Australian teachers high and dry in Japan : "THOUSANDS of young foreigners teaching English in Japan were left jobless and in danger of expulsion from the country yesterday after embattled language school giant Nova shut its 925 schools and sought bankruptcy protection from creditors pursuing 43.9 billion yen ($418 million)."
This will have a far reaching impact and it seems astounding NOVA has collapsed so fast. The article does not say why really. How it came about. Okay, so it has creditors at its door but we all believed it was a very strong and very reliable company. All seems to be highly irregular. It'll affect a lot of Australians because so many young Australians have loved going to Japan to teach English. it is how we have built some solid connections with Japan. It's not just the money. Those who have gone there have done it to allow themselves a chance to understand and appreciate the culture and they have always come home raving about what a great time they have had. Some will stay on under different conditions and some may go to their countries to teach English. it has been a tried and true way of developing the linguistic skills of the young of Japan and Australia and this really is disappointing.
No comments:
Post a Comment