Sponsored by the Japanese Government
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program offers you the opportunity to see and experience life in Japan while teaching English in a public junior or senior high school, or while working for a local government office. Help students delve into English and American culture and promote international relations while you travel and enhance your knowledge of Japan and the world.
For 1999-2000, over 2,500 American college graduates and young professionals are sharing their language and culture with Japanese youth on the JET Program.
Applications for the 2000 JET Program were due December 8, 1999. Applications for the 2001 JET Program will not be available until September 2000.
Contact us
if you would like to receive more information about the JET Program.
| Assistant Language Teacher (ALT): | The ALT assists Japanese Teachers of English
(JTE) in the classroom. The ALT is often asked to assist in preparing for
and judging speech contests, to act as an advisor for the after-school
English club and to participate in special school events.
KNOWLEDGE OF JAPANESE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION. |
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| Coordinator for International Relations (CIR): | The CIR works in a local government office.
A CIR's duties may include editing and translating pamphlets, implementing
international exchange programs, interpreting at special events, presenting
cultural events, creating a newsletter and teaching English to governmental
employees.
STRONG JAPANESE SKILLS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION.
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| Application Details: | Contact us
to request an application.
Applications for 2000 were due at the Embassy in Washington D.C. on or before December 8, 1999. Interviews are conducted throughout the United States at local consulates in mid-February. Final notification is given in late March or early April. Departure occurs in July. |
For an application packet or if you have further questions,
contact
us at the following address:
| Links: | Council
of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)
Japan Exchange & Teaching
Program Alumni Association (JETAA)
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| This requirement can be waived depending on
the applicant's background and qualifications.
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| The return trip from Japan to a participant's
home country is paid for by the program upon completion of one contract
year.
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| 1998 JET ALT Applicants Interviewed (Chicago)...ALT+CIR | |
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combined = 282
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| by State / School = 271 |
ALTs from inside jurisdiction = 198
ALTs from outside jurisdiction = 73 |
| Illinois (90) | Minnesota (51) |
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| Indiana (32) | Wisconsin (25) |
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