I’m Japanese and was one of those who were told to say I’M FINE THANK YOU, but still have no idea why they let us to do that... (and I have no idea if my English is okay...)
Wow. Fantastic video! You seem like such a seasoned teacher and your enthusiasm and passion seems very genuine. I'll be moving to Japan this summer to look for work and I hope to have a fraction of your skills. Instant subscribe.
Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful to know what other teachers do. Teaching elementary students English is tough. You seem to be doing a good job sensai !
thank you for this! i currently work with early learners and am applying for the 2020 jet program. apps are opening soon! your video makes me so excited!
@@MeryKeit Hey, thanks for your question! The short answer is that it's.....ok. It was pretty naive to assume that I could be happy in such a job. My comment says more of how crappy my situation was when I wrote it than how appealing doing the work in the video looks.
I worked for a few months at an afterschool English daycare type place in Japan and all of this is basically the same, except we would end up spending the first hour ant the part and the second hour actually try to do some worksheet or something haha. I'm a bit relieved to know that it is the same Q&A format. Thanks for the video!
Hey, this video is so helpful! :) It's great to have the visuals of the classroom and you walked through the lesson plan so clearly. I'm a new ALT in 4 elementary schools but I'm a little nervous because I've never taught kids before. This video makes me feel more prepared, so thank you!
I am glad you found this helpful, it was so hard for me to start this job with no real visual idea of what I was gonna be doing. So I am glad this video was able to help other people
+Philosoflix it's going good, thanks :) The fact that we do the same games over and over (eg. keyword game, missing game) made it easy to get into the swing of things. Now I'm just waiting for my kids to stop running away in a panic if I say anything in English other than hello/see you to them hahaha They're already getting used to me though :)
+Christie-Anne Dear thats great news! good to hear it! it gets really fun when you become more comfortable with the basics. you can eventually add and experiment with new ideas
Hello Mick I saw this video today. It is really happy to see this video because It reminds me our good old days in Hajika. Hope to see you again in Japan 👋
I love this! I just started teaching at a nursery and I'm still feeling nervous since the children don't understand english yet. I'm currently starting on colors and it's so difficult. ♡
Dear Mars, Nothing worth fighting for if it wasn't for your Kids. Give your child a BRIGHT future by teaching him/her to read in early age in a very efficient scientific way using one of those guaranteed exclusive reading programs because Kids Channels on RUclips since 2007 are only presenting sight words. You won't loose anything. Check out those typical instructions and don't forget to share with your loved ones: ruclips.net/video/RR3reaJHV_8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/YN8lUKyBLBQ/видео.html ruclips.net/video/3T5y1GzkgYw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/w9Lj1KQtvPU/видео.html Cheers 👍
+JuiceMyRandomness Thanks dude! This is 1 out of the 3 schools I teach at, it is pretty normal to teach at more than one school. If there is anything you want me to talk about related to teaching, I would totally do that. I can also show you more insightful differences between American and Japanese schools in general which I was already planning to do hahahahahaha
I have so many questions. Does the school provide you with the materials such as chalk, printer, paper, lamination? I see you have the dates and days of the week up? You also have some cute pictures. Did you print those? Where did you find them? The CD for the songs -- did you purchase this? If so, where?
Hello, I am currently researching schools and teaching positions in Japan...I was curious about the ALT vs Teacher positions.. have you held both and what is your view of them? Thank you for posting! Hope all is well!
It was very nice, I have a request, I,m working for residential boarders. How to keep them engaged in their study at a time 6 to 7 section s in one room.
This video is much help, thank you! Some questions, how long do you have to stay at school for the day? When do you have to arrive at school and when do you get to leave?
I'm 13 when I finish college I'm gonna get my bachelor's degree and go work for aeon where you teach Japananese kids english when you said 40 kids I freaked out like
+T. Naka Thanks for your interest in my work! I am glad you watch my broadcasts haha, yea this is 1 of 3 schools I work at. I might make a video for each school.
You mentioned some students would be able to read the question on the board and some wouldn't unless they were older. Do you repeat the same lesson plan multiple times a day for each class that comes in? Or does the lesson change depending on the class grade? For example if you did this exact lesson for the day, would you do it pretty much exactly the same way 6-7 times during the day regardless of if the current class is 1st grader or 6th grade? Also thanks for the video!
Volaju16 hey, great question. To clarify, each grade level(1st to 6th grade) will.have their own different lesson each week, seperate from the other grades. Also even if you teach at more than one school, all 4th graders will learn that weeks lesson for 4th grade and etc. example: this week all 4th graders in all the schools learn "i like apples" 5th graders across all schools are doing "do you play soccer?" and so on. (HOWEVER) teaching the same lesson isnt a problem I do it all the time. When you get a lesson plan I guarantee you will find a lesson that makes no sense to teach. I make up lessons or teach a lesson from a different grade. no problem. just make your games fun and make sure kids have fun. lol
Also some kids went to international kindergartens or take supplemental classes after school so they'll be able to read more so than those who can't. Currently an English teacher so an international kindergarten in kansai.
It’s same method like in china I taught English in china for 5 years! Kids are so cute especially kindergarten but tiring 😁 God blessed teachers in the world 🌎
Dear Parents, Nothing worth fighting for if it wasn't for your Kids. Give your child a BRIGHT future by teaching him/her to read in early age in a very efficient scientific way using one of those guaranteed exclusive reading programs because Kids Channels on RUclips since 2007 are only presenting sight words. You won't loose anything. Check out those typical instructions and don't forget to share with your loved ones: ruclips.net/video/RR3reaJHV_8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/YN8lUKyBLBQ/видео.html ruclips.net/video/3T5y1GzkgYw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/w9Lj1KQtvPU/видео.html Cheers 👍
Thank you for the wonderful video! I did my TESOL so I understand how a lesson is structured, but I have no teaching experience at all. I'm very nervous at how to go about it because I'm not sure if I really know how to "teach". I'm quite scared that I will get the impromptu lesson question during my JET interview in a bit over a week.... I don't really know how to go about it.
Vivian Lam usually the impromtu lesson will be a short demo of how you would introduce the new words. They will most likely look for energy, clarity and loudness in your voice, how well and simple you introduce new words and sentences, as well as maybe what kinda game you would use but most likely not
i wonder if they go over grammar at all for explanation. like, you can drill as many vocab words into a kid as you want "sunny" and "cold" are easy ones. if you dont explain what "and" is then they will never learn that kneesandtoes is not a body part. ppl need to give children more credit to understanding grammar ya know? like "英語で、「と」は「and」です。" most kids would get something basic like that, and then even if its harder and they dont get the explanation the first time then drilling that every time would help too. vocab and grammar are both necessary to understand a language. i assume you do that too though! just sharing my thoughts about teaching
A MG budget issues. Schools have like no funding for anythinggg its why you see such old equipment. An ALT is usually shared to many schools for that reason. Some ALTs can be sent to over 10 schools
I personally prefer chalk over whiteboard. The dark green background with bright script is far less irritating to look at after a long day than the shiny bright background with the dark script. Also, whiteboard markers kind of stink.
Hi! this video is absolutely helpful! Did you print and laminate the cards at school? Were the rest of the visual aids in the video provided by the school or did you make them all yourself? :O
Hey Ellie thanks for commenting! The stuff here was made at school before I started working but is easily something you can make at school. Generally you should be allowed to laninate and print using school resources.
Where do you get all of the resources for the lesson? Do you personally use the computer at the school and print them out? Or do you have to use your own computer and printer? Or are these resources already provided?
Hi Mike sensei! Your video was really helpful and I really loved it. By the way, what is your nationality? Your English is perfect. I too wanted to be an ALT teacher in Japan because I wanted to live there. LOL. I've been there twice as a tourist, and I just love everything there. I will be coming back this Autumn of 2017 for another vacation. What I really wanted to know is, if it was indeed true that the pre-requisite for ALT teachers for hire in Japan is that English should be the native language. I am an Asian, English is my second language, but I can speak fluently. If my case is possible, then I would really want to shift careers. Hahaha. Best of luck to you all the time. Have a great day!
Carlvin Ganados The requirements are to be a native level speaker, though you dont need to necessarily be a native. Also, an ALT is usually a stepoing stone position thqt helps you get further and onto better jobs. However the wage is really low, and not consistent, except with the Altia company. Hope this helped
I like you dude!! You are so funny " You said you were fine you lying piece of '....'' LOL!! So funny!!!! Definately would like to know some of your other ideas. My I request your help as I will be teaching kindergarten. Thank You
I’m Japanese and was one of those who were told to say I’M FINE THANK YOU, but still have no idea why they let us to do that... (and I have no idea if my English is okay...)
To be fair, here in America we say we're good when asked, NO MATTER WHAT.
From looking at your comment your English is really good.
@@new_romemusic4212 guess the situation is same every where .
Lmao “you lying piece of-“ 😂
little sh*** 😂😂😂
"I'm fat and ugly"
Thank you very much for uploading this video. It helps me a lot.
tuk thanya no problem!
i will have an online interview for an alt position in a bunch of days. This video was not only very useful but it also made me laugh a lot, thanks :)
Very Helpful video and explanations for teaching elementary school as an ALT.
You seem like a great teacher :D
Wow. Fantastic video! You seem like such a seasoned teacher and your enthusiasm and passion seems very genuine. I'll be moving to Japan this summer to look for work and I hope to have a fraction of your skills. Instant subscribe.
So awesome! I´m a new English Teacher and your video is very organized and helpful for me, I appreciate it, I can see your love for teaching.
Thank you! This gave me an idea how to do my lessons.
Great video! Has helped me see that a typical lesson doesn't have to be intensive, you can have fun and enjoy yourself too! Thanks for the pointers!
Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful to know what other teachers do. Teaching elementary students English is tough. You seem to be doing a good job sensai !
thank you for this! i currently work with early learners and am applying for the 2020 jet program. apps are opening soon! your video makes me so excited!
I feel like I could be happy working a job like this for quite some time
so how is it going for you so far?
@@MeryKeit Hey, thanks for your question! The short answer is that it's.....ok. It was pretty naive to assume that I could be happy in such a job. My comment says more of how crappy my situation was when I wrote it than how appealing doing the work in the video looks.
I worked for a few months at an afterschool English daycare type place in Japan and all of this is basically the same, except we would end up spending the first hour ant the part and the second hour actually try to do some worksheet or something haha.
I'm a bit relieved to know that it is the same Q&A format. Thanks for the video!
Hey, this video is so helpful! :) It's great to have the visuals of the classroom and you walked through the lesson plan so clearly. I'm a new ALT in 4 elementary schools but I'm a little nervous because I've never taught kids before. This video makes me feel more prepared, so thank you!
I am glad you found this helpful, it was so hard for me to start this job with no real visual idea of what I was gonna be doing. So I am glad this video was able to help other people
hey how has your new job been as an ALT? just going through old videos and saw this.
+Philosoflix it's going good, thanks :) The fact that we do the same games over and over (eg. keyword game, missing game) made it easy to get into the swing of things. Now I'm just waiting for my kids to stop running away in a panic if I say anything in English other than hello/see you to them hahaha They're already getting used to me though :)
+Christie-Anne Dear thats great news! good to hear it! it gets really fun when you become more comfortable with the basics. you can eventually add and experiment with new ideas
Hello Mick I saw this video today.
It is really happy to see this video because It reminds me our good old days in Hajika.
Hope to see you again in Japan 👋
I am planning a possible trip next year! I want to visit! Maybe end of May I think
I love this! I just started teaching at a nursery and I'm still feeling nervous since the children don't understand english yet. I'm currently starting on colors and it's so difficult. ♡
I'm glad that I watched this! Thank you for sharing this with us! I'll have class with kids on Tuesday and this is a big help! :))
this was very helpful as a beginning teacher such as myself!!
Nice thanks for sharing
This is very helpful. Thank you so much! 👍🏻
Amazing preparation!
This is great. Thank you for uploading this video of yours. It helps me a lot.
This is the type of video I need ❤
Thank you very much for sharing!
This is very helpful. Wow. Thanks a bunch!
Great Narration! And defo informational, i can imagine it now.. planning to do ALT soon. 👍👍👍
id love more game ideas! lol. you seem like a fun guy, id love your lessons!
Thank you for more lessons and your blog pls we appreciate your blog 🥰🥰
haha thank you for the support! I appreciate it alot!
As an American, this is really cool
アメリカ人として、これはすごいです
gotta be honest your class layout is throwing me back to french 1 in 7th grade.
Thank you for this! truly!
Hello brother I live in Hamamatsu Shi and I’ve learned a lot from you video still looking for a teaching job due to our present situation.
Thanks for these helpful tips.
Dear Mars,
Nothing worth fighting for if it wasn't for your Kids. Give your child a BRIGHT future by teaching him/her to read in early age in a very efficient scientific way using one of those guaranteed exclusive reading programs because Kids Channels on RUclips since 2007 are only presenting sight words. You won't loose anything. Check out those typical instructions and don't forget to share with your loved ones:
ruclips.net/video/RR3reaJHV_8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/YN8lUKyBLBQ/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/3T5y1GzkgYw/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/w9Lj1KQtvPU/видео.html
Cheers 👍
thanks a lot bro. it's really helpful!
Thank you so much ❤️
this was a great video! Thanks for doing that! You gave some great insight ^_^
haha great insight!!!!! your classroom looks so cool!
+JuiceMyRandomness Thanks dude! This is 1 out of the 3 schools I teach at, it is pretty normal to teach at more than one school. If there is anything you want me to talk about related to teaching, I would totally do that. I can also show you more insightful differences between American and Japanese schools in general which I was already planning to do hahahahahaha
Yes it was very informative! Thank you!
Thank you very much, this is a great video
Great and helpful video. Keep it up! 😊
Youre so good sensai..😂 thanks for this ... I wanted to apply for JET Programme... your sense of humor is good tooo😅
Thank you so much.
Thanks for sharing this video. Very helpful for me because I'm planning on teaching in japan. :)
No problem! Its the best experience i ever had! You will surely love it!
Thank you for the video :)
Interesting and helpful ! I was really wondering if I could sometimes use Japanese during my English lessons. Kakkoii !
hey friend thank you for the video, helped me a lot.
I have so many questions. Does the school provide you with the materials such as chalk, printer, paper, lamination? I see you have the dates and days of the week up? You also have some cute pictures. Did you print those? Where did you find them? The CD for the songs -- did you purchase this? If so, where?
Am sure they do!
Wow, so the start of class is exactly like French class for Canadian kids
Great and funny content 🤣❤️
Hello, I am currently researching schools and teaching positions in Japan...I was curious about the ALT vs Teacher positions.. have you held both and what is your view of them? Thank you for posting! Hope all is well!
It was very nice, I have a request, I,m working for residential boarders. How to keep them engaged in their study at a time 6 to 7 section s in one room.
love it!
You are so funny! I love it:)
Woah that's great!
very informative and exciting to do....newbie here.
Thank you, you give me lots of things for teaching. Please give me how to get the printable flash cards.
This video is much help, thank you! Some questions, how long do you have to stay at school for the day? When do you have to arrive at school and when do you get to leave?
I'm 13 when I finish college I'm gonna get my bachelor's degree and go work for aeon where you teach Japananese kids english when you said 40 kids I freaked out like
thank you
Will adapt this for my lessons lmao. I teach disabled and autistic.
I finally watched mikel's place of work. I have often heard it in your broadcast on nico, so I was a little interested in that place.
+T. Naka Thanks for your interest in my work! I am glad you watch my broadcasts haha, yea this is 1 of 3 schools I work at. I might make a video for each school.
You mentioned some students would be able to read the question on the board and some wouldn't unless they were older. Do you repeat the same lesson plan multiple times a day for each class that comes in? Or does the lesson change depending on the class grade? For example if you did this exact lesson for the day, would you do it pretty much exactly the same way 6-7 times during the day regardless of if the current class is 1st grader or 6th grade? Also thanks for the video!
Volaju16 hey, great question. To clarify, each grade level(1st to 6th grade) will.have their own different lesson each week, seperate from the other grades. Also even if you teach at more than one school, all 4th graders will learn that weeks lesson for 4th grade and etc.
example: this week all 4th graders in all the schools learn "i like apples" 5th graders across all schools are doing "do you play soccer?" and so on.
(HOWEVER) teaching the same lesson isnt a problem I do it all the time. When you get a lesson plan I guarantee you will find a lesson that makes no sense to teach. I make up lessons or teach a lesson from a different grade. no problem. just make your games fun and make sure kids have fun. lol
Also some kids went to international kindergartens or take supplemental classes after school so they'll be able to read more so than those who can't.
Currently an English teacher so an international kindergarten in kansai.
I really want to work in Japan as an English teacher I hope I could find a job there 😃
This is my dream job.... but I'm only 16. Anyway to prepare this early?
Hmmm learn Japanese? Lol
Thanks :")
3:41 About a week ago a week ago...
This is a great video, quick question, how do you decide what the lesson plan is going to be? Does the teacher help you?
Gemini102 its given to you by like your company or the school district
Are the lesson plans provided to you? How much are you responsible for coming up with on your own?
I need some help regarding ALT teaching opportunity in Japan...I will be pleased if someone come up with some assistant..
Hello thanks for sharing your video
It’s same method like in china I taught English in china for 5 years! Kids are so cute especially kindergarten but tiring 😁 God blessed teachers in the world 🌎
Dear Parents,
Nothing worth fighting for if it wasn't for your Kids. Give your child a BRIGHT future by teaching him/her to read in early age in a very efficient scientific way using one of those guaranteed exclusive reading programs because Kids Channels on RUclips since 2007 are only presenting sight words. You won't loose anything. Check out those typical instructions and don't forget to share with your loved ones:
ruclips.net/video/RR3reaJHV_8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/YN8lUKyBLBQ/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/3T5y1GzkgYw/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/w9Lj1KQtvPU/видео.html
Cheers 👍
Thank you for the wonderful video! I did my TESOL so I understand how a lesson is structured, but I have no teaching experience at all. I'm very nervous at how to go about it because I'm not sure if I really know how to "teach". I'm quite scared that I will get the impromptu lesson question during my JET interview in a bit over a week.... I don't really know how to go about it.
Vivian Lam usually the impromtu lesson will be a short demo of how you would introduce the new words. They will most likely look for energy, clarity and loudness in your voice, how well and simple you introduce new words and sentences, as well as maybe what kinda game you would use but most likely not
could you give me a list of topics /themes for elementary school....thank you
I am an ESL teacher in China and would like to move to Japan and be an ALT. Do you have any information about? Thanks
i wonder if they go over grammar at all for explanation. like, you can drill as many vocab words into a kid as you want "sunny" and "cold" are easy ones. if you dont explain what "and" is then they will never learn that kneesandtoes is not a body part. ppl need to give children more credit to understanding grammar ya know? like "英語で、「と」は「and」です。" most kids would get something basic like that, and then even if its harder and they dont get the explanation the first time then drilling that every time would help too. vocab and grammar are both necessary to understand a language. i assume you do that too though! just sharing my thoughts about teaching
@philosoflix is there any we can contact you?? I am a developer for a company in education and strategy and would love your ideas about something.
can you help me in teaching there in your counrty since I'm an English teacher
I got a question: why don't japanese schools use whiteboards and markers to write on them? Why are they still using chalk?
A MG budget issues. Schools have like no funding for anythinggg its why you see such old equipment. An ALT is usually shared to many schools for that reason. Some ALTs can be sent to over 10 schools
I personally prefer chalk over whiteboard.
The dark green background with bright script is far less irritating to look at after a long day than the shiny bright background with the dark script.
Also, whiteboard markers kind of stink.
How many classes you have to teach for a day? How many minutes per class?
Seems like it takes a lot of energy. Must be fun for the kids, but needing to be so cheery must get exhausting at times.
This type of set up fits pupils from kinder to 2nd grade.. what grade were u teaching when u made this video?
great
Hi! this video is absolutely helpful!
Did you print and laminate the cards at school?
Were the rest of the visual aids in the video provided by the school or did you make them all yourself? :O
Hey Ellie thanks for commenting! The stuff here was made at school before I started working but is easily something you can make at school. Generally you should be allowed to laninate and print using school resources.
also what I do is are clear files. I can just print an image and then replace old images in the file. haha costly and effective long term
What is your salary
Good lord, man. How deep in the countryside was your school?
Do you work for Interac or you're under the BOE/direct hire?
Where do you get all of the resources for the lesson? Do you personally use the computer at the school and print them out? Or do you have to use your own computer and printer? Or are these resources already provided?
This is so helpful. And you are cute too 😁
haha thank you~
First I want to appreciate for this video , it's little bit embarrassing I guess , thanks now I know little bit about alt of elementary school*
How long is per class?
You are an amazing teacher! Arigato kozaimash'ta))
subscribed and liked. thanks
I want a demo about Don Janken game plz can you make an video 😊
I want a demo about Don Janken game can you make a video for about 9 years old students 😊
I like it
Which is your BOE?
Hi Mike sensei! Your video was really helpful and I really loved it. By the way, what is your nationality? Your English is perfect. I too wanted to be an ALT teacher in Japan because I wanted to live there. LOL. I've been there twice as a tourist, and I just love everything there. I will be coming back this Autumn of 2017 for another vacation. What I really wanted to know is, if it was indeed true that the pre-requisite for ALT teachers for hire in Japan is that English should be the native language. I am an Asian, English is my second language, but I can speak fluently. If my case is possible, then I would really want to shift careers. Hahaha. Best of luck to you all the time. Have a great day!
Carlvin Ganados The requirements are to be a native level speaker, though you dont need to necessarily be a native. Also, an ALT is usually a stepoing stone position thqt helps you get further and onto better jobs. However the wage is really low, and not consistent, except with the Altia company. Hope this helped
@Enkiko 6 be that as it may, it's part of the visa requirements to get the job that you're a native level speaker of English.
Would you help me
Hi there.. :) Which school do you work for?
Anna Cathrina Sasaki hey i work in a town called Ashikaga located in Tochigi prefecture
I like you dude!! You are so funny " You said you were fine you lying piece of '....'' LOL!! So funny!!!!
Definately would like to know some of your other ideas. My I request your help as I will be teaching kindergarten. Thank You