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Advice for the self-employed English teacher in Japan. Drops every Friday. freetalktefl.substack.com

  1. The culture shock of working for yourself in Japan

    3d ago

    The culture shock of working for yourself in Japan

    It’s not all shabu shabu and sakura blossoms when you jack in the corporate job to go self-employed. Here, I talk about the adjustments I had to make to g07et to grips with teaching for myself. Maybe you can relate? Want to know how to teach English in Japan for yourself? I wrote a book just for you here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    8 min

  2. Jun 5

    Some help with how to teach children to read English

    Let me show you the basics of how to teach children to learn to read in English… and FOR THE NEXT TWO weeks only, you can get the workbook I use with two-thirds off its usual price. Here are the links to the reduced-priced Tower Talk Phonics workbook, available around the world from Amazon sites as cheap as I can make it: Available from Amazon.jp here at https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B09918LPTJ Available from Amazon.com here at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09918LPTJ Available from Amazon.uk here at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09918LPTJ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    8 min
  3. Make a 5-year plan

    May 29

    Make a 5-year plan

    I don’t mean like Stalin, but just make a rough projection of student numbers and therefore income that you might expect over the next couple of years. Why should you bother? Well, I didn’t for 20 years until, er, last week. When I sat down and worked out some basic numbers, I was pleasantly surprised… Want to know more about teaching English in Japan for yourself? I wrote a book just for you here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    8 min
  4. You don't have to be an expert

    May 22

    You don't have to be an expert

    You don’t have to do the teaching-English-in-Japan thing like I do, you don’t have to be an expert, you can find your own way. In fact, I recommend you do… Interested in going it alone in Japan? I wrote a book just for you here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    7 min
  5. It gets easier

    May 15

    It gets easier

    When you first start out as a self-employed teacher and look over at your company/school employed comrades, it’s tempting to think you done messed up, boy. Give it a year or two, and you and your bank balance will be happy you stuck at it. Interested in going it alone in Japan? I wrote a book just for you here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    5 min
  6. Are you ready for the next stages of your journey?

    May 8

    Are you ready for the next stages of your journey?

    Age catches up with all of us, if we’re lucky, and being self-employed actually gives us a few advantages over the company drone. But you have to grab the steering wheel yourself if you want to navigate to an early retirement… If you are interested in driving your own English school in Japan rather than being a passenger at the back of the eikaiwa bus, I wrote a book just for you here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    11 min
  7. That time I almost became a university lecturer but was glad I didn’t…

    May 1

    That time I almost became a university lecturer but was glad I didn’t…

    Well, I was asked to apply and then told to sling my hook, but it all worked out for the best… If you are interested in running your own English school in Japan rather than jumping through the university hoops, I wrote a book just for you here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    8 min
  8. Don’t be an eikaiwa teacher for more than six months?

    Apr 24

    Don’t be an eikaiwa teacher for more than six months?

    This was the comment on YouTube I got a couple of weeks ago. At first I thought, what rubbish! Then, I thought, well the commenter is kinda right, when it comes to working for a chain. But…. (Those dots mean watch the video for more, not that I can’t be bothered to summarise my thoughts here when it’s all in the video. Although, that is also true.) If you are interested in running your own English school in Japan for more than six months, I wrote a book just for you here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

    4 min
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Advice for the self-employed English teacher in Japan. Drops every Friday. freetalktefl.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Patrick Sherriff
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Patrick Sherriff
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