Taiwan National United University of Taiwan
3rd grade of Department of Mechanical Engineering Mr. Shintaro Yamamoto
I received a training at National United University in Taiwan for about a month from August 10th to September 10th. The contents of the training were studying Chinese and researching at a laboratory I was assigned. This training was my first overseas experience, but I could gain great experiences there.
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The members of my laboratory.
One of my English teacher said “7 % of communication is language, and 93 % is to be willing to communicate such as using gestures,” and I knew he was right. Sure, I sometimes couldn’t make people understand what I wanted to tell because of a language barrier, but it didn’t bother me. I could dramatically improve my communication skill after the training because I willingly had conversation with many people to try to tell what I wanted to tell.
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Chinese language presentation
On weekdays, we studied Chinese and did researches, and on weekends, we planned by ourselves and went to sightseeing in Taiwan. The days were fulfilling.
I got friendly with teachers and student supporters in Taiwan. We sang Chinese songs we learned, Japanese anime songs, and J-pop songs, also we took lots of photos during the last diner time.
I think this training will strongly affect for the rest of my life. I could experience what I couldn’t do in Japan. The days I spent in Taiwan stimulated me, for example, what I thought was natural in Japan wasn’t common in Taiwan.
(Studied abroad to National United University from August 10th to September 10th, 2016)