I wanna be a foreign exchange student in japan, but i don't know if i would be able to without being able to speak japanese. has anyone ever had this experience before? And I dont want to get bad grades just because I can't understand the teacher or read the book. help me please.
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Schools in Japan teach in Japanese. Many offer, or even require, courses in English so that their students can deal successfully with a lot of the international business world. But in regular schools, courses like math, history, science, etc will be taught in Japanese. Try looking for an Embassy scool or an English-American Private school that caters to English-speaking citizens living there. Your courses in math, history, science, etc will be in English with an additional language course in Japanese. The "down side" to this is: you will socialize with less Japanese nationals in school. ps -- be prepared to be in school more hours than you are in the US. The Japanese lead the world in turning out well-educated students ready to deal with the demands of college or the work world, but that is because after school, many go to tutors or extra school-related activities. Many may be in school for 6 or 7 or 8 hours then go on for 3 or 4 or 5 hours more.
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The class is held in Japanese. People don't speak English fluently. You need to learn Japanese. The society is mono-culture and homogeneous. No racial diversity.
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