ETJ is a
grass-roots organization for teachers around Japan that is
dependent on a lot of individual teachers putting in a
little time in many different ways. In fact, it is
primarily aimed at the classroom teacher who is only able
or prepared to put a limited amount of time into ETJ.
ETJ was originally set up by David English House in 1999 in
order to provide a general association for the busy
classroom teacher, and it is still heavily subsidised by
David English House. Oxford University Press is also a
general sponsor and shares much of the financial burden.
One of the roles of the general sponsors is to develop
stratetic relationships with other respected educational
businesses and institutions in order to widen the range of
services and benefits ETJ can provide to members, and
become known to a wider range of teachers. This sponsorship
also allows membership of ETJ to remain free.
Most ETJ projects are run independently by volunteers. This
applies to everything from regional groups to publications.
Most of these projects are set up with the encouragement of
David English House, and supported until they are able to
take care of themselves.
For more information please see the national home
page.