Teaching and Japan Life
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Teaching Phonics in the Classroom: The Concept of Minimal Pairs
Christian Jalim Matsuyama 2019-2024 Christian Jalim is a fifth year ALT JET living in Matsuyama. He originally hails from Manzanilla, in rural Trinidad, which boasts the longest coastline in the […]
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The Re-contracting Decision – Reflections from the Past
Edited by Emily Guo It’s December, which on JET, invariably means that re-contracting decisions are upon us. And how are we supposed to make a decision that will impact […]
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Getting Your Japanese Driver’s License (Ehime Edition)
By Emily Guo The number of congratulations (“おめでとう御座います”）I received – both from the license center staff and teachers who knew I was going through this process – shows that obtaining […]
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Have you heard of Brass Band Camelia?
By Patrick Peh Prelude At the end of January we had Tsubaki “Matsuri” (meaning Festival), which is a massive festival held at Tsubaki Shrine, marking the coldest day this winter. […]
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Listen to the Japanese School Band
By Patrick Peh A Door Opens Beyond this door, you will find young aspiring musicians of Uchimiya Junior High School preparing for their big day tomorrow. Tomorrow is August 2nd, […]
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The Sea, The Iwa & The Classroom
By Patrick Peh Prologue Not long after my arrival in Baishinji, I decided that it would be a tremendous waste not to write something about it. This place is not […]
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Diversity awareness lessons
By Dom Chen Hi everyone! For those of you who are interested in incorporating diversity and/or racial awareness within their lessons; there is a google drive containing material focused toward […]
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All Kinds of Goodbyes: Deciding Whether to Stay or to Go
By Bennett Pérez “Oh! Darling you gotta let me know, Should I stay or should I go?” -The Clash Time froze as I stared at the recontracting paperwork lying in […]
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The Chronicles of EIKEN
By Andrew Fischer Nearly every ALT across Ehime ought to be familiar with the EIKEN, or Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei (Test in Practical English Proficiency). The EIKEN is similar to the Japanese-Language […]