TAG : Teaching In Japan
Have a seat at the cafe
An interview with Dave Sperling
In Blogs Archived: Ken May - 1st September 2008
Dave Sperling speaks about the trials and tribulations of his ground-breaking website, as well as where the education industry is heading
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Surviving Tokyo trains
A commuter's guide
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st June 2008
I hope that this quick tutorial will give you sporting chance should you step on a Tokyo rush hour train, but practice makes perfect so if you really want to get good you'll just have join the suffering masses and battle it out on a daily basis.
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Speechless
Passing the dreaded job interview
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st April 2008
There does seem to be one thing that an overseas teacher can do to add luster to the resume... learn the language. Easier said, than done (though language is less done, than said). For those planning on living overseas for a long period of time language skills are invaluable.
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Bye bye teaching
Getting out of the game
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st March 2008
In the past I spent a lot of time persuading myself how much I enjoyed teaching in order to fuel my extended work weeks. I wasn't lying to myself as much as putting on a good game face. Heading toward the sidelines, it's a good chance to look back at the game.
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Talking business
Does Eikaiwa make any cents
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st February 2008
I wrote about the death of Nova previously. The rest of the industry is not more than an ailing patient, perhaps destined for a Novaesque demise. Nova's glitz and glamour was all surface show founded by its ponzi-scheme approach to moneymaking.
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Something great in 2008?
A look back and a glance forward
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st January 2008
Yes, it's the Japanese New Year. So a quick look back and glance forward are de riguer for any columnist too stuffed with food or hungover to be otherwise creative
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Fear and loathing in Asia
Why so many language schools are so deceptive
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st December 2007
How can teachers, new and old alike, protect themselves from deceptive employers? Asking a lot of questions can help, not because the employer is always likely to answer in a straightforward manner, rather it can reveal their level of knowledge and experience in the industry.
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Nova no more
The collapse of a colossal language school
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st November 2007
Trouble has been brewing for a while. It's hard to designate any one point in time as being the beginning of the end. For that matter the first day of Nova operations could have been the beginning of the end much in the same way that a person is born only to follow a path leading inexorably toward death
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Japanic!
How things have changed in my absence
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 29th November 2005
A lot of forum posters are claiming that Japan might not be the earner that it used to be, then again for those with a bit of hustle the market for freelance work is burgeoning. I personally believe that an English teacher overseas has to view him/herself as a miniature corporation and constantly innovate to keep up with market demands.
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Casting off the shackles
A free agent at last
In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st July 2005
We all have to make decisions based on a given set of information provided at the time of the decision. Right now, for me that means abandoning Thailand and going back to Japan. As much as it may seem to be a step back, I am forced to see it as a step forward.
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