Talk:Link Interac Inc.

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Interac Japan

I came to this article looking for the English training company from Japan. I was going to make a disambiguation link, but there's no article to link to and all I know about the company is that it exists.--Dustin Asby 20:40, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Move

Current article does not assert importance of Interac in Japan vs. Interac in Canada for article naming convention. Furthermore, there is a large base of articles already linking to "Interac" only in reference to the Canadian company. Suggesting that the article be moved to "Interac (Japan)" and that "Interac Association" be moved back to "Interac" or that it becomes at least a disambiguation page. AirOdyssey (Talk) 23:49, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support, the article doesn't assert importance. GreenJoe 00:49, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Moved. GreenJoe 00:54, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion

I only created this article because I personally didn't know much about the company. I was hoping other editors had perhaps been hired by Interact and could shed more light as with Nova (English school in Japan), GEOS (eikaiwa), AEON (eikaiwa), ECC (eikaiwa), Berlitz Language Schools, and JET Programme. I have no motive in advertising Interac because I am probably going through NOVA myself. I was attempting to "be bold".--Dustin Asby 18:44, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You've nothing to apologize for - thanks for the contribution! --Ckatz^chat_spy 18:51, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

similarities to JET

"Interac is a Japanese company which provides Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) for elementary and middle public schools and private companies in a similar manner to the government-run JET Programme."

Exactly what are the similarities? JET teachers are non-Japanese. Interac teachers are non-Japanese. What about teaching hours? Hours required to be at school? Other school official/unofficial duties? What about hiring of teachers? Training programmes? National conferences? Salary? Insurance? Accommodation? I don't work for Interac. I've never known anyone who has worked there. Still, I wonder, what are the similarities. I've already edited the article once. It was reverted. Until someone can point me to a sourced version of the similarities, I'll add a 'citation needed' tag to the line. DDD DDD 05:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Similar in that they are ALTs - a specific, official, term used by the Japanese government - who teach in public schools (dissimilar to eikaiwa). Not "the same as" because Interac certainly has their own policies which differ from JET's, even though I don't know what those policies are (I have never worked there either). They also provide services for private companies. I have some of the same questions as you, which is why I created this article. Perhaps there is some more technical definition to the word similar that I am unfamiliar with. If this is the case, feel free to change it, but I do feel it is important to note its simlarity to JET as opposed to (most?) eikaiwa.--Dustin Asby (talk) 00:48, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I just think that as written, it implies a lot. A lot more than exists. If you want to say that it hires ALTs, say that. That should suffice. There is a link to the ALT article.DDD DDD (talk) 12:37, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]