Hello, guys. Today\u2019s topic is \u201cHow\nmuch English you need to have before studying abroad\u201d. You can\u2019t avoid getting ahead of yourself and\nstumbling your way through studying abroad unless your English is up to the\nrequired standard already. That being said, please do not drink Kool-Aid as\nthis is just my two cents. It\u2019s a no-brainer that you guys have the final say\nin the first place. I recommend you to take my opinion with a grain of salt\nthat you can get to the heart of the matter and cut it in many different ways\nby yourself, which is the cornerstone when you make a decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before\ngetting straight to the point, let me talk about the reason why I wanted to\ntouch on, specifically, this kind of topic. As an FYI, there are about 20\nJapanese students who have several totally different levels of English\nproficiency here in NCC. I often have dinner with them, including international\nstudents and Americans as well. During our conversation, many of them are\nhaving a hard time since obviously, they do not have enough confidence to speak\nEnglish and listen to what they are talking about. Additionally, that makes\nthem shattered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From\nthat viewpoint, long story short, I strongly believe that you\u2019d better reach a\ncertain level, with enough confidence, where you can communicate with people in\nEnglish before making a choice on studying abroad. Otherwise, there is a\npossibility that you would hit a roadblock during it. I\u2019m pretty sure you can\u2019t\nstand people who don\u2019t understand what you\u2019re saying because of the inaccuracy\nof grammar or pronunciation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nreckon some people would say you should definitely study abroad even if you don\u2019t\nget used to speaking English. At the end of the day, you\u2019ll be able to broaden\nyour horizons and take your English to the next level through studying abroad.\nHowever, the reality is that people who mess up and drop it are dime a dozen.\nI\u2019m not saying you shouldn\u2019t study abroad. What I mean is, you definitely need\nto dig deep and be comfortable with English itself, before leaving Japan if you\nwant to kick-start your long journey. You shouldn\u2019t excessively bank on \u201cthe\nfact you\u2019ll study abroad\u201d to become good at English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As\nI said before, I used to take advantage of online conversation lessons in Japan\nto have an opportunity to actually speak English. At first, it took me a lot of\ncourage to literally open up my mouth and output the knowledge I have. That\nbeing said, it was really worth a shot. It\u2019s a stretch to say that you\u2019ll be\nable to start speaking English without utilizing that kind of service, so you\nmight as well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Possible Worst-case Scenario of Studying Abroad Hello, guys. Today\u2019s topic is \u201cHow much English you need to have before studying abroad\u201d. You can\u2019t avoid getting ahead of yourself and stumbling your way through studying abroad unless your English is up to the required standard already. That being said, please do not drink Kool-Aid as this is just my two cents. It\u2019s a no-brainer that you guys have the final say in the first place. 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