This book answers these questions by investigating the personal and professional identity development of ten Western women who teach English in various educational contexts in Japan, all of whom have Japanese spouses.

This guide to teaching English in Japan gives practical information on the different types of teaching jobs available and how to find them, plus tips on living in Japan.

The book includes sample work contracts, resources and addresses, and the names and telephone numbers of 250 schools that frequently hire teachers.

It isn't, but getting in the mindset that will help you in Japan is hard.If you aren't happy making a sub-par salary with no benefits.If you want to make enough money to do what you want to do, guilt-free.If you want to be treated with ...

Get the facts about the job and enjoy the stories about the life.(1st Edition 2006 titled ORDINARY ENGLISH-SPEAKING MEN, EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, TEACHING ENGLISH IN JAPAN).

This scholarly book is based on in-depth interviews with people, now aged, who were school students at the time of the Occupation and who experienced first-hand this immense cultural change.

This book takes the opportunity to look at Japan and examines how these multiple realities have affected its English language teaching within the domestic context.

Written by leading English-language educators in Japan, this Handbook provides an in-depth guide for the new generation of teachers at Japanese universities.

Teaching Better English: Materials for Teaching English in Japan is full of communicative lessons and activities that are built upon a foundation of practical experience, reliable theories, and best practices of how languages can be learned ...