{"id":293,"date":"2014-11-27T15:19:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T15:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/?p=293"},"modified":"2014-11-27T15:19:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T15:19:32","slug":"teaching-english-in-japan-nagoya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/japan\/teaching-english-in-japan-nagoya","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English in Japan &#8211; Nagoya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching English in Nagoya, Japan<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Nagoya-Japan.gif\" alt=\"Nagoya, Japan\" width=\"495\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3339818.655787663!2d136.9116!3d35.16805!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6003709e107b2365%3A0x2a9622d4e8ceb352!2sNagoya%2C+Aichi+Prefecture%2C+Japan!5e0!3m2!1sen!2spt!4v1417102775954\" width=\"486\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Report submitted on <strong>27 November, 2014<\/strong> by <strong>Linda<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching English in Nagoya, Japan:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>How can teachers find teaching jobs in Nagoya, Japan?<\/strong><br \/>Through teaching websites such as <a title=\"gaijinpot\" href=\"http:\/\/gaijinpot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gaijinpot<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eslcafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave&#8217;s ESL cafe<\/a> or just by coming here and looking for a job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main English teaching jobs available are:<br \/><\/strong>Full time English language school positions, part time English language school positions, agencies (send teachers to different locations), teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, teaching at state schools, teaching at private international schools, teaching at colleges \/ universities, teaching at companies, private teaching (not through a school, agency, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the minimum teaching requirements?<\/strong><br \/>A degree and must be a native speaker. A TEFL qualification may be required but this is not always necessary and an on-line one is sufficient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What teaching requirements would you recommend?<\/strong><br \/>A degree is the most important but you can get one without a degree but getting the visa is difficult in this situation unless you can get a working holiday visa from your country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels of payment?<\/strong><br \/>250,000 Japanese yen (US$2,130) per month is the standard rate. Hourly rates are about 2,500 &#8211; 3,500 yen (US$21 &#8211; US$30) or 4,000 yen (US$34) if you teach business English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many teaching days a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>5 days per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>40+ hours per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the normal arrangement for holidays?<\/strong><br \/>You get the standard Japanese holidays i.e. 2\/3 weeks at Christmas, 1 week in April for Golden Week and 1 week in August for Obon. This is for private language centres.<br \/>Public schools get a lot longer but I work in a private language centre so I don&#8217;t what they get exactly but definitely a long summer break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Nagoya, Japan to teach English?<\/strong><br \/>If you are finding it difficult to get work in your own country just come here and look \u2013 there are plenty of jobs. Have at least $2,500 as you wont get paid for the first month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Nagoya, Japan?<\/strong><br \/>Lots of jobs available, students are mainly studious and respectful. Japanese people are very polite and nice to work with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Nagoya, Japan?<\/strong><br \/>Long hours as this is Japanese culture, can be difficult to meet people due to language and culture barrier but not impossible at all:-)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?<\/strong><br \/>Sometimes students don&#8217;t want to learn \u2013 they are just there because their parents make them. Can be difficult to deal with these type of students<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Living in Nagoya, Japan:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in Japan?<\/strong><br \/>You must have a valid working visa but usually your school\/company will organise this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the cost of living like in Japan?<\/strong><br \/>Rent is approx 50,000 &#8211; 60,000 yen (US$425 &#8211; US$510) per month (including utilities) and in a central location. I find I can save a bit so if you are not going out all the time you can live on 120,000 yen (US$1,000) per month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?<br \/><\/strong>Foreigners cannot rent a lot of house as they need a guarantor but schools usually assist with accommodation and there are some places that provide accomodation especially for foreigners.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Nagoya, Japan?<\/strong><br \/>Easy convenient living, possible to save and still live comfortably. Nice food and people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in Nagoya, Japan?<\/strong><br \/>Culture barrier can be frustrating at times as difficult to meet people who will talk freely to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Nagoya, Japan to live?<\/strong><br \/>Come and experience it but be prepared to work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?<\/strong><br \/>Brown bread and good music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country (e.g. things that are difficult to get in your location)?<br \/><\/strong>Good shoes, skincare products as lots of them have whitening in them here. Anything else you can get or order online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave Nagoya, Japan?<\/strong><br \/>Efficient transport and sushi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other comments:<\/strong><br \/>Its a completely different culture to our Western culture but one I am very happy to be experiencing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Me and My Work:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>My Name<\/strong>: Linda<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality<\/strong>: Irish<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students I&#8217;ve taught in Japan<\/strong>: Toddlers (2-4 years), pre-school \/ kindergarten (4-6 years), elementary (6-12 years), junior high school (12-15 years), high school (15-18 years), university, adults, business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where I teach<\/strong>: World Family English Language School in Nagoya. Working here for\u00a01.1 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How I found my current jobs<\/strong>: Through <a title=\"gaijinpot\" href=\"http:\/\/gaijinpot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gaijinpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My school facilities<\/strong>:\u00a0Excellent &#8211; Excellent resources, amazing staff who are extremely helpful and great working conditions and salary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teacher support at my school<\/strong>: Training \/ workshops, lesson observations, teacher evaluations, peer support \/ training.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dividerDotsDiv\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Do you teach English in Japan?<\/h2>\n<p>Tell us about your experiences &#8211; <a title=\"Submit Country Report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/submit-country-report\">click here to submit your report about teaching English in Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching English in Nagoya, Japan &nbsp; Report submitted on 27 November, 2014 by Linda. Teaching English in Nagoya, Japan: How can teachers find teaching jobs in Nagoya, Japan?Through teaching websites such as Gaijinpot, Dave&#8217;s ESL cafe or just by coming here and looking for a job. The main English teaching jobs available are:Full time English &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/japan\/teaching-english-in-japan-nagoya\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching English in Japan &#8211; Nagoya<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7,97,49,6],"class_list":["post-293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan","tag-english-jobs","tag-japan","tag-nagoya","tag-teaching-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions\/295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}