{"id":24865,"date":"2023-09-05T17:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T08:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=24865"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:31:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:31:27","slug":"lce-pax-report-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2023\/09\/05\/24865\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendship Through Language and Culture\u3000ICC Language & Culture Exchange (Spring 2023) Participant Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
Simon
\nGraduate School of Business and Finance<\/h6>\n

I signed up for the ICC Language & Culture Exchange program because I wanted an opportunity to practice conversational Japanese in a<\/span> casual setting. Since I learned most of my Japanese through formal language classes, I thought this program would be a great opportunity<\/span> to apply my knowledge.\u00a0 Also, this would be a good chance for me to teach English to the enthusiastic Japanese students at Waseda University<\/span>.<\/span> Once matched with a language partner, I created a Google Doc with a calendar to facilitate<\/span> language exchange sessions with my partner<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My language exchange partner is an undergraduate student in the School of Political Science and Economics. My partner<\/span> wants to improve her speaking skills because she wants to study abroad in Canada in the near future. During our language exchange sessions, I gave her insights into<\/span> Canadian culture, sightseeing locations, food, geography, etc<\/span>. <\/span>I also recommended which Canadian universities would offer her the best experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I truly enjoyed our language<\/span> exchange sessions<\/span>. <\/span>The activities included playing card games, watching Japanese comedy,<\/span> conversing on various topics, helping each other with Japanese\/English <\/span>language <\/span>questions, etc<\/span>. <\/span>I have made a great friend by participating in this program, and we would like to continue the language exchange beyond this semester<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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