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JET

Japan-Student-Work-Featured

May 30, 2016

Japanese Middle Schoolers Do English

During my time teaching in Japan, I have managed to learn a lot about my the English language. My students here are fond of using and combining letters in ways that would have never crossed my mind as a native speaker. Unfortunately, due to the way English classes function here in Fukui (and

Japan,  JET English Teaching,  Language,  School,  Work

Japan-Proofreading-List-Featured

January 7, 2016

25 Things Japan Should Have Proofread

This isn't the first time I have had the urge to comment on the - creative - English waiting to be discovered across Japan, but after over a year in the country I have more to share. Like I said in my earlier post, for some reason I did not expect this from Japan. Much in the same way I didn't

Japan,  JET Japanese,  Language

Nenkyu Featured

August 10, 2015

How Vacation Time (ๅนดไผ‘ Nenkyu) Works In Japan

I used to think the United States had problems with vacation time from work ("I still do, but I used to too" -MH). Now that I have been able to experience Japan's take on vacation time, or ๅนดไผ‘ (nenkyu), I have realized that things could be far worse in the States of United America. Now before

Japan,  JET Culture,  Japanese,  School,  Work

Japanese School Kids Paintings

June 23, 2015

15 Things I’ve Learned About Japanese School Children

Since relocating to Japan, I have learned a lot about the country's customs, culture, and children (but mostly about konbinis). And since the children are our future, I think I have a pretty good grasp on the direction this place is heading (you can count on enjoy many soccer, much boy bands, and

Japan,  JET English Teaching,  Japanese,  Lists,  School

Japanese Junior Hight School Parking Lot Radiation

June 13, 2015

A Nuclear Disaster In Japan’s Fukui Prefecture

Today, Japan's Fukui Prefecture experienced what is being called the most destructive nuclear disaster that the world has ever seen. With what is expected to be one hundred times the fallout of Fukushima following the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Japanese government has already created a three

Japan,  JET Danger,  Fukui,  Work

A Mother's Lullaby Title

February 17, 2015

A Mother’s Lullaby: Dead Babies In English Crass

I'm no expert in the fields of teaching or language acquisition (despite my extensive list of expertise including but not limited to: pooping in the woods, hitchhiking, fighting bears, and being mugged), but there are certain aspects of English language education in Japan that I am sure I could make

JET English Teaching,  Language

JET Los Angeles Class 2014

December 26, 2014

Contract Signing: They’re Trying To Turn Me Into A Robot

So today is the big day? Apparently I have yet to officially be employed despite having already been told to do things related to said employment (or put more accurately, having things suggested to me that urgently need my doing). I am reminded of the below video as we are being told to make

JET Japanese Culture,  Work

JET Program Logo Improved Candy

December 22, 2014

The JET Programme: So You Want To Be An English Teacher

Sushi, Sony, Miyazaki, Nintendo, Sumo. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't associate at least one of these things with Japan. But what about the words (or more accurately, acronyms): ALT, CIR, and JET? Each year, the Japanese government employs thousands of foreigners as

JET English Teaching,  Work

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