thesuker
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- 20 May 2014
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Hi,
I've been working as an English teacher here in Spain for about 9 years. I was given the opportunity to do so, having no previous experience or further preparation than high-school (6 years) and a bilingual level of English (and Spanish) , at a complicated moment in my life. I've gained much experience and have, in my opinion, more than enough experience and knowledge to teach the language.
Now I have a much better personal situation overall and I've signed up for a degree in English Philology (first year) in a University which specializes in people who want to work and study at the same time, and they offer the option of doing the course overseas.
My question is, having the experience and knowledge, but not the degree, do I have any realistic options of working as a teacher in Japan with good working conditions? I've heard about Conversation Schools and their very bad reputation, so I'm not sure that's a good option. And most of the job offers I read on https://jobs.gaijinpot.com/ ask for some kind of degree (not necessarily English related) and a native level of English (which I have).
So, to summarize, I'd like to know what options an English Philology undergrad with plenty of previous working experience in teaching and a native level of English has to work in Japan.
PS: my level of Japanese is very basic, JLPT N5 more or less.
I've been working as an English teacher here in Spain for about 9 years. I was given the opportunity to do so, having no previous experience or further preparation than high-school (6 years) and a bilingual level of English (and Spanish) , at a complicated moment in my life. I've gained much experience and have, in my opinion, more than enough experience and knowledge to teach the language.
Now I have a much better personal situation overall and I've signed up for a degree in English Philology (first year) in a University which specializes in people who want to work and study at the same time, and they offer the option of doing the course overseas.
My question is, having the experience and knowledge, but not the degree, do I have any realistic options of working as a teacher in Japan with good working conditions? I've heard about Conversation Schools and their very bad reputation, so I'm not sure that's a good option. And most of the job offers I read on https://jobs.gaijinpot.com/ ask for some kind of degree (not necessarily English related) and a native level of English (which I have).
So, to summarize, I'd like to know what options an English Philology undergrad with plenty of previous working experience in teaching and a native level of English has to work in Japan.
PS: my level of Japanese is very basic, JLPT N5 more or less.