Sad as it may be, every now and then a JET member decides that they cannot continue their job mid-contract, and that they need to break contract and leave the JET Programme. Many circumstances lead to this decision, and it is important to carefully consider the effect that your choice will have on your students, […]
In Japan, a personal seal called a hanko (判子) is used instead of your signature on most documents. People often use hanko and inkan (印鑑) interchangeably, but technically speaking, your hanko is the cylindrical object made of wood, plastic, etc. used to make your seal, and your inkan is the red seal that you make […]
Another document that you might need to get is a Certificate of Participation. Essentially, this is a bilingual document that certifies that you worked for your contracting organization on the JET Programme for your contract period. If you need one, contact your Contracting Organization and ask them for a Zaishoku Shoumeisho (在職証明書) If you want […]
We have another guest post from Chi, a senior high school ALT living in Ikuno. She does something a little sneaky with her boards! Check it out! Chi says… I’ve been doing posters about the school clubs. I basically infiltrate clubs and experience training/activity with them for a few sessions and then interview the students. […]
Hi boarders! I’m Erika, another crafting-obsessed ALT. I often have downtime in between lessons and planning, and use it to work on my English board. Here’s what my board usually looks like: I have a few regular features: ☆ Mailbox My school is pretty low level, and many students are too shy to speak with […]
Hello all, It’s Whitney, your Hyogo AJET webmaster, here. I am very excited to upload another guest post from English Boardom. This time we will be looking at some vibrant material from Ashlie. Enjoy and be inspired! Basically I have one main board that catches the attention of students with a little English on it […]
Hello all fellow English Boarders, it’s your current webmaster Whitney here. I am happy to include a special guest post by Claire from English Boardom. In this post, Claire will be sharing some pictures that will do a lot of speaking for the hard work she’s put in to her English boards. Without further ado… […]
Be honest. Do you ever feel like screaming when your students write the following sentence: “I played baseball (or whatever sport) yesterday. I was tiring.” T-I-R-I-N-G. No. You were not. You were tirED. The thing is, the students aren’t the only ones to get this wrong. I have had teachers admit that the whole -ing […]
So, right now, your 3rd years are getting ready to graduate. They’re going to move up and out and they are STOKED. And so are you. But you’re also sad. So, so sad. Therefore, you are going to make a sappy bulletin board telling them how much you’re going to miss them and how they […]
One of the most popular boards I have done so far is my “American English vs British English” board. Several teachers from visiting schools commented on this board to my JTEs as well as ALTs in other schools. As a result, I had one friend ask me for that information so that they could put […]