Foreigners jobless after Japan school goes bust

[Hensoldt]

TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of foreign teachers have been made jobless and face expulsion from Japan after the country's biggest chain of English language schools folded and sought protection from creditors.

Nova Corp said on Friday that it has filed for court protection from creditors amid efforts to turn its business around after being punished by authorities for misleading students.

Nova has some 7,000 employees, of whom about 4,000 are foreigners, Japanese media estimated. Many have not been paid for months as the company struggled to keep afloat. Read more (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071027/wl_nm/japan_nova_dc)

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Just go to the Philippines to learn English, just like what some S. Koreans are doing.
Peter (http://www.gaijinpot.com/bb/showthread.php?t=292 35) will sure give them J-girls the best bang for their buck English lessons, literally. :D

[may_abe]

:) Oo nga,kawawa naman mga Nova Learner at teacher hired from UK..ang bata pa nila hindi nabigay full salary..pati deposits..hay taga Osaka yata ang founder.

[Hensoldt]

^ Mas preferred ba ng mga Japanese ang British and Aussie English over American English?

[may_abe]

:D ewan ko ba mas maraming british,at ausie kesa sa american.. siguro yung accent pang Lord of Rings..

[summergirl]

^ Mas preferred ba ng mga Japanese ang British and Aussie English over American English?

No,preferred nila ang American because they were using American Textbook..

[Hensoldt]

:D ewan ko ba mas maraming british,at ausie kesa sa american.. siguro yung accent pang Lord of Rings..

No,preferred nila ang American because they were using American Textbook..

Kung sabagay, kahit sa America may konting pagkakaiba sa accents ang iba't-ibang lugar. Pero kunti lang. :D

[itchay]

they are now looking for sponsors to keep the company afloat. which is hard to come by, now that everybody knows how poorly the company was managed. (a little ironic.)

nakaka-awa, pero siguro isa na lang patutunguhan ng NOVA, bankruptcy. :(

[mikoboy78]

thats the risk in business...

[may_abe]

thats the risk in business...


:D language school din ba ito?

[kakkoii_daw]

Just go to the Philippines to learn English, just like what some S. Koreans are doing.
Peter (http://www.gaijinpot.com/bb/showthread.php?t=292 35) will sure give them J-girls the best bang for their buck English lessons, literally. :D

asan na nga ba si peter? sana ibigay nya saken mixi ni reon kaneda... :D

kaya pala may mga nakapost sa harap ng nova offices, akala ko promo lang... :D

[itchay]

asan na nga ba si peter? sana ibigay nya saken mixi ni reon kaneda... :D

kaya pala may mga nakapost sa harap ng nova offices, akala ko promo lang... :D

ikaw na nga yata ang kasagutan sa mga frustrations ni kaneda, kaks.:grinny:
iba talaga pinoy ano...pang-international appeal talaga. :D

kawawa yung mga nag-advance payment, mukhang di na yata babalik sa kanila yung sobrang ibinayad nila. merong nagbayad 40man, tapos 10man pa lang nigamit niya, baka di na raw bumalik yung natirang 30man.

[kakkoii_daw]

ikaw na nga yata ang kasagutan sa mga frustrations ni kaneda, kaks.:grinny:
iba talaga pinoy ano...pang-international appeal talaga. :D


yep, hinihintay na ko nun, pag nagkita kami, sabay kami sasayaw ng my hump my hump my hump... :D

[malibuPine]

Here's the truth about NOVA (NO VAlue) daw ~~ Link (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6455/index.html)

What others say about NOVA ~~ Link (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6455/others.html)


Sa dagsa dagsang mga English teachers "daw" dito sa Japan, bihira lang ang
narinig kong maayos mag-english na hapon. TV CM pa lang ng Nova saying "i ruv you" , I was like ~ kawawa naman tong mga hapon, damasareta ng mga white- blue-eyed/contact-lensed- blonde/dyed native english speakers daw na karamihan ay walang degree, some lack the training to teach and the simplest basic vocabulary know-how, much less... spell. Most come here on a 3-mo visa, then fly to Korea for 1 or couple of days before the visa expires then come back and voila, balik sa pambobola na naman ng mga hapon :japanese: geezz

[makulit]

Sa dagsa dagsang mga English teachers "daw" dito sa Japan, bihira lang ang narinig kong maayos mag-english na hapon. TV CM pa lang ng Nova saying "i ruv you" , I was like ~ kawawa naman tong mga hapon, damasareta ng mga white- blue-eyed/contact-lensed- blonde/dyed native english speakers daw na karamihan ay walang degree, some lack the training to teach and the simplest basic vocabulary know-how, much less... spell.

i think this is what they call KANA english. ganyan din sa AEON. Dinala ko ang anak ko for trial lessons, yun nga maryosep KANA engrish .... hindi ko na tinuloy ... sabi ko ako na lang magtuturo ...

[itchay]

^that's what happens when they try to make the subject easier than it is and palatable to the clients. localization kumbaga. madali na nga i-pronounce, pero magsa-suffer naman quality ng English ability ng estudyante. but anyway, i think this isn't an isolated case, not a case unique to Japan. made me wonder how it is in other non-English speaking countries as well.

mas mainam pa nga na tayo na lang magturo ng English sa mga anak natin. :)

[KikoyBalayon]

i would aguree with itchay-san.. defuwinitori.. their engurishu wiru.. improve..