Welcome to Eikaiwa Jokyu
And here are my partners, Anna and Jon.
Hi, I'm Anna Kunnecke. We have a great time on this show. And we bet you will, too.
Hi, Jon Brokering, here. We're really glad to have you with us. And we're ready to roll.
Now let's start our program. Here we go.
Hello everyone. Welcome back with us again.
It's time to wrap things up.
We hope you learned a lot about Japanese universities.
And now we're gonna make it stick with the review lesson.
Listen to the passage again and see how much you understand.
All right. Let's check your answers.
Now it's your turn to think how you would say it in short.
Okay, now Anna, what is this passage about?
All right. Let's listen to the passage once again.
Now, Anna, what is your question?
My question is regarding university admissions.
Should academic achievements be the only criterion?
Or should other factors be considered as well?
Now, Jon, what would you like to ask?
Well, what I'd like to know is...by what criteria do Japanese students choose a university?
And what do you think should be the most important criterion?
Jon, what do you think Japanese universities can do to make themselves look more attractive
for potential applicants?
Well, I think a lot of universities maybe are now in a bit of a panic trying to find ways to appeal to
more applicants.
And they're building brand-new buildings, you know, fancy-looking buildings and facilities and they're
changing course names to have カタカナ in them or making new departments,
which was liking to national or information technology, all of these things.
And personally that they should focus more on how to give the students a really valuable experience
during their four years and really awaken them to the sheer joy of study and academic pursuits.
And if the students can capture that, I think, that will appeal to them much more in the long run.
All right, everyone. That's all for today's lesson.
But we hope you'll keep coming back just for the sheer joy of learning.
Well, the last month of our program is now upon us.
So as a final topic, I think, it's a good time to think about Japan's place in the international community.
All right. We'll all see you next time. Bye.
And here are my partners, Anna and Jon.
Hi, I'm Anna Kunnecke. We have a great time on this show. And we bet you will, too.
Hi, Jon Brokering, here. We're really glad to have you with us. And we're ready to roll.
Now let's start our program. Here we go.
Hello everyone. Welcome back with us again.
It's time to wrap things up.
We hope you learned a lot about Japanese universities.
And now we're gonna make it stick with the review lesson.
Listen to the passage again and see how much you understand.
All right. Let's check your answers.
Now it's your turn to think how you would say it in short.
Okay, now Anna, what is this passage about?
All right. Let's listen to the passage once again.
Now, Anna, what is your question?
My question is regarding university admissions.
Should academic achievements be the only criterion?
Or should other factors be considered as well?
Now, Jon, what would you like to ask?
Well, what I'd like to know is...by what criteria do Japanese students choose a university?
And what do you think should be the most important criterion?
Jon, what do you think Japanese universities can do to make themselves look more attractive
for potential applicants?
Well, I think a lot of universities maybe are now in a bit of a panic trying to find ways to appeal to
more applicants.
And they're building brand-new buildings, you know, fancy-looking buildings and facilities and they're
changing course names to have カタカナ in them or making new departments,
which was liking to national or information technology, all of these things.
And personally that they should focus more on how to give the students a really valuable experience
during their four years and really awaken them to the sheer joy of study and academic pursuits.
And if the students can capture that, I think, that will appeal to them much more in the long run.
All right, everyone. That's all for today's lesson.
But we hope you'll keep coming back just for the sheer joy of learning.
Well, the last month of our program is now upon us.
So as a final topic, I think, it's a good time to think about Japan's place in the international community.
All right. We'll all see you next time. Bye.