Have you ever worked in an Eikaiwa? Would you work in one?

@brianc21324

6 жыл бұрын

I hated my Eikaiwa, I was new to the whole teaching experience in Japan, but, my experience was really bad. The management was really rude, some of the Japanese teachers were fake, the way they handled business was highly questionable and sometimes unethical, and the times were not practical enough to enjoy your time in Japan. I was first offered a job as an ALT, but, I took the Eikaiwa job based on the money they paid which was a mistake. If it wasn't for the management, isolation, and business practices, it would be an okay job, though, dealing with the stress and treatment I got was not worth it at all. Japan was nice though to live in, I took that as the only positive thing about it.

@connormcbriarty9961

4 жыл бұрын

@@brianc21324 Just out of curiosity, what company did you work for and in what region?

I worked in Japan for three years. Eikaiwas are definitely hit or miss, but any prospective teacher needs to realize that these are pure profit-driven businesses. Education is completely secondary, and they'll exploit you as much as you let them. I recommend doing what I did - transitioning to several part-time jobs. That way, you can build your own schedule, and you can leave one if they start acting suspiciously (making excuses for late pay, begging you to stay late for last-minute lessons etc.)

got a job offer for an eikaiwa today really like this video. you answered pretty much everything I wanted to know thanks!

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Nice! Good luck with the new job :P

Another great video!! Thank you for making it interesting and entertaining to watch! ☺️

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I appreciate you watching!

Great video. Super helpful explanation of what it's like to work as an esl teacher in Japan.

@JaDan

4 жыл бұрын

Silver Spirit thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

Very informative. Great tone and style. Just discovered your channel, Dan. Will be checking our your other videos.

@JaDan

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great little video. I always wondered how it actually works. I thought it was a lot more structured like schools. xx

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dawson - It's nothing like a real school but it is cool in it's own way

I’ll be going to Japan and teaching at an eikaiwa starting next month, so this video was super helpful for me! It’ll be my third time in Japan and my second time living there, but it’ll be my first time working there, so I’m quite nervous. But this video gave me a great idea of what to expect, so thank you!

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it could help! I hope you have a great time!

@dchen1010

6 жыл бұрын

how's the experience so far?

thanks so much for your videos Dan! I'm ruminating on whether or not I should apply and your videos really help get an insight :') 頑張ってね！応援しています！

@JaDan

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the kind words. I hope they help you!

@yurikokmtb

4 жыл бұрын

@@JaDan they do, thank you!! :)

I would totally work in an Eikaiwa! I used to work at a camp teaching outdoor school, so I'm used to doing repetative lessons for kids. I also worked a lot doing team building corporate events, so I've worked with adults as well. I also used to teach snowboarding lessons, so I've worked a lot with people from ages 5 all the way up to 85! (Thought the 85 year olds were gonna break a hip learning to snowboard, but they did great!)

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have the right kind of experience for it! I bet teaching snowboarding to 85 year olds was actually kind of cool!

@gingerroot3226

6 жыл бұрын

JaDan - Dan In Japan teaching them was awesome! They said that they were "yogies" a combination of young and fogies... and not old fogies! 😂

Never worked in an Eikaiwa, only been doing the teaching gig for less than a year and it's all been here in China. It sounds like something I'd enjoy doing for a year, in order to gain more work experience. There are similar companies here in China, all over the place. Huge demand for extra-curricular English teaching.

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah - if you know what you are getting in for, then it's not a bad gig to get you started. What is China like as it is something I have considered a couple of times.

@zainabismail3281

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaDan I have been in China, going on my 4th year and it's the 3rd with the same company. I work total of 15 hrs a week, weekends i have 6 classes, that's it, weekdays are really relaxed. I am able to save lots so I love it here

That's a pretty cool idea, do you know if there is a version of this for japanese learners? I've been eyeing getting a japanese teacher to help for awhile now.

Hello JaDan, do you get time off for holidays etc? And do you travel around Japan?

Do you have opportunities to learn/improve your Japanese through your work? I've considered getting a job with an Ekaiwa but I hear that you only use English at work, like 100%. So I would feel frustrated to love in Japan and spend little time learning and speaking the language.

Dan, hi. Not sure if you're aware of this but thought I'd ask anyway. Are there any (and many) schools in the major cities of Japan that deliver lessons in the CELTA style? I mean, using textbooks like Cutting Edge and Face2Face that follow the CEFR (A1-C2) grading, and leading the students through those unit by unit? (Or something similar to that?) I live in Sydney and all the language schools are like that, and it is really effective for the students and also way easier as a teacher to deliver it.

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Eikaiwas tend to have their own textbooks (because they want to sell them too) so you tend to use those. I agree it's not ideal to do things so randomly, but the nature of eikaiwa is that you never know who is going to show up when so it's almost impossible to teach in that way. Maybe outside of eikaiwas there are systems to use CE or F2F but I have no experience in that. Hope this helps!

@kosumdochi5029

6 жыл бұрын

Okay cool thanks. I guess the 'Western' style class would be a niche within that setting. Many of the students who come over here to Australia are looking to migrate or enter university, so they need a decent IELTS score and going through a structured CEFR General English course is the best way to get there.

hey Dan ! does it work out for a Moroccan to get a teaching job in japan ? i've been there twice , love it and i would love to stay there longer !

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure to be honest. I guess it would be the same as anywhere else! Best bet would be to give it a try!

@toursacrossmorocco420

6 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot , yeah, i'll try :)

I'd like to get your thoughts about companies that claim to hire people without a degree. My understanding is you need a 4 year degree to get the visa to work legally in Japan. However, there are those companies and stories of those who didn't have one and still got over to Japan? Do you you think most of them are a scam or just a bad idea? It's tempting to take a company up on the offer but i personally would stress to hard about the whole process.

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

I am honestly not sure about this one. It is not something I have experienced. Based on research online it is very difficult but not impossible. You will need to have a very good resume/CV and lots of experience and a company willing to go the extra mile for you. If you are young enough and from the right place, perhaps a working holiday visa may be better for you?

Take your experience and go to a 外語学院 which is like a uni but not as strict. Also be careful about tags in descriptions. KZread has shut down channels over that! Hate to see that befall you

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't know I couldn't do that - I will stop it from now on haha! In terms of working - it is something I will look into - I need to stick where I am for a little while longer yet but I appreciate the advice!

Also, do you take video requests? If so, when you have time, can you make a video on other job opportunities a person can get in Japan?

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

I always listen to requests, but if I am honest, that is a subject I don't really know anything about so I'm probably not the best person to make that video. Thanks for watching!

@andrewkellar6511

6 жыл бұрын

JaDan - Dan In Japan, that's alright. Thank you though!

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

No worries!

I know how much you like to teach kids! Hahaha 💙

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I love the kids...

How does health insurance work? I know Japan has a kind universal health for citizens, but how much does that apply for expats? And would your potential employers be concerned if you have any medical conditions?

@JaDan

4 жыл бұрын

Well there is 2 kinds of health insurance. Shakai hoken which is through your company and kokumin Kenko hoken which is national health insurance. In either case it covers 70% of health costs at the point of provision. The other 30% is covered by yourself. I guess employers maybe worried about existing health issues. Depends on what they are I guess. I hope this helped

@sikViduser

4 жыл бұрын

@@JaDan thank you. I really appreciate your prompt reply.

Interesting topic to tackle, but I like the way you've approached it. I was expecting something a bit different. Closer to ¥200,000 a month though I reckon :)

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

For me I get like 190,000 in my account after they deduct my rent which is like 54,000

@JapanMonAmourTheJapanHouse

6 жыл бұрын

How much tax do you pay on that 190,000?

great video :) can you wear your piercings while you work?

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Nah, I take them out when I am at work

how you got piercings and you work at an eikaiwa? I need to know because I know I won't be able to wear my septum and I'm SUPER HURT!

@JaDan

4 жыл бұрын

I take them out. It sucks but can’t be helped :(

I see that NOFX sticker.. ;-)

Do you ever need to remove your facial piercings when at work?

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Check out my latest video for the answer :P

Also, 250,000 yen/month in Japan is only barely livable. You won't save much of anything. You'll make more networking and doing part time jobs and private lessons. I got up to around 350,000 before I left.

So... No.. Wax on wax off, Danial San!

8 or 9 lessons.....what.. Dude, that's insane.

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

In the grand scheme of life and other jobs, it's not so bad haha

@marbarosi

6 жыл бұрын

Dan, we need to do a beer or something. I live in Osaka and have a similar job and its crushing me. 45 min lessons and being top enrgy genki back to back one after the other. I've lost my voice oneday because of it.

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah man! I’m gonna be in Osaka a whole lot more after the summer so I would be up for that for sure!

Did you get a bachelors degree?

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

yeah, I have a BA(Hons) in sound engineering hahah

@DrLucozade

6 жыл бұрын

I wish I did a degree in Sound Engineering...I'm doing a degree in Japanese language...

baseball jadudebro

@JaDan

6 жыл бұрын

When next season starts it's on the list for sure!

Yeah, teaching kids sucks. Tried to force myself to like it. Ended up hating the shits even more. Props to the good minority.

@JaDan

3 жыл бұрын

Haha - it deffo not for everyone!

Japanormam music

@JaDan

4 жыл бұрын

Close! It’s the UK Takeshis castle music

Before "me" next lesson. It's my not me

@JaDan

3 жыл бұрын

Depends if you are from Yorkshire or not.

Easy job and money. The con is overwork. If you work at a smaller ekaiwa you will be worked to death.

@JaDan

5 жыл бұрын

The key is never to overwork ;)