Teacher Water Cooler – Month of March 2025
Discuss the state of the teaching industry in Japan with your fellow teachers! Use this thread to discuss…
Can I stop a placement change as an ALT in Japan?
Hi everyone, I recently received an email from my ALT employer (Interac) saying that they want to change…
Ins and outs of running my own Eikaiwa school
I know there must be people here who have experience with this—one of my classmates in my master's…
Got my visa today, just to find out that the city my dispatch was sending me to has been bought out by Heart. What do I do?
They are offering me a position in another city in the same prefecture, but it would be a…
Childfree ALTs?
This is maybe a bit of a strange topic, but I feel like many ALTs I’ve met are…
Rejected Four Times, Confused
The past two years I've been rejected by JET and Interac twice each. I'm a college graduate, have…
ES, JHS, and HS – Which and why?
Hello everyone! I’ve been living in Japan as an ALT for the past few years, and I’ve only…
Open Access Langauge Education Journals
Hello everyone, It is my understanding that many here are or want to work in tertiary institutions. And…
[URGENT] Full Time Teacher Needed, Ashiya, Hyogo
(EDIT 2, March 10th) – APPLICATION PERIOD ENDED Thank you to everyone who showed interest in the position.…
Does anyone have extra copies of Explore Our World Student Book 1 I can buy?
Does anyone in the Kanto area (especially Saitama or Tokyo) have any extra copies of Explore Our World…
I have a HND and a MA in Tesol, can i get employed in a Japanese University?
Hello, there my situation might be unqiue. I have a HND and recently I have finished my MA…
NOVA – Husband and Wife
My husband (38m) and I (30f) both have interviews with NOVA this week. We are American citizens and…