Founding of ETJ

ETJ was founded by David Paul in 1999. He felt there was a need for a new grass-roots association for English teachers around Japan that was as accessible as possible to the busy classroom teacher and which encouraged as many teachers as possible to exchange ideas and to develop professonally. There are now about 8,000 members around Japan. Most aspects of ETJ are now managed by the 'ETJ Coordinators' which consists of the cordinators of each ETJ group or project. David English House is the national administrative office.

• ETJ website

  A comprehensive guide to ETJ projects and activities

  
  
• Regional groups

  Groups for teachers of young learners in many areas of Japan

  
  
• Teacher training

  Certificate courses in teaching Japanese students.

  
  
• English teaching Expos

  THE events of the year for English teachers around Japan

  
  
• Discount books

  ETJ members receive discounts on all popular English language teaching books

  
  
• Publications

  A team of volunteers put together magazines that are mainly available on line

  
  
• ETJ member schools

  A group for owners of small and medium-sized English schools

  
  
• ETJ Classifieds

  A place to buy and sell, announce and look for jobs …

  
  

• General ETJ list

  A general list for discussing issues related to English education in Japan

  
  
• ETJ-Owners

  A list for school owners and those teaching privately from home

  
  
• ETJ-Activities

  A list for exchanging classroom activities

  
  
• ETJ-LifeinJapan

  A list for discussing life in Japan

  
  
• Regional lists

  Some ETJ regional groups have lists for teachers in the area