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Life After ALT: 11 Skills ALTs Can Develop To Help You Land Your Next Job by David L. Hayter

by David L. Hayter Bio: David L. Hayter worked as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Japan from 2014-2019. Although he primarily taught junior high school, he has taught all the grades from kindergarten through ninth grade. During his time as an ALT, he worked in 11 junior high schools, 2…

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31 July 2019

ALT / ALTTO / EFL / High School / Japanese Students / JET / JHS / junior high scool / logic / strategies / TEFL / tips for writing / university / writing

How To Use Logic To Improve Your EFL Students’ Writing by Liang Ye

by Liang Ye   Bio: Liang Ye is an accidental English teacher. Her previous professional experience was in public policy with the Singapore Government. She holds a Bachelor of Social Science (double major in Sociology and Psychology), a Masters of Arts in Sociology, and also a Level 7 Diploma in TESOL. She…

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20 June 2019

ALT / EFL / English in Japan / High School / Japanese Students / JET / junior high scool / teaching / teaching tips / teenagers / teens / TEFL / young adults

Tips For Teaching Japanese Teenagers And Young Adults by Lina Gordyshevskaya

by Lina Gordyshevskaya Bio: Lina Gordyshevskaya graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2015 earning an MA with honors in Scandinavian Studies. She obtained a CELTA in 2016 and Delta Module 1 in 2018. Throughout her career, she has taught YL (young learners), teenagers, and adults of various levels in different…

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20 May 2019

ALT / Community / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools / JET / JHS / junior high scool / life in Japan / past

Then And Now: Teaching In Japan by Neal Graham

by Neal Graham Bio: Neal Graham is an ALT from Canada. He first worked in Japan over 20 years ago and later returned to teach here again.He has a BA in English and a CELTA. He also lived in Japan for 5 years in the mid-2000s working in the eikaiwa industry.…

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19 April 2019

ALT / English in Japan / High School / Japanese Private School / private school / TEFL

My Experience At Japanese High School by Martin Sedaghat

by Martin SedaghatBio: Martin Sedaghat has worked as an English teacher in Niigata, Japan, for the past 14 years. A native of San Diego, California, he received TEFL certification from the American Language Institute at San Diego State University and worked as both a JET and private ALT for the Niigata…

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20 March 2019

ALT / Elementary School / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools / Japanese Students / JET / JTE / small talk / teacher training / TEFL / textbooks / tips for teaching / vocabulary

New ES Textbook Features And How To Use Them by Mikayla Govern

by Mikayla GovernBio: Mikayla Govern is from Midwest America. She completed her bachelor's degree in International Studies and has been working in the international sector ever since. She worked at one of the largest banking corporations in the world before finding her passion for teaching. Now, she works in the Saitama and Tokyo area…

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13 February 2019

ALT / Elementary School / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools / Japanese Students / JET / MEXT / textbooks

The Features Of Elementary Education by Mikayla Govern

by Mikayla GovernBio: Mikayla Govern is from Midwest America. She completed her bachelor's degree in International Studies and has been working in the international sector ever since. She worked at one of the largest banking corporations in the world before finding her passion for teaching. Now, she works in the Saitama and…

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6 February 2019

ALT / ALTopedia / ALTTO / Community / Elementary School / High School / JHS / junior high scool / teaching resources

Introducing ALTopedia by Jake Whiton

by Jake WhitonBio: Jake is an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) working in Nagano prefecture. He has taught junior high school for 6 years as well as some high school classes.He's from Washington state in the US. In his free time, he learns about web design, tries to get some exercise, and…

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20 January 2019

ALT / ALTTO / eLearning / teaching resources / technology / technology in the classroom / TEFL / tips for teaching

Five Free Ed-Tech Resources to Educate, Enhance, and Engage English Efficacy by Huy Tran

by Huy TranEducational Technology ColumnistBio: Huy Tran is a Global Education Designer who trains ALTs, JTEs, and teaches ESL learners how to harness the powerful tools of the 21st Century.He received his Bachelors of Science in Education from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. He was…

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20 December 2018

ALT / ALTTO / Japanese Public Schools / JET / JTE / MEXT / power harassment / sexual harassment / strategies / survey

Strategies For ALTs To Deal With Harassment by Farrah Hasnain

by Farrah Hasnain Bio: Farrah Hasnain is currently in her fifth year of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and is from Washington, DC. She is an Assistant Language Teacher at a senior high school in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Her research interests include the ethnography of immigrant and minority communities in Japan and the US…

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26 November 2018