haha hmm well technically i am Scottish (parents) but i was born in Sydney. I've lived in 7 differnt cities over the course of my 22 years..so im from all over! You should hear my accent - very strage :) I lived in Tokyo but i was quite young. I remember the amazing temples, the epic 4 floor Hello Kitty store and my British scool. Everything else is a bit of a blur, but i would love to go back. I went Skiing near Mount Fuji and accidently wound up a black run! So had to get a ski patrol man to ski me back down the the bottom of the moutain - i think i was 5. Very scary. I did snow boarding for the first time last year and loved it. And i guess if your teaching english then you will have weekends and holidays to go boarding. Have you done a TEFL course? Or are you doing one soon?

Hey, well its never to late to go travelling. I can see your a snowboarder there, are you going to hit the slopes up the slopes in Japan? Are you thinking about teaching english there? Would be great fun and hey you would get all those school holidays to travel and board. I lived in Japan for a couple of years when I was yonger, its a facinating place, but I would love to go back now that im an adult :)

Hi there Luka,

I can't give you exact details without knowing how much your students will/won't know and what topic they will want you to cover - they should give you these details in the interview.  I taught conversation lessons in japan however and they followed this structure:

Get students to introduce themselves and ask each other a few questions (in groups if you have a large class)

Introduce pictures and target language (in set phrases)

Do a controlled practice activity - get students asking each other.

Use a picture/set the scene for a freer practice - usually a roleplay.

Of course every organisation differs with their methods, but in general my advice would be to smile (they want friendly teachers!), encourage your students to speak (japanese students are typically shy) and try not to talk too much and use simple grammar and vocabulary when speaking (they are beginners so they will not know much.  Also talk slowly!  Here's some suggested phrases they might know at this level:

Hello/goodbye

How are you?, I'm fine thanks.

What do you like?

Where do you live?

..although if this is their first lesson they won't know any of this!!

Hope this helps a little...good luck!

Hey there, welcome to Chalkboard! Think i may have just spoken to you on the phone today? Anyway let me know if you have any questions about anything on here. Cheers :)