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Top 7 Way You Can IMPROVE Your English Lessons By Using MARTIAL ARTS Principles

Know Your JTEs Series Part Three: MORE Things You NEED To Know About How People Work And How You Can

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Top 7 Way You Can IMPROVE Your English Lessons By Using MARTIAL ARTS Principles

When one thinks about teaching English, martial arts doesn't really come to mind (unless you've got a REALLY rowdy school). One of the...

Know Your JTEs Series Part Three: MORE Things You NEED To Know About How People Work And How You Can

There is still a lot of debate about exactly what the role of an ALT is. Some see ALTs as an assistant teacher in Japan who came to bring...

7 Reasons Why English Only Classes Alone Won't Fix Japan's English Problems

Here's a blog I wrote for ALT Training Online's English in Japan in 2020 series. Enjoy! Over the years, the Japanese government has...

4 Things I've Learned About Japan After Living Here For 4 Years

Teaching English and living in Japan has been a life-changing experience. Not everyone gets a chance to spend a few (or several) years in...

The 5 ALT Roles That You May Not Have Thought About!

One of the issues with being an ALT in Japan is that a lot of our day to day roles aren't always clearly defined. Many times, this comes...

Know Your JTEs Series Part Two: Things You NEED To Know About How People Work And How You Can Work W

Team teaching can be one of the most challenging aspects of being a successful ALT in Japan. There are plenty of people who work well on...

Reflections of my First Year as an ALT

Hello! My name is Andrew Ghim. Like Amy Lin (check out her post!), I am a JET working for a local BOE that hires ALTs from the States. ...

The Challenges of ALT Training

When I'm not teaching or working on this blog, I help run the blog section of ALT Training Online. Here's my post from March 2018. Enjoy!...

9 things to do before teaching class to make your day great!

Rise and shine! The time you spend in the morning before teaching your class can either set you up for success or make your day rough....

What do ALTs do at school? Here are 5 roles you will probably fill as an ALT in Japan

When thinking about all of the things ALTs do it Japan, I'm reminded of one of my favorite funny English quotes from t-shirt, "Life is...

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