Comments on: Do ESL teachers need to know the language well (say Japanese) to be teaching English in Japan? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/ Thu, 17 May 2012 17:24:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: violentskies13 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-581 violentskies13 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:17:02 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/#comment-581 I've looked around at various ESL jobs around the world and none of them ever had the requirement of knowing the language of that country. In my opinion though, it sure would help with living there, advancing your career in that country, and explaining some lessons if the students don't know much English. I’ve looked around at various ESL jobs around the world and none of them ever had the requirement of knowing the language of that country. In my opinion though, it sure would help with living there, advancing your career in that country, and explaining some lessons if the students don’t know much English.

]]> By: i_care http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-580 i_care Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:16:18 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/#comment-580 hi! am korean. my american teacher knows not a word about my language. sometimes when we cannot understand what he's saying, he shows it through actions. also, our school requires all native speaker teachers not to speak korean because we already have our korean english teachers to explain the lessons to us in korean. don't worry, if you come to korea, you won't get lost even if you can't speak korean. the people will love to speak to you to practice their english. you will have a trouble understanding them :) hi! am korean. my american teacher knows not a word about my language. sometimes when we cannot understand what he’s saying, he shows it through actions. also, our school requires all native speaker teachers not to speak korean because we already have our korean english teachers to explain the lessons to us in korean. don’t worry, if you come to korea, you won’t get lost even if you can’t speak korean. the people will love to speak to you to practice their english. you will have a trouble understanding them :)

]]> By: Talisman http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Talisman Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:16:55 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/#comment-579 You should check into the J.E.T. program. One of my friends - who had a very limited grasp of Japanese, went to Japan in 1998 and taught English for a year. I attached a link for you below: You should check into the J.E.T. program. One of my friends - who had a very limited grasp of Japanese, went to Japan in 1998 and taught English for a year. I attached a link for you below:

]]> By: Simon C http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Simon C Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:40:59 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/do-esl-teachers-need-to-know-the-language-well-say-japanese-to-be-teaching-english-in-japan/#comment-578 You don't need any japanese to teach ESL in japan. I'm doing it right now ;) You should check out the JET programme, and also various english schools here like NOVA, GEOS, AEON etc. All require no japanese ability. (I am doing JET as I post this message. I am in Osaka now ;) You don’t need any japanese to teach ESL in japan.

I’m doing it right now ;)
You should check out the JET programme, and also various english schools here like NOVA, GEOS, AEON etc.

All require no japanese ability.

(I am doing JET as I post this message. I am in Osaka now ;)

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