If you mean you have an American teaching *licence* then 100% helps. This means you can teach at International schools, rather than being limited to ALT and English tutoring jobs.
Wow, proofread dude!
Depends what you mean.
If you mean an international school, it’s a possibility, but I’m given to believing it’s harder to get into (supply and demand reasons), and the style will be more international as opposed to specifically Japanese.
If you mean a regular school, no dice, Japan has its own educational license. One from America won’t help you there.
Although having said that, you should probably work on reducing your mistakes before applying
>How do you become a teacher in japan if you have your teaching credential***s*** (<- ‘s’ here) from America. > >I would love to ~~teachi inJapan~~ teach in Japan***.*** (<-Full stop here) About my credentials, (<-comma here) I am finishing up ~~are from~~ ***in the*** US. Doe***s*** (‘does’. ‘doe’ is a deer) is it help or hurt me?
Especially for an international school, a major part of their selling point to Japanese parents is the ability to pick up English, so making that many mistakes in a single sentence will be a considerable negative.
People here are commenting as if this guy’s typos mean he doesn’t understand English. I make plenty of typos and incorrect grammar points and syntax errors when I’m typing a comment/post on Reddit because I simply can’t be bothered to proofread/think, and I often type like I would talk in a casual setting. This doesn’t mean I don’t know how to type/speak correctly, or that I would make such mistakes in the classroom/in any situation where it would matter. I’m sure if this guy is on the verge of getting English teaching credentials, he *most likely* knows how to speak and write correctly even if he doesn’t bother to do so when making a Reddit post lmao
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I am an American who recently made the switch youre hoping to make.
1. You want a professional educators license before you leave or you will find great difficulty in being hired or maintaining your license. 2. A masters does help, but having multiple certifications such as social studies, math, science is even more valuable. 3. You do want at minimum 3 years experience. My current employer asked for 5 years experience on the job application. 4. You will want to learn some Japanese and/or visit before coming because putting in all this effort and hope for a place you may not like would be very upsetting. 5. You need references, from supervisors and other co workers. Network well. 6. Getting experience in international curriculums also is helpful. IB or Cambridge for example.
Good luck.
It took me about nine years from setting the goal in my undergrad to getting where I am today.
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If you mean you have an American teaching *licence* then 100% helps. This means you can teach at International schools, rather than being limited to ALT and English tutoring jobs.
Wow, proofread dude!
Depends what you mean.
If you mean an international school, it’s a possibility, but I’m given to believing it’s harder to get into (supply and demand reasons), and the style will be more international as opposed to specifically Japanese.
If you mean a regular school, no dice, Japan has its own educational license. One from America won’t help you there.
Although having said that, you should probably work on reducing your mistakes before applying
>How do you become a teacher in japan if you have your teaching credential***s*** (<- ‘s’ here) from America.
>
>I would love to ~~teachi inJapan~~ teach in Japan***.*** (<-Full stop here) About my credentials, (<-comma here) I am finishing up ~~are from~~ ***in the*** US. Doe***s*** (‘does’. ‘doe’ is a deer) is it help or hurt me?
Especially for an international school, a major part of their selling point to Japanese parents is the ability to pick up English, so making that many mistakes in a single sentence will be a considerable negative.
People here are commenting as if this guy’s typos mean he doesn’t understand English. I make plenty of typos and incorrect grammar points and syntax errors when I’m typing a comment/post on Reddit because I simply can’t be bothered to proofread/think, and I often type like I would talk in a casual setting. This doesn’t mean I don’t know how to type/speak correctly, or that I would make such mistakes in the classroom/in any situation where it would matter. I’m sure if this guy is on the verge of getting English teaching credentials, he *most likely* knows how to speak and write correctly even if he doesn’t bother to do so when making a Reddit post lmao
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I am an American who recently made the switch youre hoping to make.
1. You want a professional educators license before you leave or you will find great difficulty in being hired or maintaining your license.
2. A masters does help, but having multiple certifications such as social studies, math, science is even more valuable.
3. You do want at minimum 3 years experience. My current employer asked for 5 years experience on the job application.
4. You will want to learn some Japanese and/or visit before coming because putting in all this effort and hope for a place you may not like would be very upsetting.
5. You need references, from supervisors and other co workers. Network well.
6. Getting experience in international curriculums also is helpful. IB or Cambridge for example.
Good luck.
It took me about nine years from setting the goal in my undergrad to getting where I am today.