{"id":39674,"date":"2025-11-05T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T02:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=39674"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:35:55","slug":"%e5%8f%82%e5%8a%a0%e8%80%85%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88-17-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2025\/11\/05\/39674\/","title":{"rendered":"A Valuable Opportunity to Practice English in a Real Setting ICC Welcome Cafe Participant Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had always had a vague goal of wanting to be able to speak English, but since I rarely had opportunities to use it in my daily life, I often wondered how I could practice. One day, I learned about this event through an email from the university and decided to join for the first time with a friend.<\/p>\n

At first, I was nervous and could only manage awkward conversations, but as time went on, I gradually gained confidence and was able to speak more comfortably with the people at my table. The friendly atmosphere made it easy to ask questions whenever I made grammatical mistakes or didn\u2019t know certain expressions, which I really appreciated.<\/p>\n

For someone like me who doesn\u2019t have many chances to speak English on a regular basis, this event was an invaluable opportunity to put my skills into practice and spend meaningful time using English. I realized how important it is to actively participate in these kinds of events to keep improving my English. I truly recommend ICC-hosted events to students who don\u2019t have many opportunities to speak English in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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