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Tag Archives: ALT
Reblog: LifeAfterJET: Transitioning Your Teaching Experience
Considering teaching English in Japan after graduation or interested in teaching English as a second language for a career? Head over to JETWit.com to check out Tammy Wik’s feature on using her ESL experience to launch a career in TESOL. … Continue reading
Posted in JET, jobs
Tagged ALT, career, career path, ELF, ESL, JET, jobs, mentorship, teaching English, TESOL
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Job Opening: Non-JET Assistant Language Teacher(s), Nagano Prefectural Board of Education [Japan]
Via the JETWit Jobs Mailing List. Job: Assistant Language Teacher Number of Jobs: 2 Location: Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Okaya, Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, Japan Preference: applicants living in Nagano Education: BA or qualified to teach English Deadline: postmarked by Friday, June … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs
Tagged ALT, education, English, ESL, Japan, job, job opening, Nagano, public school, teaching, teaching English
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Sent to Sendai: Reflections of an ALT after the Tohoku Earthquake
On March 11, 2011, I had no idea that I would be moving to Sendai, Japan in less than half a year. When the earthquake happened at 2:46PM in Japan, it was 12:46AM in Washington, D.C. and I was asleep. I … Continue reading
Posted in living abroad, main posts
Tagged 311, ALT, disaster, disaster relief, earthquake, Japan, JET, Sendai, teaching, Tohoku, Tohoku disaster, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami, tsunami, volunteering
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JET Recruiting Sessions 2011
Thinking of applying to the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) or a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR)? Check out the Consul-General of Japan in Miami’s JET calendar for recruiting events and information sessions near … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, applications, embassy, events, JET, jobs, living abroad
Tagged ALT, CIR, information session, JET Program
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JET Application The Sequel: The Interview Strikes Back
Long time no see guys. Sorry about the radio silence. However, my sources (and by sources I mean Facebook) tell me that the results for JET interviews have been released and those chosen are beginning to freak out a bit. … Continue reading
Posted in embassy, interviewing, JET, jobs, main posts
Tagged ALT, DC, interviews, Japan, Japanese, JET, jobs, preparation
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Why Apply for JET? (With a focus on the ALT position)
The JET program is an excellent program that aims to promote grassroots internationalization between Japan and other nations. There is a common misconception that the main role of JET participants is to teach English. This simply is not true. The … Continue reading
Posted in applications, JET, main posts
Tagged ALT, application, application process, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, JET
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 