Hello Reddit,
So a lot has happened this year in my life which has lead to me doing a lot of Soul Searching while ending up in a very flexible position. I am 24 and have been out of college for a little over a year and I want to finally do something I’ve always wanted to do, be an ALT in Japan. Maybe somewhere else if I have to but I’ve been to Japan a couple of times and love it there. Though I didn’t got to college for education I am considering going to back to school at some point so I figured an ALT program would be good to get a taste of education.
However, I don’t want to be dead weight or show up and be useless. I want to be the best ALT I can be and I was wondering if anyone has any advice to being a great ALT. I am working on a TEFL certificate regardless of whether it’s worth anything because I want to learn at least some basic teaching skills if I’m going to be involved with teaching. What other steps would you recommend?
Lastly,
Will I just be dead weight if I don’t know Japanese? I know my Hiragana and Katakana but Kanji has been very difficult. I understand some grammar but I admittedly might as well know nothing. Is there a certain level of Japanese I should attain before considering being an ALT?
by VidJaGameGuy