Nihongo Dake (dispute resolved, thread re-opened) (3 Viewers)

[Takuya]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
Ack! In Japan!

What? Undergraduate study?

Even fluent speaking Japanese who are of different citizenships would have trouble applying for to those Universities. As for language - I am to study Medicine (not Medical Science) in 2005, and I need time to study Japanese before I enter.

As for Universities teaching that in English, I believe none exist.

Therefore, impossible. Why Japan?

 

[Takuya]

By the way, you comment on fees being high for Japanese students in Japan in the other thread, guess what it's like for foreign students in Japan!!!

 

[kt san]

there's something i dun understand
if i want to be an exchange student in japan...for a semester
then i would be expected to take some of my courses in japanese....and pass!
so how's that possible...even if i continue studying japanese for another three years before i go....

 

[Lexicographer]

Originally posted by Takuya
Even fluent speaking Japanese who are of different citizenships would have trouble applying for to those Universities. As for language - I am to study Medicine (not Medical Science) in 2005, and I need time to study Japanese before I enter.

As for Universities teaching that in English, I believe none exist.

Therefore, impossible. Why Japan?

Because I've been given the option to study...elsewhere...should I see fit. Japan seems the natural choice in Asia, otherwise it's Germany or Spain in Europe. I have family everywhere.

Originally posted by Takuya
By the way, you comment on fees being high for Japanese students in Japan in the other thread, guess what it's like for foreign students in Japan!!!

That's not my point. You were lamenting the woes of the tertiary application system here, but I was stating that ours is more fair across the board. Your post just cemented my argument. Besides, fees aren't a problem.

Originally posted by kt san
there's something i dun understand
if i want to be an exchange student in japan...for a semester
then i would be expected to take some of my courses in japanese....and pass!
so how's that possible...even if i continue studying japanese for another three years before i go....

Not so. Many Japanese universities engaged in exchange programs offer subjects in English, contact the universities (here). As for exchange, the immersion and intensive onshore (ie within Japan) language courses prove to be enough for most students of sufficient ability to succeed. By "sufficient ability" I mean students whose universities saw fit to allow them a sojourn in Japan.

Originally posted by j-belle
er..I agree with you that gaijin shouldn't (really) be used in the australian/aborigine context, tho we must remember that 'jap' is not always used in aus as an insult, often as an abbreviation..like some ppl call ppl from HK honkies or filipinos/filipinas filos...

YES! I knew you'd end up here sooner or later. As for this "abbreviation" I still think it is ill used and shouldn't be heard or spoken. It simply cheapens the language and the people to use such an ugly word as their universal descriptor.

Originally posted by j-belle
yup u would.. in japan, ppl can often see a difference between other foreigners, except for SOME filipinas/filipinos (but moreso the girls..) who would definitely pass as japanese...

www.alllooksame.com

go there. now.

 

[karnevil]

hahaah i went soooo bad on that test Lexi

I was the worst at remembering names in Japan, partly because a lot of the names were so similar, but as you all know, the human brains remembers things by their relativity to each other, i.e. If I can't put a face to a name then my brain won't be able to remember the name

 

[Lexicographer]

My host sister's name was Misa, but I kept calling her soup (miso) and shop (mise).

 

[karnevil]

are you inferring I don't know what soup and shop are in japanese??!?!?! *acts insulted*

 

[jogloran]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
My host sister's name was Misa, but I kept calling her soup (miso) and shop (mise).

You left out misu (mistake)

 

[kt san]

i memorized both my host parents names and my exchange student's name before i met them...just to avoid the embarrassment....plus it's a kinda respect
but it was horrible, when my friends introduced her host sister friends...four at a time.....ARGH
so when i want to talk anyone, i just tapped them on the shoulder

 

[Takuya]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
Besides, fees aren't a problem.

Really? Do your parents have several hundred thousand dollars to spend funding your overseas study???

 

[Takuya]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
My host sister's name was Misa, but I kept calling her soup (miso) and shop (mise).

Maybe soup if her name was Shiro, but not Misa

 

[Lexicographer]

Originally posted by Takuya
Really? Do your parents have several hundred thousand dollars to spend funding your overseas study???

My mother is an extremely powerful banker, she has friends offshore.

 

[Takuya]

Ok, then go for it. But just remember you might get a degree in Japan but a job is not guaranteed at all. Especially for foreigners, as Japanese get jobs first, and we all know about the recent job cutbacks in Japan.

 

[Lexicographer]

There is a high demand for bilingual doctors in Australia, especially for the Japanese community (North Shore area in particular). The transition is relatively simple, you need to give details of your foreign accreditation and prove your ability (examination).

 

[kt san]

what happened to 'nihongo dake'????????

 

[Lexicographer]

Good point. I'm changing that AWFUL name to something with less tildes.

Tomorrow. Any suggestions? "The thread in which Lex argues with people and then agrees with them" perhaps?

 

[j-belle]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
www.alllooksame.com

go there. now.

i've done that before.. i didn't do TOO badly..

Originally posted by Lexicographer
There is a high demand for bilingual doctors in Australia, especially for the Japanese community (North Shore area in particular). The transition is relatively simple, you need to give details of your foreign accreditation and prove your ability (examination).

Where did you get this info that there is high demand for bilingual doctors in aus, especially for the japanese community? And then the North Shore area in particular? (Are you just saying that because there happens to be more Japanese living there?)

Also, didn't you say you wanted to become a shrink? You'd better at least do your specialist training in aus, as aus and japan are worlds apart in terms of what is taught. besides.. (in aus)psychiatry is a dying profession..


And to Takuya (who criticised Ritsumeikan), it is not that bad, especially for business related fields. It's not like Osaka is the best in Japan or anything either..

 

[Lexicographer]

Aren't the top three Tokyo, Waseda and Keio Universities? All in the same city!

As for the information given I was told this when I spoke to various doctors regarding my long-term goals. It seems to be quite well known that though bilingual doctors are not uncommon, those who speak certain languages (eg Japanese) are, and thus in demand. I am told by several doctors from that area (as well as RNS Hospital) that Japanese patients are often frustrated by the lack of doctors who speak their language, and that's just GPs. The North Shore area is one point of concentration for the Japanese living in Sydney (as you pointed out) and tends to be indicative of the general state of affairs regarding the Japanese-Australian community.

Now, let's see me say THAT tomorrow!

 

[kt san]

i wanna go to todai or waseda for exchange but damn it's gonna be competitive

 

[Lexicographer]

Hmm... that last post really killed this thread for a few days.

How competitive is it really? Because when I asked about exchange competition for university of choice was never mentioned, even in passing. Perhaps they just conveniently forgot to mention the difficulty we will face in getting one of the big three as our host institutions.