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05-19-2010, 08:00 PM
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thanks. : ) BlissfulGold ~~~ "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." ---Marilyn Monroe |
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05-19-2010, 09:16 PM
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Is that because so many people want to do it? And where, if you don't mind me asking, have you read this? : ) BlissfulGold ~~~ "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." ---Marilyn Monroe |
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05-19-2010, 09:56 PM
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: ) Do you know of anything that specifically makes people more appealing when trying to get a job in teaching english? What I mean is, are there things that I can do beforehand that will help my chances for being hired; such as certain degrees, certificates, experience? I'm still just a Junior in High School, and this is something I'm really considering as a future career. I just want to make sure that I understand my options. Thanks for the post. : ) BlissfulGold ~~~ "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." ---Marilyn Monroe |
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05-19-2010, 10:13 PM
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2) Have a BA or BS from an accredited four-year college or university. That's about it. |
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05-19-2010, 10:19 PM
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Thanks. ^^ BlissfulGold ~~~ "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." ---Marilyn Monroe |
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05-19-2010, 11:53 PM
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I also wanted to correct someone above- while Nova did go bankrupt, it did not collapse in 2008- it was immediately bought out by a company called G-Com, who continue to run it even now. It is not as large as it was before, but it is still there. G-Com also bought out Geos on its bankruptcy just recently. As for what's happening with the English teaching market, Japanese people really just aren't signing up for English conversation classes in as large numbers these days. There was an English conversation class "boom" in the late 80s and 90s where everyone wanted to take classes, and that has basically finished. One of the reasons Geos went bankrupt is that they had something like 35,000 fewer sign-ups last year than they did the previous year. Of course that has a lot to do with the economic recession as well as the end of the "boom". I first arrived in Japan in Japan in 1995 when it was joked that anyone with a pulse could get a job teaching English here, and it was pretty much true. It's much harder now- there are still plenty of jobs, but definitely not as many as before, and there are lots more people applying for them, so you really have to stand out. |
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