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Teaching English in Tokyo
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to work in Japan:
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You can meet other foreigners, including non-English speaking people and
get their perspectives on everything from war to women.
The Conversation
School Teacher
English conversation schools (popularly known as ‘eikaiwa’
schools) can be located in almost every town and city in Japan. They hire
native English speakers to teach conversational English to children and
adults. The size of these schools range from small office buildings to
national chains covering the whole of Japan.
The 'Big 3' chain schools may pay less in terms of yen per hour worked,
but they usually provide very good benefits (e.g. visa sponsorship, flight
arrangements to Japan, paid housing deposits, and affordable health insurance).
A typical work day could be 5-8 hours, with 20-40 classes a week. Since
these organisations are huge, there are also opportunities for the ambitious
to work up the career ladder (e.g. teacher trainer and head teacher positions),
which brings additional pay and benefits. The smaller schools such as
Britannica pay less, but the work load is lower with about 10-20 classes
a week.
The Business
English Instructor
Some companies require their employees to study English for their jobs,
others may also offer free or subsidized English lessons as a benefit
for their employees. The highest demand for business English instructors
is in Tokyo, since this is where most of the companies are located.
Company lessons are usually provided in two ways. The larger companies
have their own in-house teachers. These positions are rarely advertised
and are usually filled by personal recommendation. Most companies use
outside agencies which procure for company contracts. A lot of these agencies
are located in Tokyo and the competition for contracts is high. These
agencies are the ones that advertise for teachers (usually as ‘language
consultants’), as opposed to the companies themselves. Each agency
will have a few full time teachers or co-ordinators, though teachers are
usually hired on a course-by-course basis. An example course could be
one 90-minute lesson a week for 10 weeks, or two lessons a week for 6
months. These courses are usually paid by the hour. Many conversation
school teachers supplement their regular hours with some evening hours
teaching business classes. Unlike conversational schools, agencies do
expect some their teachers to have teaching experience or qualifications.
These agencies rarely advertise abroad as there is already a large pool
of teachers in Japan who want to work more hours.
Where
to work?
The saying goes "All roads lead to Rome", and this could easily
apply to Tokyo, Japan's capital city. Of the 120 million Japanese, 30
million live in and around the Tokyo area. The capital is the political,
corporate, geographical, transportation and academic center of Japan.
If you don't want to work in a big city, then applying for a position
with one of the big chain schools would be a good idea. They have branch
schools all over Japan and preferences can be made at the interview. The
smaller cities and towns offer a more Japanese lifestyle though salaries
can be lower. The Jet Program offers the opportunity to work outside the
metropolitan areas with the added advantage that the salary is the same
regardless of the teacher's location in Japan
Getting
a visa
According to Japanese immigration law, any foreign national who wants
to work in Japan must have a "status of residence" that allows
them to do so. A quick read through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs web
site (see link below) reveals that, while the term commonly used for this
is "work visa", that isn't actually the correct official term.
But as the site then goes to use the word "visa" and for ease
of understanding, we use the term in this guide.
The visa for the vast majority of English teachers is the working visa.
It used to be issued for only one year at a time, but recently three-year
visas have been issued. There seems to be a lot of inconsistency about
this. To get the visa you'll need to:
* have a bachelor's degree in any discipline (though the official line
is that it should be related to their job).
* have a Japanese company or resident willing to sponsor you. In most
cases, it will be the company that is offering the teaching position.
* make the visa application at a Japanese consulate outside Japan.
Applicants from several countries, including the UK, Australia, Canada
and New Zealand, can go for the working holiday visa. This visa is easier
to obtain but applicants must show proof of US$2000 or the equivalent
for living expenses for their initial stay in Japan. There are 2 basic
options for the job hunter: have everything arranged at the home country
before arrival to Japan, or take a big leap and fly to Japan and go job
hunting on a tourist visa. To find work teaching in Japan just e-mail
fax or call schools directly today!
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