TEFL Journal of Japan

by: Yvonne Volante

Teaching the English language to a non english speaking person can be exciting and interesting. If this is of interest to you, consider traveling to other countries to teach.
It is generally preferred for the English teacher to be a native English speaker.
Here are some common terms you should familiarize yourself with:
Before […]

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by: Maya Talisman Frost
Back in 1983, I was hired to teach English in rural northern Japan. I had no experience teaching, and didn’t speak a work of Japanese.
No matter—I had the requisite four-year college degree and a thirst for adventure.
My employer/boss/teaching partner was Grif Frost, a 27-year-old budding entrepreneur who had married the Japanese exchange […]

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by Kevin Burns
“The children are great! Walker loves the kids. The kids love the classes. They light him up and they are so alive and open to anything. They really are great.”
“I saw a documentary on NHK recently and it said that if the foreign teacher is allowed to teach and the Japanese teacher […]

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“University of Catan Exploration, Education, Competition, Commerce “The Settlers of Catan can be used to demonstrate and strengthen a variety of skills necessary for success both in and out of the classroom. Best of all, it teaches those skills in a highly interactive and structured social setting that can be enjoyed by people of all […]

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On the ESL forums one often sees teachers asking for ideas to make their one to one lessons more fun. Many teachers are brilliant in the classroom but are at a loss for ideas when it comes to teaching children English in private classes, and that is a shame because teaching one on one can […]

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by: Shelley Vernon
One of the questions ESL and TEFL teachers are asking on forums the world over is: how can you teach grammar through games?
If you don’t want your class to glaze over with dictation, writing exercises and “Jimmy, would you please read paragraph 1,” then take heart! You’ll find you can teach everything […]

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About ETJ This is copied from the last ELT News newsletter: “ETJ is a free association for English teachers in Japan which encourages the exchange of information and teaching ideas, encourages training and professionalization, and obtains benefits and discounts for members. The overall aim is to give more power to learners and teachers in […]

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At many of the forums the negativity is rampant. They distort the reality of teaching in Japan. At one popular forum, one of the moderators dispensing advice hasn`t taught at an English school in years! But she is advising people on how to get a job at one. If you teach in the university […]

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For Americans Wanting to Teach in Japan “U.S. citizens planning to work in Japan should never enter Japan using a tourist visa or the visa waiver, even if they have been advised to do so. Such actions are illegal and can lead to arrest, incarceration and/or deportation.” –from a pamphlet at the Japanese consulate in […]

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