"LRW" <deja@celticbear.com> wrote in message
news:3a1d1813.0310280733.aedead@posting.google.com...
> I'm sorry, I just discovered the thread:
>
> From: tenacious_s (kaze29@aol.com)
> Subject: Want to live and teach in Japan, but have a ton of questions.
>
> That'll probably answer my questions, so, I'll just go read that
> thread 1st. Sorry to waste electrons and your time!
> =)
> Liam

Just that one thread? Please tell us you've Google Groups advanced search
for threads - you should find over 1000 posts.

"conversational fluency" in Japanese is rarely required to teach here -
after all where are you going to use it?  Surely you didn't imagine in the
classroom?  That can get you canned in a lot of schools here.  If you're
talking about the local pub, eating establishments, on dates out with locals
then it can be a definite advantage.

To teach at university or junior college level some sort of expertise in
English language instruction may be required.  A relevant Master's
qualification minus experience or else a non-relevant graduate qualification
plus experience. University jobs are a cut above almost every other teaching
job other than the self-employed school owners.  You might have better luck
at an adult education college or else 'compromise' with a JET position or a
job at a chain school.  Then again if you want to aim higher then do so -
I've met a lot of university English teachers who couldn't recognize a
complex sentence with a flashlight and a grammar dictionary - you might get
lucky.

--
jonathan
--
"Never give a diphthong to ducks"