Yesterday, we conducted a health checkup for the new students who enrolled in October.
Although it was their first health checkup, there were not many students, so it went more smoothly than expected.
However, since it was their first time, some students seemed confused. All of them have been in Japan for about three months, so it appeared that understanding the Japanese spoken by the doctors and communicating with them was still quite difficult. There were several high-level expressions, such as “catching an illness” and “swallowing saliva,” that were especially challenging.
At the same time, I think it was a good experience for them to be exposed to real, spoken Japanese. While the students were nervous, the doctors and staff also seemed a bit anxious about whether their Japanese would be understood properly.
The students will be living in Japan for some time. Among the current students, quite a few have experienced health issues, and it is likely that these new students may face similar situations as time goes by. When that happens, they will need to communicate in Japanese outside of school, such as at hospitals or pharmacies, and explain their physical condition.
I hope they will be able to make use of the Japanese they have learned in many different situations going forward.
So that they can express what they want to say and convey their thoughts in Japanese, and so that words they didn’t understand before will gradually become clear…
Everyone, do your best! And please take care of your health and enjoy your study-abroad life without getting sick!
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