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Originally Posted by Bugg333
So let me get this straight, to learn to language to the necessary point, i would have to basically live over there, but to live over there, i'd have to know the language to the necessary point.
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If you want to attend a
Japanese University, in the way you're talking, of course you'll have to know the language to the point of an actual native speaker. All of your lectures and classes would be in Japanese. Lectures in English are boring at times; being lectured in a language you're not fluent in, would make it even more difficult to keep up and understand the subject.
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...so i should.... visit japan a bunch of times/be an exchange student, to live over there. something tells me i'm doing something wrong here..... but that's the basic concept that i'm supposed to be understanding, correct?
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Pretty much. I'm just saying, it'd be easier and more practical to minor in something like Japanese, at a university in your own country, and just do a cultural exchange where you'd end up staying with a host family or a program where you can study in Japan for a while. Usually included with this, is an actual class where you're studying the language as well, and since you'd be there on an exchange, of course the benefit of the doubt would be given, and you'd probably have some classes with English language instruction. If you went to a four-year University in Japan on the get-go, you'd have to have a proficiency level of a native speaker. The JLPT 1 is equivalent to 900 hours of study. You'd also have to get through the exam to get into the university.
You could always go back to Japan later on in life, after University to look for a job. I wouldn't mind living in Japan for a bit, which is why I'm applying to the JET Program. Didn't get in this year, so here's hoping I get in next year. Anyway, if you do an exchange, at least you'd get an idea as to whether or not you actually would like to stay in the country for a more permanent basis.
You live in LA, I'm almost positive that places like UCLA would offer an exchange. The only problem is that most schools require one to be in his/her third year of university before doing an exchange.