Some ALTs and eikaiwa teachers in Japan often find themselves limited in career choices within their teaching environments, while the option to shift to university teaching seems to have an intimidatingly high barrier to entry. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce this career path and make it more transparent for passionate educators who are interested in teaching at the university level. This informative session will provide concrete suggestions on the preparations and procedures applicants should consider taking to help with their chances. Realistic expectations about the logistics and the nature of the job will also be set as the presenter provides examples of responsibilities at such positions. Different levels of positions and potential career paths at university teaching will also be explored. A short Q&A with the attendees is planned at the end of the session.
Jackson Lee is a Specially-Appointed Lecturer at Toyo University in Tokyo. He began his teaching career in Japan as an ALT in 2012. He was the former Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of JALT as well as the former JALT Gifu Chapter President. His research interests include intercultural communication, diversity in ELT, teacher education and the Japanese English education system.
This meeting will be held online. The link to attend the presentation is
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86753566633?pwd=cGlKbnhhelZHUDFzVS81VjJQMll0dz09
Meeting ID: 867 5356 6633
Passcode: 825514
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