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Find Teaching Jobs in Japan
Find Teaching Jobs in Japan on our Teaching Jobs Abroad Page. Full-time & Part-time Listings for Jobs All Over Japan.
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TESOL Online: What certifiation can do to jump start you career. The basics on getting TESOL Certification and Teaching in Japan.
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Teaching English -TEFL, Online TEFL Certifcates. Are They Necessary in Japan?
Teaching English - TEFL qualifications. Are online TEFL certificates necessary for finidng work in Japan? How much qualification will I need? What is TEFL? Quick answers to basic questions.
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Rosetta Stone Japanese - Learn Japanese The Natural Way With Immersion
Rosetta Stone Japanese - Read our review on this product . A fast and natural way to learn Japanese without a ton of memorization.
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2011 Jet Program Application
Those interested in applying for the Jet Program for the 2011 school year will get their shot in early October. The official USA site plans to post the application in just a few weeks. We will post to the blog when it goes live.
Teaching Overseas - How to Make Money Owning Your Own School In Japan
Teaching overseas and owning your own English schools - yes, good money can be made owning your own school. Here is how to get started.
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First Nova - Now Geos
Geos Corp., a major operator of foreign-language schools, has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court with debts of ¥7.5 billion, and rival G.communication Co. will take over some of the defunct company's schools, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Tokyo-based Geos, which has 2,100 employees, said it suffered poor earnings with dwindling number of students amid the recession and consumer distrust toward the industry stemming from the failure in 2007 of another major language-school operator, Nova Corp.
G.communication, which took over operations of some Nova schools, said it will do its best to secure employment for Geos employees.
"We will hold a briefing for those working at schools that we will take over and rehire them, and will try to provide the maximum employment opportunity for those working at schools we will not take over, in cooperation with shareholders and other involved companies," Nagoya-based G.communication said in a statement.
Geos will close 99 English-language schools, while G.communication will take over 230 schools, according to the two companies.
G.communication President Hideo Sugimoto said his firm bought part of Geos "to protect students."
The company said it will keep the Geos school name and will resume lessons at those schools Friday.
Students attending schools that will be closed will not get their tuition refunded, but they can go to classes at other Geos schools or take Geos online lessons with the money they have already paid.
They can also go to Nova schools or take Nova online lessons at a 75 percent discount until the accumulated discount reaches the amount they paid in advance, Geos said.
The fate of Geos teachers, meanwhile, is uncertain, even though G.communication says it will try to hire them.
Brian Gilliland, who works about five hours a day three to four days a week teaching corporate customers for Geos, said he hasn't received his pay for the first half of April and hasn't heard from Geos whether he will get his salary.
"Last night I got a call around 9:30 and I was told my class tomorrow will be canceled," Gilliland, who has no other source of income, said. "This month, my classes finished, and I was ready for new classes. They said there are a bunch of classes starting in April, but I only had one class in April.
"Basically you can't teach here anymore. Salary is going down and there is no work," he said, adding that he is looking for a nonteaching job as he speaks Japanese.
Geos also runs English schools in the United States, Canada, France, Thailand and other countries. It also teaches other languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Korean, and arranges for Japanese students to study abroad.
