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A Day in the Life of a Student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Switzerland\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Monica (Switzerland)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SILAC_Conversation-Focused Short-Term Course \/ AIJP_Comprehensive Japanese Course<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enrollment: April 2013
Purpose of study: I want to improve my Japanese level so that I can talk more with my friends.
Goal: I want to take the JLPT and aim higher (currently passed N4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With small class sizes, you can practice natural expressions that are not found in ordinary textbooks.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I studied at SILAC in 2010, 2012, and 2013, and now I am studying in AIJP.
After finishing in 2010, I returned to Switzerland and continued studying,
but I wanted to come back to Japan and improve more at YAMASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At SILAC, I practiced conversation a lot.
There are also classes where the teacher chooses a topic based on the students\u2019 interests,
and then everyone talks about it.
The classes were not large, so I had many chances to speak, which was very good.
In class, I was able to practice natural ways of speaking that do not appear in ordinary textbooks.
When I spoke with Japanese people, I could immediately understand things I had learned at SILAC
because they were actually using them in real life.
My classmates also shared their opinions a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my class, there were people from many different countries,
such as Taiwan, the United States, France, Italy, and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After studying at SILAC, I am now studying in AIJP,
and here too I can study grammar, writing, and reading comprehension, which is very helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me introduce a day in my life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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8:30 Arrive at school<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes 12 minutes on foot
from the dormitory to YAMASA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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9:00 Class<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morning classes begin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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During breaks, I chat with classmates from many different countries. Our common language is Japanese.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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12:00 Lunch break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During lunch break, I eat lunch at a nearby place called \u201cKamato Kurumi.\u201d
I love it because I can enjoy healthy food while looking out at the beautiful garden in a quiet atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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15:00 Self-study<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I review what I learned after class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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