{"id":43212,"date":"2026-07-08T15:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=43212"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:31:13","slug":"%e3%81%ab%e3%81%bb%e3%82%93%e3%81%94%e3%83%9a%e3%83%a9%e3%83%9a%e3%83%a9%e3%82%af%e3%83%a9%e3%83%96%e3%82%b5%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2026\/07\/08\/43212\/","title":{"rendered":"“Don\u2019t miss out on the ICC Japanese Chat Club!” ICC Japanese Chat Club (May 2026) Participant Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a wonderful experience of Waseda student who participated in the May 2026Japanese Chat Club!<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>miss out on<\/span>\u00a0the ICC Japanese Chat Club!<\/span><\/h1>\n
SILS (exchange Spring 2026 semester)<\/span><\/span>\u3000SYED\u00a0<\/span>Goher<\/span>\u00a0Ali<\/span>\u3000<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

To anyone remotely interested in improving their speaking skills, the best way to do it is via conversation. It is the most direct method of using your target language and can offer the greatest rewards,\u00a0especially\u00a0when others around you start understanding what you tell them. Even if you are\u00a0new to the language, the Japanese Chat Club can be\u00a0very fun\u00a0for\u00a0numerous\u00a0reasons.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by ICC (Origami Activity\uff09<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the activities I remember doing was making my peers draw (from a set of pictures that were distributed to everyone) based on my description only. As you can imagine, it was very chaotic but fun, and I learned how to describe shapes, depth, size, etc. which made me practice vocabulary that I don\u2019t usually have the chance to use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another great activity we did was making origami together, which I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0done since elementary school. It was a nice blast to the past, but it was also fun\u00a0asking my peers for guidance on some of the harder ones, seeing the\u00a0origami\u00a0take shape\u00a0and\u00a0competing to see\u00a0who makes the best one.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I recommend registering for the Japanese Chat Club at least once (it occurs once per week for a duration of a month) because it is a popular activity, and seats are typically given on a lottery basis. You might have to try two or even three times, but it\u2019s worth experiencing once. If you really enjoy the format, you can try a second month, but I think one month is enough to help you break the ice, make some friends, and then continue talking with them outside of ICC events. Don\u2019t forget that you are in Japan, so you are surrounded by the best environment to help you learn Japanese. Take advantage of it, and I can promise you that you won\u2019t regret it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by ICC<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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