IJS Career Event: Teaching English in Japan

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October 8, 2020
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Online (Registration Required)

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2020-10-08 17:30:00 2020-10-08 19:00:00 IJS Career Event: Teaching English in Japan The Institute for Japanese Studies presents: Looking for a job in Japan? Teaching English is a great way to live overseas, gain cross-cultural knowledge, and have work experience. Hear from Ohio State graduate students who have taught English in Japan, including participants of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. (The JET Programme offers university graduates the opportunity to serve in public and private primary, junior and senior high schools teaching English.) The student panelists will share how they prepared while they were undergraduates, how they applied for teaching positions in Japan, what it was like to teach in Japan, and how they prepared for the next step after living in Japan. Panelists: John Bundschuh, Ph.D student, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures Alyssa Cantrell, MA student, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures Dr. Abby Shelton, Lecturer, Dept. of Teaching and Learning Jason Smith, MA student, EAS MA Program Matthew Steinhauer, MA student, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures Online (Registration Required) America/New_York public

The Institute for Japanese Studies presents:

Looking for a job in Japan?
Teaching English is a great way to live overseas, gain cross-cultural knowledge, and have work experience.

Hear from Ohio State graduate students who have taught English in Japan, including participants of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. (The JET Programme offers university graduates the opportunity to serve in public and private primary, junior and senior high schools teaching English.) The student panelists will share how they prepared while they were undergraduates, how they applied for teaching positions in Japan, what it was like to teach in Japan, and how they prepared for the next step after living in Japan.

Panelists:

  • John Bundschuh, Ph.D student, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
  • Alyssa Cantrell, MA student, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
  • Dr. Abby Shelton, Lecturer, Dept. of Teaching and Learning
  • Jason Smith, MA student, EAS MA Program
  • Matthew Steinhauer, MA student, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures