Dear all,
as the title says, I am becoming a teacher in Germany. I’ll teach German and Spanish. According to my documents I am Spanish but I was raised in Germany and did all of my education here. I also went to a Spanish school once a week for 12 years and got a C1 certificate.
I studied abroad in Japan and have been studying Japanese now for a few years and reached N2 in 2019.
I know that German and Spanish are not being looked for a lot. All I have to show for English are 9 years of English education but I could definitely get to C1 by studying.
What kind of teaching jobs can I expect? Eikaiwa jobs are not what I am looking for as German teachers get a lot of money here in Germany and I’d rather stay in Germany then. Is teaching at a University level possible? If so, would they want me to do also research?
I’d like to teach children and young people from age 11-22.
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>Is teaching at a University level possible? If so, would they want me to do also research?
For real teaching jobs you need at minimum a masters degree, a license or published papers and a few years experience. A PhD is now required for most university positions.
The only “professional” teaching that you could possibly do in Japan in that age range would be international school, or becoming a licensed teacher in Japan. Japan does not recognize any teaching licensure outside of the country, so your only option to legally teach in an accredited school would be getting a 4 year education degree then getting your Japanese teaching license. There are some exceptions, but those are rare, have restrictions, and would require you to already have ties through schools here. International school here is exceedingly competitive, and you would only be able to work at one that follows the same curriculum as your home country, which limits your options even further.
As for college, you need an MA in your subject area, 2+ publications, and a few years experience to even apply for part time work without a connection.
For a career move, you are far better off in Germany unless you already have some strong connection to an international school or college here. Your pay and benefits will be far better there, and the market here is highly competitive unless you’re willing to live off in the countryside. If you’re dead set on getting experience here, do a working holiday or a year or two at most with an ALT dispatch then go back to Germany. You’ll get to enjoy all the short term wonders without having to worry about getting stuck without advancement, or having to find new work after your 5 year soft limit contracts dry up.
Dokkyo University has academic exchanges of students and faculty with German universities and Goethe-Institut Tokyo.
Tell us what you find out!
There is a German School in Yokohama that hires teachers trained in Germany/Switzerland/Austria. (https://www.dsty.ac.jp/)
Haben auch Praktikumsstellen, falls das was wäre.