| Teaching English in Japan is fast becoming a huge | | | | best ways of putting yourself in the lead when it is |
| industry. It is a prerequisite in major Japanese high | | | | about looking for a job. |
| schools and universities to have the English taught as | | | | If you're prepared to work, the next step is finding an |
| their second language. As the Japanese community | | | | English teaching job in Japan. Even though you can just |
| grows more open to the demands of the global world, | | | | go straight to Japan and begin searching for a job, it |
| the skill of speaking in American-English is becoming | | | | would be best to line up a job before you leave. The |
| vitally important to the Japanese people. | | | | Internet with its huge databases consisting of teaching |
| If you want to be an English teacher in Japan, you | | | | jobs will be likely be your constant source of |
| have a good chance of becoming one if you have a | | | | information. |
| passion for language and teaching as well as love and | | | | You to remember that you have to get a Japanese |
| respect for Japan and everything about this wonderful | | | | work visa if you want to work in Japan as an English |
| country. It's not always an easy career and it requires | | | | teacher. This is one of the extremely time-consuming |
| a major commitment on your part. | | | | processes and you have to file your visa from your |
| Getting work as an English teacher in Japan may not | | | | home country. For pointers on visa processing per |
| be as easy as A-B-C though. Many English teacher | | | | country, you can check out the CIBT website. |
| jobs in other countries require TEFL, which is Teaching | | | | If you've found yourself a job and made all the |
| English as a Foreign Language, or some other | | | | arrangements, the only thing left to do is to get started. |
| certification for all teachers teaching the English | | | | Keep in mind that teaching English in Japan will require |
| language. TEFL certification will provide you an edge | | | | commitment on your part. You will be in a completely |
| over the other applicants who are not yet certified. | | | | different cultural environment and you'll need to be |
| With the increasing demand for more ESL teachers, | | | | present for an entire school term especially if you're |
| having a TEFL or any other certification is one of the | | | | teaching in a high school or university. |