Hi, I'm seeking advice as to what kind of masters linguistics would be best 4 teaching Eng at a Japanese uni?

Answer 1

I think the best one could be something with Latin roots. Italian,french,Spanish,Portuguese.or Romanian.The Japanese are quiet,so pick something easy.

Answer 2

Have you done the JET scheme? If not i couldn't recommend it more highly! JET is a government run one..u need to be super duper clever for that one.

http://www.jet-uk.org/

There's another you can go with called NOVA, which is a conversational school, They have classes that u teach face to face...max is three students and u can have a granny, adult and teenager all in the same class. as it is based on ability not age.

http://www.teachinjapan.com/

I taught at the mulitmedia centre which was on line lessons..i loved it as i was in osaka...some people dont get the big cities and have a bad time. My older bro went with shane school the put him in the middle of no-where so he quit 1st day caught the train to osaka and a few weeks later found a teaching job else where..its easy if u have to.

At JET you get holidays off and paid, national holidays etc...it's not like that at nova. I'm aware this doesn't really answer your question but thought if you wanted to get some teaching in Japan experience under your belt then it might be helpful :)

Answer 3

What courses are available for the masters you are considering? The OU do several (www.open.ac.uk) distance learning master degrees with a wide variety of courses. Make sure some tefl modules are there and emphasis on teaching / language acquisition rather than research

Answer 4

It sounds like you're looking for a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course. Lots of British universities offer them, including mine, Salford University.