First & Last ALT
Chloe Spearing 2023 Arrival, SHS ALT in Tanbara, Saijo, Toyo A RA Chloe Spearing (クロイ) is from the very south of England, only 15 minutes from the English Channel. She […]
Holly’s Desk Warming Survival Guide
Hey Mikans! Guess what!? IT’S DESK WARMING SEASON!!! 🥳… 😑 With term one tests for high schoolers & summer break fast approaching, we’ll soon be out of the classroom and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]