Q1.Please tell us what activities were prepared in the program. What did you learn from those activities?
On weekdays, we had Chinese classes (Grammar, reading comprehension, speaking and listening) and mainly cultural activities (Tai Chi, visits to history museums and company tour) in the afternoon. We didn’t have class on weekends so we went to an amusement park and shopping malls. In Language Immersion Program, you can not only acquire practical language skill but also deepen your understanding toward another foreign culture through communicating with local people. I also acquired proactiveness to seek for new experiences.
Q2. How do you want to make use of the skills and experiences from the program to your future?
I will use the language skill I acquired in this program as my communication tool. Moreover, I think the cross-culture understanding skill will be very useful not only in my university life but also after graduating, in the “Multicultural society” we are living now. More than nothing, the proactiveness is the most important skill in APU, where there are many opportunities to challenge. I want to make use of these skills and keep challenging to develop as a person.
Q3. Please give a message to future participants.
Language Immersion Program is a program you can learn and experience many things depending on your effort. I barely passed HSK Ⅳ before participating to this program but I could pass HSK Ⅴ (the 2 nd highest level) after the program, by getting a high score in listening which was my lowest score before. Please participate to this program which you can not only improve your language skill but also develop as a person together with wonderful program members, teachers and kind local people.