by sheila_admin | Nov 18, 2013 | The ICAL TEFL Blog
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan may seem a long way off, but in Japan the Tokyo authorities are already beginning to plan for the influx of foreign tourists and athletes. And the first step is increasing the number of English teachers in the country. Right now in...
by sheila_admin | Jun 25, 2012 | Finding TEFL Jobs
The JET program or Japan Exchange and Teaching program is a teaching and exchange program which has been running since 1987. It allows foreign teachers to come and work in Japan as TEFL teachers. It grew quickly and in 2002 at its peak over 6,000 teachers came to...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Country Guides
Japan has one of the lowest scores on international English tests and has taken steps in recent years to improve English language teaching at schools with increased instruction and greater use of native English speaking teachers alongside Japanese teachers in the...