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husky51
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foreignfilmfreak
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Originally posted by arren18
Thanks everyone! The interview wasn't as horrible as I feared it could be, and I got through it okay. I can't really tell how well I did though, so I'll just have to wait (until at least April...) and see!
I'm sure it'll be fine.  I'm not sure about the CIR positions (my friends in JET had their interviews this time of the year last year), but my friends found out within the last week of March, early April and both thought they did horrible on the interview. I'm sure it was fine though. ^^ As long as you put your own effort into it.
EDIT: Just checked my email, and there are job ads posted for working with Japanese exchange students at my school in both the summer and during the school year. I'm applying to at least two of the jobs. I'm so nervous but I've been contemplating this for two years, since an acquaintance of mine has held one of the jobs for those two years.
Really hoping I'm able to get into one or both jobs. >.<
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I'm HUNGRY! Grabbing a Big Mac meal for dinner 
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husky51
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Serious question for you all:
Those of you who live alone and/or pay to feed yourself or you have family and do the shopping for them all, how much do you spend - on food and drink only - not other household goods, just food and drink - per person each month?
This question is only relevant to UK members, so only you need to give me an answer because food costs in other countries could be wildly different.
A friend of mine has just told me what he spends per person in his household each month and I was completely shocked.
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husky51
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foreignfilmfreak
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After watching someone purchase an 800$ plus brand name coat, I now notice so many students at my school have coats from the same brand.
I'm starting to think I might be one of the very few not so well off students here.  I've always hung out with international students mainly, where some are very rich and some are not and their parents saved for them to go to school for a long time. But now I notice how big the disparity is. lol
Ah well, I try and not let it bother me. But it is starting to lately when I see students complain about trivial things, like being afraid to let their friends know they can't afford to go on a trip down south with them right now. Because for some reason that's embarrassing. It made me mad. haha I can barely afford food and my apartment on my own. The reason I could go on trips were because free housing/almost free tickets.
Anyway, I've been wondering... should I apply to teach in South Korea and then Japan or both at the same time? I'm deciding in the summer when I have a better idea of what my financial situation may be like next year and whether or not S.K. is the better choice..
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Originally posted by foreignfilmfreak Anyway, I've been wondering... should I apply to teach in South Korea and then Japan or both at the same time? I'm deciding in the summer when I have a better idea of what my financial situation may be like next year and whether or not S.K. is the better choice..
I... doubt you can be in two places at once.
Oh wait, you mean apply for both places. Then yeah sure, why not. But you'd need to know either language, no?
That aside, peer pressure is a dangerous thing. Don't ever get pressured to spend what you don't have just to fit in a group. There are friends, and there are "friends". Jus sayin'.
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arren18
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Normally programmes like those only require English. A bit of the local language can be a plus, but they want you to be using English with students, so that's what they're interested in. My interview was in Japanese because it's not a teaching position I'm applying for, but otherwise JET and other organisations just want to know your English is good enough for you to teach it.
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True, but I'll bet it's a lot easier to get the job if you understand the language at least on a basic level. There's just no way your run-of-the-mill English teacher from the countryside can teach to a bunch of, say, Japanese middle schoolers who can't speak a lick of English; it'd be impossible for the students to ask questions or the teacher to get closer to the students.
But hey, what do I know. 
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Screw your opinions, they are not relevant ^^.
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foreignfilmfreak
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I know people going into the programme who speak next to no Japanese. I have lots of people to practice with here though. My boyfriend is at an intermediate level right now but not able to speak completely cohesive sentences yet, but he practices with his "Mother" (Japanese-Canadian lady who runs a local shop and acts as his mom, they call each other Mom and Son lol) and his goddaughter's family and friends. I'm technically not supposed to practice Japanese with the exchange students I work with since they are here to fully immerse themselves in the English language, but I can with my other Japanese friends. My best friend speaks in Japanese and English most of the time although she's not Japanese but her boyfriend is. They usually speak it mingled together.
I can pick it up pretty easy from listening, it's just kanji I'm going to have trouble with. My boyfriend already speaks and writes in Chinese so he has that advantage. :s When my friend heads back to NYC this summer I think I'll send her money to mail me some Japanese workbooks over that we came across in bookstores there.
Korean, on the other hand... I don't have many Korean friends. I know hangul isn't that hard to pick up but I'm just not sure how to practice speaking the language.
Keep in mind I don't live anywhere near places where language courses like Korean are offered, and I do not live or can get to a city easily. Japanese is offered at my university but only to an intermediate to slightly advanced level. If I had planned my degree out better I could have accommodated the classes better. =_=; But yeah. I plan on practicing the languages of course. Japanese is easier for me to pick up since I hear it a lot.
I know one of my friends teaching doesn't speak Japanese completely fluently, which has caused some pretty hilarious incidents at her job (although she understands). I have a lot of contacts in Japan as well compared to Korea, but I might not have the money to start myself off in Japan. I've been debating going to Korea for years just to get myself started there. Luckily, I do know quite a few former ESL teachers who've lived in Korea, or their relatives. lol
And yes, I meant applying. haha Sorry. I've just been wondering. I know someone who has deferred their position in the JET program to this year after she was unable to graduate on time and other things popped up in her life. I'm worried if I can graduate on time mostly and about money. I wasn't aware so many people cannot graduate in four years..
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At least with JET, they don't want you to be a main teacher. In fact, I think for any of them it would be the same because unless you have special qualifications it's not legal for you to lead a school class. That means you're the English-speaking helper, so for them it actually helps if you can't speak much Japanese.
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foreignfilmfreak
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Yeah, I know. I think my friend is able to involve herself more since she's more fluent and has already lived in Japan. I do plan on getting more teaching qualifications later on when I can afford to.
Actually, some of my friends from Japan are going to be English teachers when I get there. One guy is doing his education degree this year and we'll both finish school at the same time. We'd kind of like it if we were in the same area. Also, how weird/awesome would it be if we actually did wind up in the same school or at least neighbourhood? Neither of us know yet where we'll be and he's from Kanagawa, where most of my friends are from. Probably won't happen, but I like having a few people I know who will be teachers in Japan when I get there who are Japanese. This guy in particular is going to make one very sweet teacher and he's very dedicated. I'm just hoping the school system doesn't get to him too hard.
On the school system...
My friend teaching there is having problems with how teachers discipline students. This is a problem everywhere, but it's pretty prevalent there. Kind of why my friends tell me which schools to teach in and which areas to avoid.. She doesn't like how physical they can get with students. There's also a lot of extreme bullying and when she first started working there a student jumped off a building to kill themselves because of bullying. She's more empathetic and wants to do more for the students and lend them a helping hand but she's not sure how to or whether they'll be receptive or if that's even OK. Which is kind of sad..
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husky51
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Back when I was in Japan in the 60's, my friend, Mitio Takahashi, was studying to be a high school English teacher. If I can find it, I will post a picture of our two family's at his parents home outside Tokyo the time we were invited to spend the weekend at their rice farm. My mother was given a 20 kilo bag of 'new rice' fresh from the fields just a week before. Best tasting rice I have ever had in my life.
Whether a stereotypical fallacy or not, I don't know from personal experience, but I have heard that female teachers are, or were, not as respected as male teachers. I forget which anime I heard it in, but a student's low grades in a class was blamed on the teacher, simply because the teacher was a woman.
Again, I have to say that I don't know whether this is fact or fiction.
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I'm going to do more research into gender dynamics in the work place there, especially with teaching. My friend hasn't had much trouble as a female teacher and I think her school is an all boys' escalator school (haven't really asked her, I'm going to message her sometime and see what's up). That could just be her school though.
So it seems like quite a number of people from my small school get interviews and jobs. I'm not sure why this honestly surprises me. haha Everyone I know who has applied got interviews and positions, is that strange?? Like, please don't get my hopes up, school. I'm not sure who of my graduating class will be applying for next year. I know possibly me, and I had a few friends who were interested but one is thinking of doing her degree in five years and another isn't sure but might do it before pursuing a Master's. There's others but I don't think they're graduating on time either?
There's someone I know who had his interview recently and I'm kind of worried for him if he goes. Well, for the people he'll meet. He's been kind of forcing his friendship on exchange students here and also his religion. I'm not sure how to go about talking about that to him or if he's receptive but he can't go and do that to people, or in Japan. He's always rubbed me the wrong way, and while I want to like him I can't help but notice his forcefulness to make these students be his friends and he doesn't really give them a choice. The students just arrived here..
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The "anime culture" I've been exposed to suggests there's more gender inequality in Japan than in most west European countries. Lets face it, there's a whole massive market in manga, doujins and anime that objectifies women, in some cases to the point of it almost becoming pornography.
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I know that. haha I just said I need to look more into it.. There's a lot of objectification of women. Also, don't even get me started on shoujo manga...
For one of my papers, I had to write on the Korean adaption of Hana Yori Dango, but also had to look up academic articles on the manga. Ugh. I can't stand most shoujo manga these days besides a few. I was so mad when Hirunaka no Ryuusei ended and it was mostly about how Mamura felt than how Suzume did. That series went all wrong pretty fast, which made me sad because Suzume was so likable. Fortunately, I wasn't the only fan who hated the ending. I mean, I love Mamura, but the way the ending made me want to crumple it up and toss it in a waste bin.
I just began to loathe stories where the girl gives everything for the guy and the guys turn out to be smexy d-bags. I don't even know what to call it. I like romance narratives but the majority of shoujo narratives or male characters drive me crazy. And that's just shoujo alone.
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husky51
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"smexy d-bags" 
"SMEXY"
uh, is that something to do with sexy Mexicans, FFF
lol, having fun with ya... I think that you've coined a new word, now to get it into the OED!
Haha. Honestly, I just googled it to see what it meant. It means someone who is smart and sexy. Well, these characters aren't in my eyes but they are in others... whiiiich bothers me, a lot, sometimes.
Speaking of problematic series.... How about Fifty Shades of Grey? Let's not even get me started on that. lol My facebook is torn by individuals who despise it and post articles about how awful and problematic the books are, or people hyped about the movie and find the characters endearing and the relationship "cute" and "realistic". e.e What...
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