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Drill practice and the English support groups helped a lot.

Gavin from Summer Short 2023

Which events or activities did you find the most satisfying and why?

I loved travelling outside of Tokyo on the buses and going to the peach farm. It was a lot of fun getting to hang out with everyone and just have a good time.

What were the most productive and interesting aspects of the program for you? The least interesting and productive?

I feel like the most productive times were in class when we were reviewing topics and speaking out-loud. Meanwhile not knowing what the right answer to things we got wrong hurt how well we could do.

What activities or materials did you find most helpful (e.g., pair work, drill practice, tests, small group sessions, textbooks, games)?

Drill practice and the English support groups helped a lot.

Anything you especially liked in the living arrangements? Any problems you experienced?

I loved that there was a ramen restaurant right below the dorm and a family-mart right next door.

What dorm did you live in or host family did you live with?

I liked in the Minami Kasai Dorm

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I’d say that the two weeks we got as Summer Short Term students before starting the actual Summer Term with the international students helped a lot. It prepared me for the intensity and structure of the program. I’d say the structure of the program and every day classes were very helpful in advancing my Japanese skills. Switching from some review and practice with my peers, to dictation, to kanji, etc, was engaging. I just think the intensity and structure of the program was ideal, at least for me.

—Haylee