Looking to chat with someone who is doing / has recently done a PhD in TESOL/AppLing in Japan

I am fresh out of a Master's degree in AppLing and looking to move to Japan to study a PhD in the field. Would like to get in touch with someone with recent experience to talk about things like:

  • Work+study part time, what kind of positions are available and at what kind of institutions, also what the visa situation looks like
  • Expenses and income
  • Locations and lifestyle anecdotes
  • Unwritten expected prerequisites, and what would be worth doing ahead of time (current contract ends more than a year from now)
  • If there are reasonable alternatives for long-term work in Japan for GOOD salaries (e.g. intl. schools?)

Any comments in the thread on this topic would be welcome as well 🙂

by underlievable

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