Greetings to everyone. I'm a recent English Translation and Interpretation graduate. I'm a non-native English speaker and I graduated university with a 3.23/4.00 CGPA. I have some work experience in translation and English teaching, around 6 months in total. I have a Toefl Ibt score of 105. I am planning to apply for master's programs in Japan in English Studies / English Literature / English Language Teaching / Linguistics. I have 2 questions in mind regarding my situation.
1. I want to study in Japan because I want to become an English teacher in Japan after my studies. However, I don't prefer to work at an eikaiwa as the industry has many downsides, from low pay to low prestige. I'd rather work at a primary school, high school or university preparatory classes. Is it possible to do that after acquiring a master's degree in aforementioned courses, and finishing it with high grades? Or am I simply doomed with the exploitative eikaiwas as I'm not from an English speaking country?
2. How can I find the programs where the language of instruction is English? Obviously the top universities have programs in English but I'm aware that my chances are low for them regarding my relatively low CGPA. So I plan going for lower ranked / mid-range universities to boost my chances. But I'm having a hard time finding the application instructions etc. in the English versions of the university websites. So I'd appreciate if you have any suggestions regarding this case.
Thank you in advance
1. I want to study in Japan because I want to become an English teacher in Japan after my studies. However, I don't prefer to work at an eikaiwa as the industry has many downsides, from low pay to low prestige. I'd rather work at a primary school, high school or university preparatory classes. Is it possible to do that after acquiring a master's degree in aforementioned courses, and finishing it with high grades? Or am I simply doomed with the exploitative eikaiwas as I'm not from an English speaking country?
2. How can I find the programs where the language of instruction is English? Obviously the top universities have programs in English but I'm aware that my chances are low for them regarding my relatively low CGPA. So I plan going for lower ranked / mid-range universities to boost my chances. But I'm having a hard time finding the application instructions etc. in the English versions of the university websites. So I'd appreciate if you have any suggestions regarding this case.
Thank you in advance