It's important to study Japanese,
but it's also necessary to understand
Japanese culture.
Linh
Major:Information TechnologyManufacturing company
Listen to the story of Linh, a graduate of Lingage Japanese Language School.
Voices from Students
Introducing the voices of students
who have learned business Japanese at Linguage Japanese School.
Listen to our Linguagemates about learning and various supports
at Linguage Japanese Language School.
Linh
Major:Information TechnologyManufacturing company
There are so many cultures represented at this school. I got to study together with people from many different countries, and after class or during breaks they would tell me about their culture. Everyone was nice and helped each other with their Japanese studies.
Through the various extracurricular activities and classes, we all became good friends and compatriots. We would use English as a second language at school. The teachers and my classmates from France, Ukraine, Iran, Indonesia, Philippines etc. were all good at English. That was a great help when studying Japanese.
Every teacher has their own style, but all the classes were fun. They would often use examples to make it easy to follow. I particularly liked those examples.
I wrote essays and would practice reading them at home many times to be able to present them well in front of everyone. And when listening to someone else's presentation, I would focus intently so that I could come up with interesting questions. The teachers would always correct any mistakes that we made. I remember the essays because they provided a good opportunity to repeat what I had learned.
It's important to study Japanese, but it's also necessary to understand Japanese culture. Because you must speak to and answer questions from Japanese people at interviews, I think it will be hard if you don't understand Japanese and Japanese culture.
If you want to work in Japan, I think you should study Japanese and practice interviewing with your teachers, and look up Japanese culture as much as you can on your own.