Hi everyone hope everyone is having a good day so far! I had a question that I was hoping someone from this sub could potentially help me out with. So I’m currently applying to teach English in Japan, and I came across, the section where you have to provide a writing sample as to why you want to teach English in Japan in the first place. The only directions that I was given were
“cannot be about traveling or Anime and can be however long you want”.
So my first question to anyone who has submitted something like this is;
how long should this writing sample be?
And what did you write about?
My gut instinct is that it should be about a page or page and a half long max? (I’m basing this off of how long college application essays are) I also am a little unsure as to what angle to take. On the one hand, I can write from an educational/ career growth angle however, on the other hand I can come at it from what interest me about Japan specifically. Which for me would be exploring the culture of Martial arts and experiencing Japan’s emphasis on organization, discipline and Japanese Minimalism. For context I’m from California with a Masters in English ( 1 year of teaching experience) and the things I’m genuinely passionate about are power lifting & reading & tech with a sprinkle of Jiu-Jitsu. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you all for taking the time to read my little post, I would also be curious to know how some of you feel about your time teaching in Japan!