Ms. Chique Samaniego and Ms. Debra Mae Cariño, JET participants
from
the
Philippines
who left last Sunday, August 3rd to teach English in Japan. |
Two Filipino teachers departed for Japan last Sunday, August 3rd, to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs). The teachers, Ms. Chique Samaniego and Ms. Debra Mae Cariño, will be working separately in local senior high schools located in the prefectures of Gifu and Saitama. As ALTs, their primary role would be to help Japanese English instructors effectively deliver language lessons by coming up with innovative teaching materials and methods.
The JET Programme was launched by the Government of Japan in 1987 in the hope of deepening mutual understanding between the people of Japan and those of other countries through foreign language exchange and cultural immersion. Since its inception, around 4,700 participants from over 40 different countries have already been admitted to the programme. In the next few years, the programme hopes to bring in even more participants from across the globe, including the Philippines, to Japan. To learn more about the JET programme, please visit its official website at http://www.jetprogramme.org/.
Application information on the next batch of Filipinos to be sent off for the JET Programme is expected to be made available on this site by September.
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