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02-22-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Neffiline View Post
(Sorry for the double post, it seems the forum won't let me edit my previous one.)

Another question:

Are there any ways to go around the 'english must be your mother tongue/first language to be an english teacher in japan/other countries' issue?

I was born and raised in a french canadian family, and then learned english through school. Due to various situations and things that happened in the past 4 years, I've immersed myself in english and it's improved a lot since I graduated from High School. Even thougn my english is far from being perfect, I feel more comfortable speaking and writing in english, though I still use both every day(speak english at work, speak french at home). Would I have to go through some tests/exams? Or would I automatically be rejected?

This might be a stupid question, but why not teach your 'mother tongue' instead of English? Japanese people learn all kinds of languages (one of the Japanese guys who I work with speaks fluent Norwegian for example)
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