Episode 12-- Akil Watson, Real Change Master E-Course Online & Japan According to Akil Podcast

For the first time (and definitely not the last), I’m going to bring you in my field of work which is one of the most common entry jobs in Japan; English teaching.  Most foreigners have often used the occupation as a steppingstone to vault their way into pursuing their interests in what Japan has to offer. However there are still a handful of us educators in Japan that found this career as our calling. Take for example my guest Akil Watson. He is one of the few English teachers I know that takes pride in English teaching and embraces his occupation in creating his own venture. Recently launching his own startup e-course online, he harnessed all the knowledge and experiences he learned in the classrooms and packaged it into a resourceful product for the Japanese community. In Japan, the market for English language learning is saturated with regurgitated textbooks, private English schools, freelance tutors, English speaking cafes, Skype online chats, etc. This clearly creates unnecessary anxiety for Japanese wanting to practice speaking English yet not sure where to start or what kind of curriculum fits their purpose to study.  Akil is one of the few teachers I know that realizes the way forward for Japanese adult English education is a “specialized learning environment”. He also has his own podcast called “Japan according to Akil” which gives various tips alongside for incoming foreigners. We also exacerbate our experiences of Japanese life and where does it go from here. There’s a bit of digression but I think this conversation of two old timers give a tip or two will benefit the future English teachers planning to live here and thrive in this industry. 🤘🏻🐼🤘🏻 WARNING SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains some unrelated(well... possibly related) banter of AVENGERS: End Game. If you haven’t seen the movie, please feel free to skip from the 50 minute mark.   You can find Akil's online course here 【Real Change Master オンライン】接客・サービス英会話編　飲食店　（初級））：　　 https://www.udemy.com/real-change-master-online-insyokuten-syokyuu/ "Japan According to Akil Podcast" can be found on Facebook, Instagram and wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/akil-watson