieds for schools looking for help and send your CV/resume to each. Pretty much all schools will say they require that you have a degree, but some will be desperate enough to hire you without one. Be warned that some schools are desperate for a reason. There are schools here which treat teachers poorly, fail to pay overtime, insurance, etc. They also do things like fine you for being late, or when there are complaints from students. You can teach in Japan without a degree, but it won't be easy, and the conditions might not be nice. On the other hand, there are many people who do teach here with no degree, and have done well.
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11-26-2008, 01:32 PM
Finding an employer to hire you is not the problem. The trouble comes when you and your employer go to immigration to get a visa. Frankly I am shocked you got into Korea. They are far more rigid than Japan's immigration process.
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11-27-2008, 03:08 AM
Like everyone said, it can be done but it's hard. If you really want to do it then give it a go. You might get lucky but if I were you I would at least start taking university classes while there. Remote degree or whatever it's called these days.
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11-27-2008, 10:19 AM
I have a friend that have NO degree, but he have JPLT2, he also have a dipoma for some other stuff in Japan.
He is an (native)english teacher, I belive this is a private teacher and not a "school" teacher, so it might be different. So it is allways ways around, but how? I do not really understand the system, but it is say that you need an degree. I also have another friend that do NOT have a degree that is working in a game company now. He is just talented, and got an diploma for a game school done in Japan. What is the difference between a private school diploma and a real collage degree? Since most of my friends that works in Japan today does not have a degree.
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11-27-2008, 01:16 PM
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Though, since he hasn't reply since his initial post, I am guessing that he is not coming back. And if you read his other post, he like Japan for its Women, so the interest isn't really teaching or, his interest lies somewhere outside of what an educator should announce publicly anyways.. just my 2 cents
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