| Teaching English in Japan is fast becoming a huge | | | | and it requires a major commitment on your part. |
| industry. It is a prerequisite in major Japanese high | | | | Getting work as an English teacher in Japan may not |
| schools and universities to have the English taught as | | | | be as easy as A-B-C though. Many English teacher |
| their second language. As the Japanese community | | | | jobs in other countries require TEFL, which is |
| grows more open to the demands of the global | | | | Teaching English as a Foreign Language, or some |
| world, the skill of speaking in American-English is | | | | other certification for all teachers teaching the English |
| becoming vitally important to the Japanese people. | | | | language. TEFL certification will provide you an edge |
| If you want to be an English teacher in Japan, you | | | | over the other applicants who are not yet certified. |
| have a good chance of becoming one if you have a | | | | With the increasing demand for more ESL teachers, |
| passion for language and teaching as well as love and | | | | having a TEFL or any other certification is one of the |
| respect for Japan and everything about this | | | | best ways of putting yourself in the lead when it is |
| wonderful country. It's not always an easy career | | | | about looking for a job. |