From: BFLV@MUSICT.MCGILL.CA (BFLV000)
Newsgroups: ca.general
Subject: Guide for Teaching English in Japan
Date: 27 Jan 93 00:07:43 GMT
Organization: McGill University

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I am distributing a booklet called "A Comprehensive Guide For
Teaching English in Japan".

This valuable booklet (60 pages & some figures) provides you everything
you need to know about conducting job hunting and living in Japan.
(e.g. medical insurance, budget travelling, Japan railway pass etc.)
It includes detailed information of 50 famous language school in Japan.
Even If you have no intention to teach English in Japan, this booklet
still is an excellent reference for anyone who is interested in Japan.
We charge a minimum cost price of US$10 (including S&H expenses).
If you are interested, send your name and address with a check to
M. Yoshida, 2125 rue St-Marc, Apt. 1110, Montreal, PQ, Canada H3H 2P1.
Please allow two weeks for processing.  Reliable !
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The following are the contents of the booklet:


Part 1  Why Teach English in Japan?..................3

Part 2  Qualifying Yourself to be a English Teacher..5

Part 3  Fixing Up a Job in Advance...................6

  The JET Programme..................................7
  Other Teaching Opportunities.......................8

Part 4  Conducting Job Hunt on the Spot.............10

Part 5  Conditions of Work..........................14

  Contracts.........................................14
  Students..........................................15
  Allowances(Employment)............................16
  Bonuses...........................................16
  Accommodations....................................16

Part 6  Leisure Time................................18

  Coffee Shops......................................19
  Alcoholic Beverages...............................19
  Cinemas...........................................20
  Budget Travelling.................................20

Part 7  Discovering Life in Japan...................22

  Airports..........................................22
  Alien Registration................................22
  Area Codes........................................22
  Banking Services..................................23
  Banks.............................................23
  Bowing............................................24
  China Town........................................25
  Chinese...........................................25
  Clinics...........................................25
  Commuting.........................................26
  Convenience Agencies..............................26
  Cram Schools......................................27
  Credit Credits....................................27
  Crime.............................................27
  Department Stores.................................28
  Driver's Licenses.................................29
  Driving in Japan..................................29
  Electricity.......................................30
  Employment Agencies...............................30
  Foreigners in Japan...............................31
  Foreign Children Born in Japan....................31
  Foreign Students in Japan.........................31
  Japanese Society..................................32
  Japan National Tourist............................33
  Japan Rail Passes.................................34
  Japan Travel Phone................................34
  Japan Youth Hostels...............................35
  Job Hunting in Japan..............................35
  Medical Care......................................36
  National Holidays.................................37
  Newspapers in English.............................38
  Permanent Residency...............................38
  Postal Service....................................38
  Signs.............................................39
  Social Security...................................40
  Subways...........................................40
  Supermarkets......................................40
  Subway Maps.......................................41
  Taxes.............................................42
  Telephones........................................42
  Tipping...........................................42
  Toilets...........................................43
  Water.............................................43

Part 8  List of Language Schools (50)...............44
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