I like studying in English, not just studying English. If you take classes in a subject you like, you can improve your English skills greatly. If you are interested in academic English, you should buy a relevant American textbook on the internet. For example, I bought an MCAT textbook, which is the test for medical applicants in America. It consists of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and so on, so you can study natural sciences in English. The concept of natural science is uniform all over the world and after you have studied it in your mother tongue you can understand the content. It is a good review for natural sciences and great for learning English at the same time. These days there are many kinds of online lectures or textbooks for various kinds of subjects, including license exams and entrance exams. Whatever your major, it is useful to study it using English textbooks or lectures to improve your language skills and review your knowledge of the subject.

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If you are interested, I recommend you that you study at an English-speaking school or take some classes with students of other nationalities in English. You not only get to improve your English, but also have the chance to take part in international exchange, meeting many students from all over the world. When I was a university student in Japan, there were a lot of foreign students, especially from Asia, so I had the chance to learn about these other cultures. You can enjoy learning with foreign students and make global connections.

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In an American university, there is a lot of discussion during class, so you must preview the content carefully beforehand. Speaking about academic theory is much more difficult than speaking in daily life so, needless to say, this becomes even more difficult when you do it in a foreign language. It might take a while to get accustomed to this discussion style, but once you are used to it, your communication skills improve dramatically. If you can enjoy joining in these discussions in a foreign language, you are almost fluent, and you can enjoy a whole new world of intellectual conversation.

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When you take part in discussions, you have to think about each concept or theme very deeply and understand and memorize them so speaking becomes natural. You also need to understand other students’ ideas and respect them. This means that you can enjoy learning and look forward to taking the next class. Moreover, you can make friends through these discussions and you may have opportunities meet them after class, perhaps going out for dinner together. This gives you the chance to find out more, not only about the class you are taking, but also about business, job hunting, and the like. It is very difficult to graduate, but by sharing useful information with other students it becomes much easier.

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