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A Not So Common Road for Recent Graduates
For recent grads, there are 3 roads into teaching in Japan but "eikaiwa" is the most heavily traveled road.
Teaching English Conversation in Japan "Eikaiwa" The Most Heavily Traveled Road
“Eikaiwa” refers to the teaching of English conversation and it’s billion dollar industry in Japan. These consist of your large chain schools like ECC, Berlitz, Geos & Aeon. They employ thousands of English teachers all over Japan and can be found in all but the tiniest cities. There are literally tons of private English schools dotting the country side. All of them carrying out the task of teaching English to the Japanese.
What’s Needed to Teach
In order to get a job teaching English in Japan, you will need to be a college graduate from any field – (sorry but 2 year degrees won’t cut it.You need to be a native level fluent speaker of English. There are some that do find teaching jobs in Japan even though English is not their first language but this is more an exception than a rule.
Although there is no minimum wage, most teachers drag in 250,000 yen a month before taxes.Most work weeks will be 5 days. Don’t expect western stuff like weekends off. The “eikawa” business whirs like a motor on weekends and someone has to teach the students right? This means that most teachers work at least one Saturday or Sunday with another weekday off. Vacation packages are quite similar for most schools. Expect 2 weeks of paid vacation and most national holiday off. Schools differ on which national holidays they observe but the norm is 8 to 10 per year. It’s worth noting that ECC has the best vacation package of the monster chain schools and arguably the fewest complaints. To see a comparison chart outlining: working conditions, salaries, perks, accommodations, vacations days and recruitment methods for Geos, ECC, Berlitz and Aeon, click here.
Expect to work close to 40 hours per week. Although each school is a little bit different, nontheless, expect 20 to 25 actual teaching hours and a few administrative or office hours.Many schools will subsidize your health insurance or pay for it out right. Most office hours get filled by preparing lessons, talking with students and taking class notes. Furthermore, teachers are sometimes expected to hand fliers as well. No joking here folks, by the end of an average day, you'll know you worked. When the dust settles, your typical teacher workds roughly 40 hours per week.
Larger chain schools, mentioned above, have fixed curriculums. This means you’ll be using their in house texts, tapes and other support materials for teaching. For those who don’t have a lot of teaching experience it’s a helpful in reducing stress (there already is quite a bit in adjusting to the culture and learning the language etc.) Those who need to express their creativity in the lesson will probably find it stifling.
Students assigned to a typical teacher schedule will probably be of all ages. Literally from a mere 5 years of age all the way up to 75. Some schools have only children as students like Amity English school and Peppy Kids Club. Other large chain schools like Gaba cater to only adults or adult private English lessons.Because of how cut-throat competitive this industry is, most schools cater ot all ages. Most teachers teach children, young professionals and some housewives.
All most all of your large chain schools will provide their respective teachers with some kind of accommodations. This is a huge help because it's tought to find accommodaions without the help of a Japanese national. And it's definitely not cheap. Although the type provided will vary expect things to be on the small side. Furnishings are usually sparse and typically will be collections of things from departing teachers.
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