I’m an ESL teacher who applied, I thought this would be in line with my future career goals. One thing I’m most worried about is my lack of Japanese. I saw a lot of stories on here of new ALTs being left on their own and being really overwhelmed/stressed without Japanese speaking ability. Would it be worth it to start investing in learning the language now even before the interviews and decisions? I know I won’t be able to learn much in less than a year, but I’d love to hear others’ perspectives. There’s some irl beginner classes in my area and I was wondering if I should just risk it and spend the money to enroll, or wait until after the decisions are actually made? Thank you!
by butterchalatte