This is relatable . That’s why on my second year , I asked to be assigned as ES ALT , cause you will work as main teacher most of the time , which helped me to serve my purpose . I felt fulfilled . 😊

Try the JET Programme instead. Private companies do not give enough support and do not expose people to a community. The JET programme is direct to the government, and it pays better.

In a weird way, I’m actually encouraged to pursue ALT in Japan because of this video. Hahaha

Oh my goodness, I haven't seen any of your videos in a while. Now that I'm processing my application as an ALT, I got this video. I quit my previous job because I didn't feel productive too or there's so much downtime. Is this a sign or a test for me? Whoooo. As usual, great content! Thank you for this.

Fellow ALT here. I'm definitely on the same boat. In my previous school I had waaay too much free time yet had to stay at school full 8 hours and I just started hating the experience. Long hours over productivity :/

I think it depends on how you're gonna use ur time and be productive at the end of the day. You know, we have different perspective. I'm a public teacher here in PH and everything is so stressful!

This is a great story time. Adjustment periods are always difficult

I feel the same, Bea. It's my first time to work as an ALT, but I don't feel productive.

Hi Karla, I am really interested of the ALT job in japan offered by interac, but one of their requirement for 2020 is that I must have an english language teaching position before the deployment. I am currently working as a public high school teacher and I teach math. I have experience teaching english to foreign students from 51talk but I already resigned few months back before I learned of ALT. do you think it would be enough for their specific "strict compliance" on passing resume? thank you in advance.

It depends on where you’re placed. I was at a school that required me to work T1 22 lessons a week. I had little time to prepared and a lot of stress.

I felt the same with Bea, when I was in Australia. It's like, there was no sense of fulfillment and I am the type of person who can easily grow fondness of places but that place, eveb though spending almost 2 years felt very distant to me

Ok....I think I want to be an ALT in japan...I have working here in the US as an RN and my stress level is over the top....I want to change my profession otherwise I’ll loose my sanity. たすけってくださあい

It is so relatable but this encourage more people to switch to ALT instead . .

same! like nagbabasa lang ako sabi ko ganito ba talaga? tapos may mga JTE pa na ang hirap pakisamahan. so ramdam kita B. 😬

Hello. I wanted to become an ALT in Japan 🙂 Where do I start?

Thanks for sharing this. Iba iba nga po talaga experiences ng ALT.

This is a great video, so we get a more rounded view of an ALT's job. I have a friend who'd love the downtime though XD hahaha. Anyway, Karla, I wanted to ask: I'm planning to get a certificate from my high school that states that English is the main medium of instruction used but I'm not sure hoe to go about it. I remember you had to get one for Interac in one of your videos? Do I have to submit a letter to request the cert?

But u know.. if you have kids in ph that needs your time also, you will love this kind of job. Me working here in Sg.. na hangang 3am nagttype pa ng mga paperworks.. wala na ko oras sa mga kids at sa husband ko na makausap sila ng maayos kase laging pagod.. mas pipiliin kona yung gnyang work to balance my worklife and time for family :) hehe Im watching all your videos bago ako magdecide magapply jan.. sobrang laking help ng mga vlogs mopo. Thank you! 💗💗

I feel you girl, hirap namn ng schedules kapag replacement, 😭,

Hi, if mg resign kba automatic na cancelled visa ka even if valid pa? So you cannot stay more in the country like for vacation if you resign kahit valid pa? Thanks

Hi, I am planning to apply to Japan as an ALT through the JET Program. I am a bachelor's degree graduate and planning to take units in teaching (18 units) . Do I have to be a LET Passer and have experience in teaching? Thank you so much.

saang prefecture po pala yung branch niya? ikaw po ?

Hello po ano po yung maiaadvice mo for us na want to apply in Japan as an English teacher, but we're not in the Philippines po.

I assume it's not forbidden to use your downtime on reading books and learning new skills online, right? I don't get the point, I'm sorry. It's not up to your superiors how productive you're going to be, I believe it has to be self-directed. If I had that schedule, I would be the happiest guy in the office.

I just accepted my placement. Now I'm worried if my branch is the same as hers.

Saang branch po siya galing?

I Just have a question, can a secondary english teacher work in Japan as a ALT teacher?

I have been waiting for your new video. Thanks for this. I have a question though. I am applying in Chesham now and I am set for an orientation on November. I just want to ask if they are very particular with body size? I mean I am overweight. Do you think it will affect my application? Thank you and God bless!

Hello po, under which company or agency po ung guest mo? Thanks

Hi, I want to know if you passed the English exam and accent , will that be an assurance that you'll get hired?

Stay at home doing nothing? Now I know what your problem is -- lack of creativity. We all had that classmate, always at the top of the class but did not know anything more outside of it. They are good at following instructions and job orders but could not think of other things to do besides it.

Hi! Is it okay for you to share what company were you employed when this video was taken? I’ll be having an interview for a dispatch company in Japan and when I searched about this company, 95% of the reviews are on the negative side. Hehe thank you po!

Pa share link naman po paano mag apply sa Japan as ALT. Thanks!

try working with preschool kids

Can I ask your agency?..thanks

Do you have a fixed pay though you don't have a regular schedule?

English teachers in Japan don't speak any English so they don't want you to speak in the class. This is because they would lose the face. The crub mentality is the problem in this country.

Under that shiny veneer of a modern, civilized, advanced society Japan can be brutal to foreigners. A small minority of Japanese still live with a middle-age mentality. The Japanese penal system seems stuck in the 18th century. Incarcerated people, both Japanese as well as foreign nationals are treated not much better than animals. They are fed with poor foods discarded by supermarkets. They often sleep on bare floor with not much more than a thin cover as a blanket. Foreign nationals staying in Japan, for whatever reason, should never commit any kind of crimes, even minor ones, for example overstaying their visa, drunken in public, traffic infractions etc. Once they are caught up in the Japanese legal system they may never see the end of it. In detention, prisoners don't have any way to access what is common in the West such as legal assistance, visits from family and consulate, decent foods etc. Although Japan needs foreign workers, it is not easy to get a work permit. Foreign workers are paid much less than their Japanese counterparts. They are usually assigned to the hardest kind of labour work. They live in run-down dormitories with nothing more than a bed and communal amenities. The lack of language skills brings isolation and loneliness; combined with long hours in the factories, poor living conditions, little social interaction eventually get to these unfortunate foreign workers. Suicide is rampant in the foreign worker community. Think twice before taking the plunge to venture to Japan to live and work. The whole idea of going to Japan to teach English and come back with a sizable fortune in your pocket to start a new life back home could simply be a pipe dream, as it often turns out to be.

Need po before you go to Japan u can speak Nihonggo?or u will just learn it along the way?🤔

Good day, may I know if you heard heart Corporation? I would like to know about some honest review. Thank you,

Can you private message me what company/ branch you work for?

I still wanted to move to Japan and teach than stay here in deped. Lol

Alts are human tape recorders in Japan. English education in Japan is a joke.

So, hmmmm... Akala ko may momo na encounter. Hahahah

I think you don't understand your duty. The main purpose of ALT.

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Agtagalog kayo man