Blogs about: Eikaiwa
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Omiyage!
Don’t you love it! A really important Japanese custom. Does buying omiyage for your co-workers win you extra points? I really don’t know. It does start conversation and you never know at t… more →
Teaching at ECC Japan
English volunteering in Japan
hoofin wrote 4 days ago: I do this from time to time throughout the month. I am not an “English teacher” per se, … more →
Japanese eikaiwas, like 19th century banks, rely on the trust of the customers
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hoofin wrote 1 week ago: I wanted to take a break from the depressing diplomatic spat about Okinawa to talk a bit more about … more →
Washing Dishes
yorokobigaijin wrote 1 month ago: The final ‘lesson’, conducted as always in a bar over beer, with a favourite student. Yo … more →
A passing note about NOVA
michaelhey wrote 1 month ago: About NOVA, the school featured in this film: At the time of filming in 1997, NOVA was in it’s heyda … more →
Pause to Take a Breath
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Lara wrote 2 months ago: I’m still waking up really early (7:30) which would be really excellent since no one comes to … more →
Activitied summer
yamaninjo wrote 3 months ago: The past few weeks I’ve been up to: Teaching English conversation night classes to adults twic … more →
The 英語の先生's Top Ten List
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ieatmypigeon wrote 4 months ago: If you teach English at an eikaiwa, the higher ups will probably prefer that you arrive in Japan wit … more →
Stuff (not) to bring to Japan
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Ryan wrote 5 months ago: Before I left for Japan, I was bombarded with information on what I’d need when I got there. … more →
On culture shock
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Ryan wrote 5 months ago: Culture shock is eight year olds poking you in the crotch during an important speech. Culture shock … more →
The Word of the Day.
harmonyeikaiwa wrote 6 months ago: Confidence (自信): Believing in yourself and in your abilities. … more →
Omiyage!
teachingatecc wrote 6 months ago: Don’t you love it! A really important Japanese custom. Does buying omiyage for your co-workers … more →
Back at work!
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teachingatecc wrote 6 months ago: It’s the third day back at work. I’m over the back to work blues, especially after yeste … more →
Golden Week
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teachingatecc wrote 6 months ago: I had a fantastic 8 days off. It was great to get away from the classroom. Yesterday, the students w … more →
Wordpress Closure & New Forum Open!
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leicu wrote 8 months ago: Hi Everyone! We have BIG NEWS to go along with our releases! NOIR is moving from wordpress to a FORU … more →
Sharing excessive
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yamaninjo wrote 8 months ago: As reserved and polite as the stereotype may colour your impression of a Japanese person, just like … more →
My contract has arrived!
teachingatecc wrote 8 months ago: I got my new contract and I am very happy. Three schools and relatively easy shifts. Now I just ha … more →
Releases!
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leicu wrote 8 months ago: So we’re back with more releases for everyone. Sorry about the long wait XD. Before I get to r … more →
Still no contracts!
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teachingatecc wrote 8 months ago: Today’s mail has already arrived and there was no letter from ECC. The lastest memo was that t … more →
SD Evaluations
teachingatecc wrote 8 months ago: SD evaluations seem to be a hot topic at the moment. It really does seem like there is no standard. … more →
