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 between 9,000 and 10,000 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. Language Teaching Professionals has just become the national administrative office for ETJ.

• ETJ website

  A comprehensive guide to ETJ projects and activities

  
  
• Regional groups

  Groups for teachers of young learners in many areas of Japan

  
  
• Join ETJ

  Form for joining ETJ

  
  
• English teaching Expos

  THE events of the year for English teachers around Japan

  
  
• ETJ News

  News related to ETJ

  
  
• Publications

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

  
  
• ETJ member schools

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

  
  
• Downloads

  Downloadable materials and articles

  
  

• 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

  
  
• Linked in

  For members of Linked in