Acronyms

Acronyms, just in case

• AET: Assistant English Teacher (what the people in Iiyama say instead of ALT)
• AJET: Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching
• ALT: Assistant Language Teacher
• BoE: Board of Education
• CIR: Coordinator of International Relations (also, someone fluent in both Japanese and English)
• CLAIR: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
• CO: Contracting Organization
• ESID: Each Situation is Different. The JET Program's favorite answer to participant questions.
• GIH: General Information Handbook
• JET: Japan Exchange and Teaching
• JETAA: Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association
• JTE: Japanese Teacher of English