目次　CONTENTS
OCP Ⅰ 研究報告　ピッツァー・サマー・プログラム参加者　（OCPⅠ Research Reports by Pitzer Summer Program Participants）
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OCP Ⅰ 研究報告　フライブルク大学プログラム参加者　（OCPⅠ Research Reports by Freiburg Program Participants）
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OCP Ⅰ 研究報告　高麗大学プログラム参加者　（OCPⅠ Research Reports by Korea University Program Participants）
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華南師範大学 交換留学プログラム参加者　（OCP Ⅲ Research Report by South China Normal University Exchange Program Participant）
OCP Ⅲ 研究報告　チェンマイ大学 英語学習・タイ文化＆サーヴィス・ラーニング・プログラム参加者　（OCP Ⅲ Research Reports by Chiang Mai University
English, Thai Culture & Service Learning Program Participants）
OCP Ⅲ 研究報告　カセサート大学 国際学・タイ文化＆サーヴィス・ラーニング・プログラム参加者　（OCP Ⅲ Research Report by Kasetsart University International Studies,
Thai Culture & Service Learning Program Participant）
OCP Ⅳ 研究報告　カリフォルニア州立ポリテクニック大学ポモナ校 セメスター＆サーヴィス・ラーニング・
プログラム参加者　（OCP Ⅳ Research Reports by California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
English Language Institute Semester & Service Learning Program Participants）
サステーナビリティ・スタディ・ツアー研究報告　（Sustainability Study Tour Participants and Reports）
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編集後記　（Editor’s Notes）
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One American Weekend with My Host Family
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Mina Kishi
My report theme is how weekends are spent. I researched my host family’s life to
see. Their weekend begins from Friday night.
I went shopping in the daytime but they said they will take me to a mall even larger
than there. They showed me American size. But this is still only the beginning.
On Saturday, we went to various places. First, we went to watch a football match.
We didn’t pay money but we were able to get ice cream and hotdogs, drinks, posters and so
on. I couldn’t believe it because it is impossible in Japan. Paying for these things is normal
in Japan. I felt the depth of the pocket of Americans. Second, we took the train for the first
time. We went to Mexican street in Los Angeles. That night I baked cookies with my host
father. It seems to be his hobby.
Next day, Sunday, we went for worship. I had never been to church. So I didn’t
know that there are several times for worship. There was a performance and songs were
sung there. I was able to watch the scene and hear a story by a clergyman and watch a
drama or a movie. Afterwards, we went to see my host parents’ daughter. She is working at
a café. She talked with us a little bit and then returned to work. She poured coffee for us as
we drank our coffee. That reminds me, it was so in other shops, too. We don’t need to order
more coffee. Afterwards, we went to Manhattan Beach. We watched people playing beach
volleyball. Many people came to watch.
Though we didn’t play sports, we often went to watch games. I learned that my
host family often goes out to do something. In addition, other families asked students where
they want to go, but my host family decided the plan beforehand. Still the plan that they
made delighted us. They always thought about us and received us as part of their family. I
was able to spend a significant weekend. Weekends in America I felt were longer than in
Japan and I thought that they were special.
A Survey of American Eating Habits
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Nana Kimura
I researched about American eating habits in class with Akane Matsubara and Saki
Nakai. We asked 31 men and 10 women (total 41 people). Twenty-six were American and
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15 were Japanese.
The first question was “Do you like American foods?” Ninety-two percent of the
Americans said YES and 8% said NO; 87% Japanese said ‘so-so’ and 13% said NO; none
said YES. I could know that they liked the food of their own country. Next question was
“Do you prefer to eat at home or have fast food?” Twenty-one Americans answered “at
home” and 1 person answered “fast food” and 4 people answered “both.” All Japanese said
“at home.” Next question was “What do you drink when you eat your meal?” Almost all
Americans answered “water.” Some answered “sometimes soda” and “milk.” Almost all
Japanese answered “green tea.” Next question was “Do you eat vegetables every day?”
Almost all Americans answered that they try to do so. Almost all Japanese answered “YES.”
Final question was “Do you eat rice?” Eighty-eight percent of the Americans said YES and
12% said “sometimes.” All Japanese said YES.
From these results, I think that almost all American people are careless about
health. But a few people are vegetarian, so they eat well-balanced meals. And American
foods are not healthy and the portions are big size and have strong taste. So Americans do
not have healthy eating habits.
I was able to know this result only in the United States. And I could talk with many
Americans and study about their eating habits. It was good to come to know American
culture, native English speakers, their lifestyles and so on. And I was able to be interested
in life abroad. I want to make use of this experience in the future.
American Fashion Style
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Uran Takeshita
My research project was American fashion, because I am interested in American
fashion style. I interviewed 46 people. They were 8 men and 38 women. I interviewed the
people who were closest to me, for example, Pitzer College students, home stay family
members and the public. The age is all sorts. Two of us worked on this together.
First, we asked “What type of fashion style do you like?” and “Why?” The answer
is 20 people said casual. The others were suit, sporty, modern, simple and bohemian,
because these are comfortable, easy, cheap to look nice and relaxed.
Second, we asked “How do you describe your fashion style?” and if the answer
to question #1, which was “What type of fashion style do you like?” is different than their
answer to question #2 “How do you describe your fashion style?,” then we asked “Why
do you dress different than what you like?” The answer is 41 people said casual. The other
people said modern, suit, simple, 1990s style. Some people said that their answer for 2 is
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because it is good for their figure, convenient or easy to move in.
Third, we asked “Do you like fashion brands?” and “What is the brand you like?”
The answer is 20 people said yes, 7 people said sometimes. They like Nike, PUMA, LRG,
BANANA REPUBLIC, Lucky Brand, H&M, forever21, VANS, TOPSHOP. But 19 people
said no.
Fourth, we asked “What colors do you like for clothes?” and “Why?” Some people
said black, blue, green and white, because it is their favorite color. They are easy to match.
And the color makes them look thin.
Fifth, we asked “Do you like fashion brands?” and “Why?” The answer is 37
people said yes, because wearing brands’ clothes is fun. They can enjoy makeup. They can
look nice. They are comfortable. But 9 people said no, because they are too tight and are
uncomfortable. Also, they have no time to shop for fashion brand clothes.
The result, American people like dressing up. But actually, some people prefer
comfort than being fashionable.
American Discount Stores
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Yuka Tanaka
I often go to the 100-yen shops and discount food supermarkets in Japan. These
days, foreign discount stores gradually increase in Japan. I wanted to know about the
differences between Japanese discount stores and foreign discount stores. So I researched
about American discount stores.
I asked my host family about American discount stores and went to two discount
stores and one discount supermarket during my homestay. When I entered the store, I was
very surprised that the scale of the American store was much bigger than a Japanese store.
And I looked around in the store and took many pictures.
There were many goods in discount stores. I was surprised that there were all kinds
of goods, such as food, daily necessities, tableware, cosmetics, toys, and so on. American
stores were well-stocked, and the shelves were closely filled up with goods. I thought that
American people can buy anything in discount stores. I could not believe that most goods
were 100-yen or less.
When I went to a discount supermarket, I was surprised. I had thought that
American discount stores had only food and daily necessities the same as Japan, but that
was different from my expectation. The discount supermarket had not only food and daily
necessities but also toys, consumer electronics, furniture, and clothes. There were more
kinds of American products than Japanese products. Also, American products were lower
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in price than Japanese products.
From this survey, I found out that there were various types of discount stores in the
U.S. like in Japan. I felt that American discount stores have fun differences from Japanese
stores.
Americans’ Eating Habits
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Saki Nakai
I researched Americans’ healthy eating habits. I had thought Americans’ eating
habits are unbalanced. What is the truth about this?
Our group interviewed thirty people. I asked our teachers, host family members
and the people who were in the dining room. I made these three questions to examine this
topic. First question is “What do you drink when you eat meals?” Almost all Japanese drink
green tea or water. But Americans drink soda. Of course, there are some people who drink
water. I was very surprised. I think that they are taking too much sugar.
Second question is “Do you eat vegetables every day?” Japanese eat vegetables
every day. However, most Americans don’t eat vegetables every day. They said that they
try to eat them. Japanese mind their health and eat vegetables. There are many people who
like it and eat it. I found that Americans do not mind about health.
Third question is “Do you eat rice?” Japanese eat rice every day. Seventy percent
of Americans said yes. It was a higher result than I thought. And I thought it was a little
more. But American rice has a strong taste. It was culture but I want them to eat white rice.
Because it connects to health.
Finally, I will write what I thought through this experience. American foods are
not healthy and the serving size is big. I felt that all dishes were too big. American foods
have strong taste. For example, cakes were much too sweet. And American sweets contain
artificial coloring. I think that almost all American people are careless about health. So,
Americans do not have healthy eating habits.
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American Cell-Phone Life
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Ami Nomoto
I researched about American cell-phone use. I interviewed about 30 Americans
and about 20 Japanese. So I was able to learn about American cell-phone use.
“How long have you used a cell-phone?” Japanese have usually used a cell-phone
since they were junior high school students or high school students. But some Americans
have used a cell-phone since they were elementary school students. Americans have used a
cell-phone for long time.
“How many hours do you use a cell-phone per day?” Americans usually use a cellphone two hours per day, while Japanese usually use a cell-phone more, about four hours
per day. Japanese use a cell-phone more than Americans per day.
“What do you do on your cell-phone?” Japanese use social media the most. LINE
and Twitter are very popular among Japanese young people. Of course, Americans use
social media, too. But, for Americans, checking their e-mail, calling, texting and taking
pictures are more important. So, when I asked Japanese this question they answered social
media right away, and Americans didn’t. Americans use many things on their cell-phone.
“What country do you think uses the cell-phone more, Japan or America? Why?”
This question’s answer was very interesting for me. By the Japanese answer, Japanese use a
cell-phone more than Americans. But, by the American answer, Americans use a cell-phone
more than Japanese. In other words, Japanese and Americans think that their own country
uses cell-phones more than the other country. There were many reasons. For example, “We
always use a cell-phone,” “My country’s industry is developed,” and so on. All of these
reasons were not negative but were positive. People think that using cell-phone more is
equivalent to good technology.
By this research, I could know many things about cell-phone use. And, I was able
to know that American and Japanese ways of thinking are different.
American Eating Habits
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Atsumi Fujihara
I surveyed about American eating habits. I surveyed the differences in food culture
of the US and what the Japanese have as that image. For my survey, I interviewed and
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observed my host family and teachers at the college.
Before going to study abroad I had images that American foods are high calorie
and colorful and large size of servings so I did not have such a good impression. But
my image changed since going to the US. I ate a lot of food in the US that was so very
delicious. When I was in the dorm, most breakfasts were French toast or pancakes. For
dinner and lunch, it was pasta and pizza and hamburgers. Breakfast at my homestay was
eaten seriously every day. Dinner was eating out and delivery. My host family did not do
much cooking at home. They drank water or juice mostly during meals. I was eating fast
food every day. Americans seem to eat fast food once every two days. I was surprised there
are also many Japanese restaurants. People in California seem to like Mexican food; there
were a lot of Mexican restaurants. And I was also surprised that there was a lot of free food
and drink distributed at events. They don’t eat all the food that is served and they apparently
bring home what they can’t eat. I found that Americans aren’t all big eaters, not everyone.
There was a lot that I learned for the first time about eating habits in the US. I
thought it was a good measure against heat stroke that they give away free water at events.
How Americans Spend Their Time on Holiday
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Chihiro Fujima
These days, Japan has introduced various holidays from the United States. For
example, Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day. I investigated how Americans spend their
time on holiday. I tried to compare American lifestyle and Japanese lifestyle on holidays. I
think you’ll find the result very interesting.
For my survey, I interviewed 40 people. The group included 20 men and 20
women. Now, I would like to report the results of my survey. My first question was “What
are special holidays in America?” Thirty percent answered Christmas Day is a special
holiday in America, and 15 percent said Thanksgiving Day. Second question was “Which
holiday do you like the best?” One-half said Christmas Day. Twenty percent answered
Thanksgiving Day, and 10 percent said Independence Day. Third question was “What do
you do on that holiday?” They said they have a party and exchange presents with their
family and friends on Christmas Day. They have a party and eat turkey on Thanksgiving
Day. On July 4th every year, they celebrate Independence Day. They usually celebrate
holidays with their family and friends.
The results of this survey show the differences between American lifestyle and
Japanese lifestyle. American people tend to celebrate holidays much more than Japanese.
Christmas event in Japan is famous on the 24th of December. But Christmas for American
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people is to celebrate the holiday all through December. And I had thought that American
people celebrate Christmas Day because they believe in Christianity. But many Americans
are not reverent Christians. They only like parties.
Difference of New Year’s Day in Japan and America
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Kanako Horibe
I went to America for the first time this summer. I lived with an American family
and felt a lot of differences in the culture compared with Japan. I investigated the difference
of New Year’s Day in America and Japan for my research report. I was able to ask persons
from my homestay family and at Pitzer College.
First, I asked “What do you do on New Year’s Day?” Japanese people usually go
to the home of relatives and to a shrine. But, many American people spend it watching TV
at home.
Second, I asked “What do you eat on New Year’s Day?” American people eat
chicken and beef and seem to often eat junk food. New Year’s Day in America doesn’t have
traditional dishes. In Japan, there are traditional New Year’s dishes and “ozoni,” a special
soup.
Third, I asked “How do you spend New Year’s Day?” They seem to spend it going
to the home of friends in the America.
Fourth, I asked “Do you have New Year’s gifts?” There doesn’t seem to be any
gift special for New Year’s Day. I thought it may be because Christmas is held so grandly
in America.
Finally, I asked “Do you like New Year’s Day?” Most people answered yes. I
understood that it was a good day for Americans.
To conclude, Christmas is more important than New Year’s Day. Americans get
Christmas gifts, but there is no New Year’s gift. They like New Year’s Eve better than New
Year’s Day.
How to spend New Year holidays was entirely different in America and Japan.
There were differences in the holidays that I investigated by country and it was very
interesting. I could feel that there is a difference in culture and I think I conducted a very
good investigation.
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American Eating Habits
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Akane Matsubara
I thought American foods are not healthy. For example hamburgers, French fries,
pizza and so on. American people do not have healthy eating habits. Actually, though, how
is it? So, I decided to research this topic.
I asked American people “Do you like American foods?” They said “yes.” They
drink cola, soda with their meals. In Japan, we drink green tea with our meals. And in the
US, soda and cakes have a lot of artificial coloring which is bad for your health. I was very
surprised to see colored cakes. There were blue, pink, green, red, and yellow cakes. And
they were very sweet. American cakes are sweeter than Japanese cakes. If too much sugar
is taken, it is not good for one’s health. Next, I asked “Do you eat vegetables every day?”
They said “no” or “try to eat.” Most people don’t eat vegetables every day. In Japan, many
vegetables are contained in meals. Even if we do not eat a salad, we eat vegetables every
day. I think American foods are spicy, salty and sweet. And all meals and drinks are very
big portions and sizes. There are big sizes of ice cream, meat, milk, cereal, and snacks in
the grocery stores. My host family said “We don’t know that artificial coloring, spicy, salty,
and sweet foods are not good for health.” In Japan, when I was a child, my mother and TV
shows said these are not good for health.
The results are American people do not have healthy eating habits and American
food is not good for health.
For American People, What Is Fashion?
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Namiko Miki
I researched about American fashion with Uran Takeshita. We interviewed 46
people, 8 men and 38 women. Our research topic is “What is the most popular fashion for
American people?”
First, we asked “What type of fashion style do you like?” and “Why do you like
it?” Twenty people answered casual. The others were suit, sporty, modern, simple and
bohemian, because it is comfortable, easy, cheap, looks nice and is relaxing.
Second, we asked “How do you describe your fashion style?” and if the answer to
question #1, which was “What type of fashion style do you like?” was different than their
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answer for question #2 “How do you describe your fashion style?” then we asked “Why
do you dress differently than what you like?” Forty-one people answered casual. The other
people answered modern, suit, simple, 1990s style. And some people said that answer #2 is
good for their figure, convenient or easy to move.
Third, we asked “Do you like fashion brands?” and “What is it?” Twenty
people answered yes. Seven people answered sometimes. They like Nike, PUMA, LRG,
BANANA REPABLIC, Lucky Brand, H&M, forever21, VANS, TOPSHOP etc. But 19
people answered no.
Fourth, we asked “What colors do you like for clothes?” and “Why do you like it?”
Some people answered black, blue, green and white. It is because it is their favorite color,
easy, and makes them look skinny.
Fifth, we asked “Do you like fashion brands?” and “Why do you like it?” Thirtyseven people answered yes. It is because it is fun to wear, they enjoy wearing make up,
looking nice and it is comfortable. But 9 people answered no, because it is too tight-fitting
and uncomfortable. They said they could not feel relaxed.
Finally, the results, American people like dressing up. But actually, some people
prefer comfort to being fashionable.
Thanks to this research project, I could talk with many people and be able to
have a very good experience. I want to study more English.
“No Memory Day”
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Mariko Miki
My research project is New Year’s Day. I chose this topic because I am interested
in America and the differences with New Year’s Day in Japan. I asked 40 people some
questions. I was able to ask persons from my homestay family and at Pitzer College. I asked
the persons across the generations.
The first question was “What do you do on New Year’s Day?” Japanese people
usually go to the home of relatives and to a shrine. But, many Americans spend it watching
TV at home.
The second question was “What do you eat on New Year’s Day?” The American
people eat chicken, beef and often junk food such as hamburgers. They drink a lot of
champagne and wine. Some people eat Japanese food in the United States; New Year’s Day
doesn’t have traditional dishes in America and they seem to usually have the same meal as
other days. In Japan, there is a traditional food including special New Year’s dishes and the
“ozouni” soup.
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The third question was “Where do you spend New Year’s Day?” Americans spend
it at home or at the home of friends. In addition there was one person who said they spend
it at a party and at a nightclub.
The fourth question was “Do you have New Year’s gifts?” There doesn’t seem to
be the gift of New Year’s Day in America. I get New Year’s gifts in Japan.
The fifth question was “Do you like New Year’s Day?” Most people replied yes. I
understood New Year’s Day is a good day for people.
The result of this survey is that Christmas is more important than New Year’s
Day in America. They get Christmas gifts, but there is no New Year’s gift. Americans like
New Year’s Eve better than New Year’s Day. But, most people get drunk and they have no
memory of it.
American Food Habits
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Yumika Mori
I researched about American food habits based on my experience at my homestay.
I mainly researched contents, table manners, and differences between Japan and America.
First topic is about the contents of the meal. Basically, I ate bread in the morning.
There were various kinds of bread. For example, there are bagel, croissant, baguette, and
so on. Dinner is the fullest in variety, like Japan. However, there are not many side dishes
as in Japan. On the American West Coast, Mexican food is eaten by many people. I ate
tacos, salsa and tortillas at my homestay. In addition, there are many Mexican restaurants.
My host mother is half American and half Japanese. So I could eat some Japanese food. I
had thought that there was no rice. Actually, I could eat it at my homestay. I could eat it at
students’ dining hall, too. But mostly is was fried rice.
Second topic is how people eat. The food is served on a big plate. It is put in the
middle of the table. And each person takes as much as is desired from there. In Japan, it is
separately served for each person from the beginning. Moreover, the plates are separate by
kind of food. It is common to eat meals with the family. It has been usually so, too, in Japan,
but I think that there are few such families recently, because both parents are busy working.
In America, they eat happily while talking about the news of that day. I ate like that with
my host family, too. So it was very fun.
The last topic is table manners. I was surprised most by the position of peoples’
hands during a meal. It is good manners to put the hand not being used on the knee. In
Japan, it is not good to put the hand not being used below the table top. I thought that
manner is bad when I saw it first in America. But when I was told, I understood. Americans
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eat with fork, knife and spoon. It is bad manners to hold a plate up by the hand. This is a
difference with Japan, too.
Through this research, I found many differences between Japan and America. I
was puzzled a little at first, but it was a good experience to know the other culture. At the
same time, I was proud of Japanese eating habits and it was a chance to look back at my
own culture.
American Eating Habits
English Department
2nd year
Shiori Ono
I researched about American eating habits. Probably, many Japanese people think
American food is high-calorie and American people eat fast food almost always; I thought
so before I went to America, but I wanted to know whether it is really right. I asked 3
questions to people at Pitzer College and referred to the food of my host family.
First, I asked “What do you eat for breakfast?” Most of the answers were that
they ate simply and easy to make foods. For example, oatmeal, toast and cereal. I saw that
a student ate that in the cafeteria. My breakfast at my host family was toast, orange juice
and fruits. So, I found out American people don’t take time for breakfast in the same way
as Japanese.
Second, I asked “How often do you eat fast food?” At Pitzer College, I saw most
young students were eating fast food for lunch. I think there were French fries, hot dogs
and hamburgers every day. However, at a restaurant street in Claremont, there were not
only fast food shops but other popular food shops. Above all, Mexican food is loved by
people in America. There were many restaurants serving Mexican food everywhere because
California is close to Mexico and there are many immigrants from Mexico. So, I knew
some people like eating fast food, other people like eating other things better.
Third, I asked “What do you eat at a birthday party?” I experienced American
birthday party with my friends while I lived with my host family. My host mother made
us lots of food. Salad, toast, pasta, cake and ice cream were served in order. The top of the
cake was not decorated so much but it was so big that everyone could eat enough cake. I
think the food is different in each family, and I felt the way of celebrating is probably so in
Japan, too.
Finally, I think American people have many chances to eat fast food because of the
well-developed service of fast food in supermarkets and fast food shops. And the serving
size of fast food is much bigger than in Japan, so they ingest high-calorie foods in large
quantities. However, there must be people who take care of their bodies and health.
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Snack Foods American Students Like
English Department
2nd year
Haruka Nakata
I like snack foods so I wanted to survey about snack foods college students like
and I interviewed students whom I met at Pitzer College about this. I asked what’s their
favorite snack food. Then many people said they like chips (Doritos, Lays, Ruffles), ice
creams, cookies (Oreos), cereals (Special K). I often see Oreos in Japan, however I didn’t
know the look, taste and price of any other snack foods. So I went to the convenience store
and supermarket, for example, ampm and TARGET to survey them.
First I surveyed about chips. They are about $1.40. I ate Lays and I thought they
were delicious and it’s similar to potato chips in Japan. However, I think there are many
more variations of snack foods in America than in Japan.
Next, I surveyed about cereal. They are about 90 cents to $1.20. I think college
students of Japan don’t eat cereal much so when I found out that many college students in
America eat cereal often, I was surprised. I ate Special K and I thought it’s good and there
are many more kinds of cereals in America than in Japan. Actually, I saw many college
students eating cereal so I thought they are very popular in America.
I thought every snack food that students of Pitzer College recommended are very
delicious and they aren’t much different from Japanese snack foods. However, there are
some differences in that they have many varieties and artificial coloring so I was surprised.
Moreover, there are many snack foods that I have never eaten and which are peculiar to
America.
At first, I was very nervous about interviewing college students in English because
I can’t speak English fluently. However, people were very kind to me so I enjoyed surveying
them. I was glad to have good experiences when I interviewed many Americans which is
not possible in Japan.
English in Daily Life
English Department
2nd year
Maki Miyanaga
I researched about English in daily life. I wanted to know if English which is
spoken in Japan by native speakers and English which is spoken in America in daily life is
the same. I researched by listening to conversations carefully.
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First, I noticed that English which is spoken in Japan by native speakers and
English which is spoken in America at school were almost same. I had believed that a
teacher who is a native speaker speaks a different kind of English for Japanese students to
easily understand. But it was not true. I thought the way to make words understood easily
is speaking slowly.
Second, I noticed that Americans use “guys” when they address people. I had
believed that they use it to address only men, but they used it to address women, too. For
example, when they say “Do you like this?” people say “Do you guys like this?” At first, it
felt strange to me that they always use “guys” with “you.” But, finally I thought it is cool.
Third, I thought English has a children’s English. But, adults didn’t use children’s
English. Japanese use children’s language when speaking to babies and little children, but
Americans speak to babies and little children by just changing their tone of voice.
Finally, I noticed that English which is spoken at home and English which is
spoken at school were almost the same. I had believed that Americans change how they
talk at home and at school. But, they were always speaking the same English.
Throughout my study abroad, I learned about many things which I didn’t know. I
think I could increase my knowledge of English.
Eating Habits of American People
Education Department
2nd year
Emi Aoi
I researched American people’s eating habits, because the United States is said to
be a country of obese people. So, I was interested in American food. And I had an image
that all American food is very big, so I wanted to see big food.
First, I researched American people’s eating habits. Staple food is bread or cereal
and fruit in the morning. Bread is almost always sweet and high calorie, but people eat a lot
of fruit and fresh vegetables, too. Americans love hamburger and pizza, so they often eat
this. Many people said “My favorite food is hamburgers” or “My favorite food is pizza.”
So these are representative foods in America. The most famous hamburger shop is IN-NOUT. My host family said this shop’s French fries are the most delicious of all anywhere
in the world.
Second, I researched popular food. EGG SLAT is the vogue in America. This is
made with egg and potato, and it can be eaten with bread, so it looks good. I did not have a
chance to eat this. It is going to come to Japan soon, so I want to try this.
Finally, I researched the infiltration of Japanese food there in America. Sushi is
very popular, so there are many sushi shops. But nigirizushi is not as popular as California
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roll. All people like California roll. This is too spicy for me. Japanese food is loved by
American people, because it is very healthy food, so they pay much attention to it.
I thought American food is not healthy and it is high in calories, but every food is
simple, so it is good for American people holding a party. It matches the national character.
American food is good, but Japanese people don’t like strongly seasoned food, so for us
Japanese the best food is Japanese food.
Popular Songs Among Young People
Education Department
2nd year
Kana Ishikawa
I have been interested in American music since I was in junior high school. And
I like music because it pleases me. So I wanted to know a lot about American music. For
example, who are the popular artists and what is the popular genre. So I decided to check
American music.
The contents which I checked are:
・What kind of music are young people interested in
・What kind of genre is popular
・The differences with Japan
・What kind of characteristic is there in American music
・Who is popular among artists
My investigation method was:
・Interviewing people at Pitzer College
・Listening to music
The results are as follows:
Of course it is different from person to person. There are people who listen to
music of favorite artists or people who listen to trendy music. There are the people who
listen to whatever music, including the latest songs and old music. In addition, Americans
listen to the music of various genres. For example Pop, Rock, Latin, Ballad. The difference
between American music and Japanese music is that American songs are basically shorter
than Japanese songs. There was a little difference. It is easy to see tempo as a characteristic
of the American music. There are accents in music. Beyonce, Justin Bieber, and Bob Marley
are popular artists. Artists popular in the United States are also famous in Japan.
I think that I could get enough information because I was able to ask actively these
questions. And I was able to know more about American music. I came to like American
music.
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After-School Lessons of the Primary School Child
Education Department
2nd year
Yuna Teruyama
I decided to learn about the American primary school child. When a child becomes
a primary school student, there are many parents who let them start learning sports in
earnest, because it is good, and, unlike the club activities of the junior high school of Japan,
the child’s skills will improve sooner.
There are many kinds of after-school lessons. For example, exercise and rhythmic
gymnastics. The child of my host family has done it in earnest since he was small. Another
is swimming. The child who works in earnest taking weekly swimming classes to join
the local swim team. Also, team sports. For a local American team, they do the basics
for around three months in one season. As for baseball, soccer, American football, and
basketball, these teams or clubs practice in autumn, winter or spring. There are many NPOs
like Little League, coaches are volunteers and indispensable for the children.
Musical instruments like piano and violin are studied in elementary school, and
some come up to professional standard. The children train hard to improve their music
skills.
A point that is greatly different from learning in Japan is there is no “language
study” (such as English in Japan) as after school lessons. Because Americans are not so
interested, parents don’t have their children learn a foreign language. Therefore, there are
many people who learn it by themselves.
The frequency of lessons is greatly different in each country.
I understood that parents of American children are enthusiastic about education. In
addition, I was surprised that the learning of children was inclined to sports.
Everyday Life of My Host Family
Education Department
2nd year
Yuki Hiyama
I researched about the everyday life of my host family. The reason why I researched
this topic is because I am interested in everyday life of my host family. I experienced
homestay for two weeks from August 10 to August 22. I interviewed my host family and
observed their lives with my own eyes.
First, I checked one day of my host family. I checked weekdays and a holiday
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each. On weekdays, my host father and my host mother go to work mainly. My host brother
goes to school. They return at different times, but they always have dinner together and talk
in the whole family.
Next, I checked the meals of my host family. I checked meal menu of breakfast,
lunch and supper. They ate pancakes, yogurt, fruits and coffee at home mainly in the
morning. They have a meal in the workplace and at school at noon. They often eat out on
a holiday. They often eat hamburgers, sushi, sandwiches and sweets. They eat hamburgers,
hot dogs, salads, pizza and tacos at home mainly at night.
Last, I checked the TV program which host families often watched. I checked both
adults and children. My host family does not watch much TV. If they watch, adults watch
news and variety shows, and children watch animated cartoons.
Through this research, I was able to know common points and the differences
between Japanese and American lifestyles. Common points between Japanese and American
lifestyles are about TV program. The differences between Japanese and American lifestyles
are about meal menu. I did only a 2-week homestay, but I had various experiences, and I
found out what I wanted to know. I was able to spend very valuable days.
Differences in Culture and Elementary School Life
Education Department
2nd year
Yukiko Matsuo
My research project is elementary school life in America. I think Japanese and
American schools have some differences. In America, first, scale of school is very small.
There is one class for each grade. During recess time, many students go outside and they
play with children from other grades. I think this relation is very good. When I was an
elementary school student, I played only with classmates. I did not play with other grade
students. Now too, I go to an elementary school as a volunteer teacher and students play
only with others of the same class.
Second, I was surprised by how many students go to school by their parents’
driving them. I liked going to school walking and talking with my friends. It took a lot of
time but this time I enjoyed very much. I think going by car is satisfactory but the roads can
be crowded and driving can be dangerous.
When I went to a concert in the park in Claremont, many Americans were dancing.
They can dance happily even if they do not know each other. Actually, I could dance with
Americans I didn’t know. There was an atmosphere of enjoying from children to adults.
The atmosphere attracted me.
America and Japan have different cultures. So many things are very interesting.
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Japan has good points that America does not have, and America has good points that Japan
does not have. So I thought different cultures are interesting.
Comparison Between Japanese and American McDonald’s
Education Department
2nd year
Ayaka Inada
I researched the difference between Japanese and American McDonald’s. I have
two reasons why I researched that. First, I was interested because I go to McDonald’s often
in Japan so I wanted to know whether there is a difference. Second, I want to tell these
differences to people who go to the United States for studying abroad or for travel.
American McDonald’s is cheap and there are many kinds. There are many items
on the menu besides hamburgers. For example, in the United States, McDonald’s has 16
kinds of value sets. There are other items such as salad and cookies, too. There was a great
difference between the United States and Japan with the drinks. Japanese small size is
300ml. It is 700ml in the United States. Japanese medium size is 500 ml; it is 946 ml in the
United States. Japanese large size is 650 ml, but it is 1,300 ml in the United States.
Japanese people think that Americans go to McDonald’s often. But, my host family
said that they hardly ever went there. They usually go to In-N-Out Burger. It is a fast food
burger shop limited to California. One can always eat fresh burgers made after ordering at
In-N-Out. In-N-Out is particular about the freshness of ingredients. My host family took
me to this shop with them. The taste of the hamburger was very delicious, a taste that we
Japanese like. Also, it was very fresh, and the French fries were very delicious, too. I want
people to certainly eat there if there is an opportunity to visit Los Angeles.
I was very surprised by my investigation. In the United States, McDonald’s is a
place the elderly gather. In Japan, there are more young people eating at McDonald’s than
in the United States. In the United States, the symbol of the low-income person seems to
be McDonald’s.
I was surprised by the differences I found through this investigation. Though it
is cheap, the size of drinks in the US are big. In other words, I thought that I profited in
comparison to Japan.
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Facilities of an American Early Childhood Center
Education Department
2nd year
Misato Imai
I am studying education at my university. I love children. I’m interested in education
in foreign countries. So I researched about facilities of an American early childhood center.
And I wanted to know the difference between such American and Japanese centers.
I visited an early childhood center in California. There was only one floor. There
were some rooms there. There were children 4 to 6 years old in the same room. Three-year
old children were in another room. There were three teachers in one class. There was a
playground made of rubber. It’s soft ground. There were only a few playground structures
and there was a sandbox. There were two groups of children playing outside as one class.
There was no gym and hutch for animals but there were rabbits in the room. I was anxious
about allergy to animals. There were toys, books and so on in the room. Children each
played and ate snacks.
The first difference between America and Japan was the practice of different aged
children together in the American early childhood center.
Second, in Japan there are no animals in a childcare room.
The American early childhood center that I visited had a small and homey
atmosphere. American early childhood center and Japanese one was not so different in
facilities. But difference was seen about the way of the education. I thought that I wanted to
know more about American education. My visit to the childhood center was a really good
experience.
American Food Restaurants
Education Department
2nd year
Chiaki Ikenaga
Japanese food, Chinese food, various types of food, including Italian dishes are
served in Japan restaurants, but I had a question whether it was similar or whether it was
different in the United States.
Therefore, I decided to check what kind of restaurants there were in the United
States. I decided to research the restaurants which my host family and I went to between
study tours.
I went to a sandwich shop and to a family restaurant between the study tours. It
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was the same family restaurant as in Japan, but there was much quantity and I thought that
Japanese large size was American small size. A bag of potato chips came with the sandwich
in the sandwich shop, and this was surprising because it doesn’t happen in Japan. My host
family took me to a Vietnamese food restaurant, a hamburger shop, a doughnut shop, a
Japanese restaurant, and more. It was a very fresh experience because I was unfamiliar with
Vietnamese food in Japan. Juice was free to have another helping and this surprised me in
the hamburger shop. In the Japanese restaurant, I ate sushi, miso soup, and chow mein. The
miso soup and the chow mein tasted the same as in Japan. There were many things which
were unique: the appearance was brighter than in Japan for the sushi, and various sauces
and fruit were used, but it was delicious.
I thought that the United States might have various types of restaurants. I thought
that this might be connected with there being many people of different races living in
the United States. I was puzzled over differences with Japan, but was able to have a very
valuable experience.
How Americans Spend their Free Time
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
3rd year
Tae Kobashi
“What do you do in your free time?” I wanted to know how Americans spend
their free time. So, I researched about free time of Americans. I had interviews with 30
people (18 women and 12 men) at Pitzer College and our host families and I asked them
five questions.
First question was “Is there free time during work in America?” One hundred
percent said “yes.” The free time was at lunch time and after work (fifty-six percent), only
lunch time (seventeen percent), only weekends (seventeen percent), and after work (ten
percent). Second question was “Is there free time during school in America?” One hundred
percent said “yes.” They had free time during lunch time, during classes (fifty minutes)
and after school. Third question was “Do you have free time every day?” Seventy-seven
percent answered “yes,” seventeen percent answered “frequently,” six percent answered
“sometimes” and zero percent answered “no.” Fourth question was “What do you do in
your free time?” Fifty percent answered “spend with my family.” Seventy percent answered
“spend with friends.” Thirty percent answered “doing housework.” Eighty percent answered
“playing sports.” Fifty percent answered “doing hobbies.” Ninety percent answered
“watching TV.” And I asked extra two questions, “What kinds of sport do you like playing?”
and “What is your hobby?” Popular sports were running, exercising and hiking. And their
hobbies were cooking, sleeping, reading books, riding bikes and so on. Final question was
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“Do you think free time is important?” One hundred percent said “yes.” The reasons were
“have to relax” (fifty-eight percent), “to be happy” (twenty-three percent), “to do favorite
things” (ten percent), and “stress management” (nine percent).
Through this research, I could know that Americans like playing sports and
watching TV shows and they cherish spending time with their family. So, they spend time
with people who are valuable to them and spend time doing their favorite things in their free
time, because they must work the next week.
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ドイツ留学で感じたこと
神戸国際教養学科　2 回生　市岡　侑香
留学先をドイツに決めたのは、特に理由があったわけではない。1 年からドイツ語を
履修していなかった事もあり、初めての海外で、しかも言葉の通じないドイツで生活で
きるのかすごく不安であった。しかし、実際留学に行ってみるとその不安はすぐに払
しょくされた。それは一人の日本人との出会いがあったからだ。その方はドイツに 10
年以上も住んでおり、ドイツ語だけでなくポルトガル語など多くの言語を話せる方だっ
た。とても仲良くしていただき、なにからなにまで助けてもらい、感謝してもしきれな
いほどだ。このように、日本人のスタッフの方がたくさんいて、しかもこのプログラム
に参加している日本人がたくさんいるので全く不安なく生活できた。また、多くの日本
人だけでなくさまざまな国からの参加者がいるため、ドイツ以外の国の人々との交流が
できるのがとてもいい点だと思う。実際私はロシア人の友達ができた。帰国した今でも
Facebook などでの交流があるくらいだ。ドイツでの生活はとても充実していた。寮生
活なので毎日のご飯はパーティーのようであった。スーパーも近くにあり買い物にも困
ることはなかった。ルームメイトとの交流も大切な思い出だ。バーベキューを開いてく
れたりと、楽しいことばかりで毎日が大切な思い出になった。ひとつ後悔していること
は、週末の過ごし方である。もっと土日などを使って様々なところに行けばよかったと
今になって残念に思う。フランス、スイスなどは電車ですぐに行くことができるのでもっ
ともっと多くの国を見て、感じればよかったと思う。日本より過ごしやすい気候だとは
聞いていたが、雨が降ればアウターがいるほど寒くなり、日中晴れていると半袖でも過
ごせるほど暑くなるので調節のきく服装が必要になった。また、晴れていても急に雨が
降ったりするので折りたたみの傘も必要だった。この留学を経て、私は考え方に変化が
生じ、将来が少し見えた気がする。理由もなく決めた留学だったが、多くの人々との出
会いや異国での生活を経験し人間的にも大きくなれたと思う。この貴重な経験は一生の
宝物だ。これをばねにもっともっと成長したいと思う。
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ドイツ・フライブルク語学研修に行って
神戸国際教養学科　2 回生　金治　摩耶
私が今回ドイツ留学を選んだ理由は一回生のときから勉強していたドイツ語をもう少
しできるようになりたいと思ったことと、ヨーロッパに行ってみたいという単純な気持
ちからでした。ドイツ語も全然できず、行く直前に「どうしよう」と不安がいっぱいで
した。しかも行ってみると現地でのクラス分けも、なんで私がここにいるの ? と思うく
らいみんなドイツ語ができるクラスでした。レベルが合っていなければクラスを変更し
てもらうこともできました。でもあきらめずにそのクラスで頑張ることにしました。す
ると、まったくできなかったのに周りの友達や担任の先生に助けてもらいながらだんだ
んわかるようになり、間違えずに自分でチケットセンターで留学後の移動の切符を買う
ことができるくらいまでドイツ語が少し分かるようになりました。行ったときは何を食
べたらいいのかもわからずにリンゴや桃などを自分の部屋で食べたりする生活でした
が、慣れてくるにつれてスーパーで食材を買って簡単な料理を作れるようになりました。
買い物を繰り返すうちにお金の感覚やレジでのあいさつも分かるようになりました。少
しなれてくると探検したりして少し遠いところにみつけた大きくて安いスーパーに行っ
てみたりして普段実家暮らしの私も自炊したり、仲良しなグループで集まり、みんなで
ご飯をたべたりしていました。日本とは違うことが多く最初はとまどってばかりでした。
新幹線のような乗り物やトラムに普通に犬が乗っていたり、服屋さんに犬が普通に入っ
たりと珍しい光景には驚きました。そして私が感じたことは、日本人は真面目に働いて
いる、ということです。日本では閉店時間より前に閉めたりせず、レジの接客もちゃん
としているなと思いました。ドイツではレジの人が普通にガムを噛んでいたり、レジの
人同士で騒いだり歌いながらレジをしていました。日本では考えられない状況でした。
でも私はレジでのあいさつがとても好きでした。近くのスーパーのおばちゃんはすごく
にこにこして「ダンケ !」と言ってくれていました。学校の近くのパン屋さんでもわたし
が上手に発音できるまでパンを袋にいれてくれなくて、正しく発音できたら OK!! と言っ
て袋にいれてくれることもあり、いい人ばかりでした。他にも道がわからなかったら丁
寧に教えてくれたり、移動のとき重いキャリーを運んでくれたりと本当にいろいろな人
に助けてもらいました。寮では、4 人部屋で私以外が全員男の人だったのですが、とて
も優しくて、「わからないことがあれば扉をノックしてね～」と言ってくれたり、日本
に来たことのある中国の方は、「おはよ一 !」などたまに日本語を話してくれることもあ
りました。現地には日本人スタッフの方もいて、とてもお世話になりました。私は今回
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の留学で少しだけ自立できたと思いました。実家暮らしで何もできないひとりっ子でし
たが、この調子でどんどん自立できたらいいなと思っています。日本にいたらわからな
い異文化に接することもでき、すこし自分自身の成長も感じた留学プログラムでした。
フライブルクに留学して
神戸国際教養学科　佐々木苑子
事前学習 15 回の間に、飛行機の手配、プログラム終了後のホテル予約や計画を勉強し
ましたが、実際にそれらの手続きをしたことはほとんどが初めてでした。一応手配はで
きたものの、ちゃんとやっていけるのか不安でした。もちろん 1 か月だけですが、ドイ
ツで暮らせるという楽しみもありました。楽しみと不安の半々くらいでフライブルクま
で向かいました。また、ルームシェアなので他に住んでいる人とうまくやっていけるの
かという心配もありました。ルームシェアの人たちとは話す言語が違い、共通語はドイ
ツ語か英語という状況だったので、最初はなるべく会いたくないな、という気持ちもあ
りました。そして、自分はどうしてこんなにできないのだろう…と落ち込みましたが、
ジェスチェーをしたり、相手にはゆっくり話してもらったり、もしくは紙に書いてもら
いながら話すようになりました。がんばって話そうとすると、相手も一生懸命聞き取ろ
うとしてくれるので、伝えたいことが通じたときは安心とうれしさがありました。最初
はしなくてはいけないことが多く、授業を理解することに必死でしたが、慣れると毎日
がとても楽しく充実して過ごせました。自分で食事をつくったり、フライブルク大学の
先生やチューターさんのおすすめのお店に行って、自分で注文したり、楽しく日々の生
活の中でドイツの文化を学ぶことができました。外食だけではなく、スーパーでは金額
が、日が経つにつれて、少しずつ聞き取れるようになった気がします。道に迷っていた
ら話しかけてくれたり、ドイツ語の勉強をしながら登校していたら、近くにいた人が教
えてくれたり、フライブルクでいろんな人に助けてもらいながら生活を送ることができ
ました。授業では先生は半分ドイツ語で半分英語だったので理解することは大変でした
が、聞き取ろうと努力しました。簡単な数字やアルファベットの読み方から動詞の変化
など男性名詞、女性名詞、中性名詞など難しいものもありましたが、宿題、復習を通し
て学習しました。何度も同じことを繰り返し授業でやる内容や会話はできるようになっ
てきて、１日合計 3 時間しか授業はありませんでしたが、毎日予習・復習をするのでと
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ても身についたように思います。集中的にやることは身につくのだと感じました。この
1 か月のプログラム、またプログラム終了後の観光で失敗した点も多く、学ぶことはと
てもたくさんありました。今後、もう一度留学に行くときや海外旅行に行くときには活
かすことができると思います。ドイツの文化や街並み、性格などに触れ、そして自分自
身から学びたいという意欲が湧き、いろんなところに出かけたくさんの経験ができまし
た。レポートのテーマについての調査を含め、ドイツについて知らないことがまだまだ
たくさんあることも実感しました。また、このプログラムを通して、さまざまな大学の
人と知り合うこともできました。その人たちとも接し、考え方や自分とは違う見方、勉
強面でも良い刺激を受けました。ドイツ語の勉強の他に、1 か月という短い期間ではあ
りましたが、わたし自身も少しは成長できたと思います。
フライブルク留学と犬
神戸国際教養学科　西原　紫乃
ドイツへ行って初めに驚くことはとにかく犬が多いことだろう。まず、空港内にもた
くさんの犬がいる。日本のようにゲージに入れられたり、犬用のカバンに入ったりして
いるのではない。リードを付けられて飼い主のそばを歩いている犬もいれば、ノーリー
ドで飼い主を追いかけている犬もいる。犬たちはとても自由に行動しているように見え
るが、飼い主を見失い迷子になってしまう犬や他の人間に迷惑をかける犬、食べ物に気
をひかれて勝手な行動をとる犬は決していない。ドイツに行けばいやでもドイツが動物
愛護先進国と呼ばれる理由がわかるはずだ。私の留学当初からのテーマは「ドイツの犬
文化」であったため、犬を連れている人を積極的に探すつもりだったが、探すまでもな
くたくさんの人が犬を連れていた。ペットと過ごす時間を大切にしているドイツでは、
ペットを連れて入れる店がたくさんある。まず電車、バス、タクシーなどの公共交通機
関は全て犬の連れ込みが可能だ。先ほど空港について述べたが、犬がキャリーバッグに
入った状態の重さが 8kg 未満であれば、人と一緒の席に搭乗することだってできる。ド
イツでは遊園地も犬の入園が可能だった。アトラクションにはひとつひとつ、犬連れ込
み禁止のシールが貼ってあるのが可愛らしい。H&M のような日本にもある店、その他
飲食店で飼い主とともに当然のように犬が入ってくるのを初めて見たときは、日本人な
らば驚きを隠せないだろう。また、電車で飼い主の足元で座っている犬を他人が勝手に
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撫でているのを見たこともある。しっかりしつけされているため、知らない人に急に触
られても我慢できるのだ。この行き届いたしつけがより犬たちを自由にしているのだろ
う。ドイツには、犬のしつけをする学校が数多くある。日本と同様、犬を預けて訓練し
てもらうタイプ、飼い主と一緒にトレーニングスクールへ定期的に通うタイプ、トレー
ナーが自宅や近所の公園まで来てくれて、個人もしくは少数で訓練を行うタイプがある。
これらのしつけは法律で義務づけされているわけではないが、ドイツでは「犬を飼う =
きちんとしつけをする」という図式が当然のように浸透しているので、多くの犬がきち
んとした訓練を受けるのだ。日本では犬をトレーナーに預ける人がかなり少ないし、飼
い主の行うべきしつけを他人に任せてあたりまえだと考える人さえいる。この考え方の
違いは動物愛護先進国のドイツと日本の大きな違いといえるだろう。ドイツに住む犬た
ちは幸せだ。犬好きの国民が多く住む中で、捨てられることや殺処分に怯えることなく
のびのびと暮らしている。日本もペット大国となるならば動物の保護、飼い主としての
責任をより強めていかなければならないだろう。
フライブルクの留学生活での発見
神戸国際教養学科　2 回生　宮崎祐貴子
フライブルクでの生活は、なにもかもが新鮮でした。例えば、電車については自動ド
アではないので、目的の駅に着いたときに自分でボタンを押して開かなければなりませ
ん。切符は、目本でいう改札というものがなく、切符の確認は毎日毎回行われるわけで
はなく、抜き打ちで乗務員にチェックされます。スーパーでは、一回お店に入ると同じ
ところから、出ることはできません。最後にレジを通らないと退場できないようになっ
ています。レジを担当する店員さんは椅子に座りながら仕事をします。ドイツはとても
エコな国で、飲み終わったペットボトルやビールの瓶は、スーパーに行って専用の機械
にいれれば、一本 0.25 ユーロ返してくれるというとても良いシステムがあります。これ
は、日本でも取り入れるべきです。飲食店では、お金の支払いは、レジに行くのではなく、
自分たちがいたテーブルでやり取りされます。そして、犬は飲食店の中には入れません
（テラスがあるお店はテラス席のみ入店可能）が、H&M のような服屋や、本屋には普通
に入店しています。電車でも、日本ではペット専用のかごに入れなければならないなど
の決まりがありますが、ここでは、犬もかごに入ることなく普通に電車に乗っていまし
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た。そういったように、日本では考えられないことが、ここではあたりまえのことなの
です。約一ヵ月間フライブルクで生活して、日本で身についた自分の常識が通用しない
ことはもちろんですが、逆にフライブルクでの常識を身につけなければいけないことが
わかり、毎日の生活が新しい発見と勉強でした。また、フライブルクの道は、石畳で現
在建設中の塔や図書館もありましたが、きれいな街並みが広がっています。その背景に
は、第二次世界大戦で崩壊した街並みを市民の人たちが復興してほしいという希望によ
り復元されたという事実があると聞き、ここに住む市民の街に対する思いがすごく素敵
だなと思いました。そして、そういうところがドイツ（ヨーロッパ）のすごいところだ
なと感じました。もちろん、木造が中心だった日本とは状況が違うのでしょうが、この
ドイツの街並みづくりも日本にとって参考になるところがたくさんあると思います。実
際、フライブルクには日本からたくさんの人が視察にくるようです。
そして、わたしは、フライブルクで多くの「日本」を発見しました。フライブルクで
私は KIDO という日本らしい雑貨が売っているお店（店員さんはおそらくドイツ人）や、
日本人が経営している椿という和食屋さん、ベトナム人の人たちが営んでいる回転寿司
屋さんを見つけたのです。それらはどこも、とても人気があります。ドイツでは、日本
文化に興味があるようで、本屋にはジブリの DVD や日本人が描いた漫画もたくさん売っ
ていました。特に、日本の漫画、アニメはとても人気で、「日本デー」や「Connichi（コ
ンニチ）」というイベントが行われています。ドイツ国内での日本のマンガ、アニメ作
品の発表数はここ数年で増加し、またインターネットの普及もあって、日本のアニメ・
文化はますます広がりを見せています。コスプレはドイツでも大変人気があり、コンテ
ストやコスプレイヤーによるショータイムプログラムが開催されるほどです。ドイツに
はカーニバルで仮装する習慣がすでにあるので、仮装すること自体に抵抗がなく、好き
なキャラクターになりきって撮影した写真をウェブサイト上に掲載し、ファン同士でコ
メントをしあって交流するというのが流行しているようです。このような事実は、日本
文化がドイツ人の人たちに影響力があることを証明するものではないでしょうか。日本
での生活と比較しながら、ここは日本のほうが勝っている、ここは日本が見習うべきだ
なと思いながら生活することで、日本の善し悪しも発見しました。いくら下調べをして
も、現地のことは実際に現地に行って、自分の目で見て、耳で聞いてみないと分かりま
せん。そして、そこで新たな発見もします。これらのことを実感させてくれたのが約一ヶ
月間のフライブルクでの生活でした。
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ドイツ留学
史学科　1 回生　塚崎　夏実
私は一回生の夏休みを利用してドイツのフライブルク大学に一か月の短期の語学研修
に行ってきました。日本人受講者対象のドイツ語授業を受けましたが、英語でのドイツ
語の授業だったので最初は戸惑ってしまいました。しかし、他の受講者の人や先生の
サポートもあってだんだんと質問や発表を積極的にできるようになりました。授業内で
ちょっとしたゲームを挟むこともあり、コミュニケーションを中心とした授業だったの
で、緊張せず楽しんで授業に取り組めました。
授業後には色々なイベントが開催され、市内の歴史巡りやバーベキュー、週末には日
帰り旅行などが企画されていました。週末旅行では、シュワルツヴァルト、コンスタン
ツのボーデン湖、アルザス観光の三つへ参加しました。古城の中に実際に入ることがで
きたり、色々な土地へ行けることができたりと、とても貴重な体験でした。シンデレラ
城のモデルにもなったノイシュヴァンシュタイン城への一泊旅行では、場内に日本語の
音声ガイドもあり、現在に至るまでの歴史背景を詳しく知ることができました。場外の
つり橋から見るノイシュヴァンシュタイン城は絶景でした。
そして、フライブルクはとても街並みが美しい街でした。ヨーロッパと聞いて想像す
る景観そのもので、石畳の道路や大聖堂など、どれも日本では見られない本場の景色で
した。大聖堂前の広場では、毎日、花屋や果物屋、ホットドッグなど、たくさんの出店
があり、いつも賑やかです。ホットドッグはウルストがパンからはみ出る大きさで、味
もとても美味しかったです。朝には大聖堂でパイプオルガンの演奏があり、体に響く大
きな重低音と、大きなステンドガラスの迫力に圧倒されました。
このフライブルク大学のサマーコースでは、自分の話すドイツ語が伝わっているか不
安になった時や、話していることは理解できるけれど自分が伝えたいことをドイツ語に
できない、などの場面で英語を使ってしまうことがあり、そのことが少し残念でした。
しかし、多くの人が私の拙いドイツ話をしっかりと聞いてくれ、根気よく話をしてくれ
ました。何とか伝えようとする姿勢や、自分から言ってみようとする積極性が大事だと
も実感しました。もっと単語や会話の練習など、日本に帰ってどのような勉強をしてい
かねばならないかという課題をしっかり認識することができました。
一か月という短い期間でしたが、とても楽しく貴重な時間でした。そしてドイツ語の
勉強だけでなく、自分から行動を起こすという積極性も大事だと考えさせられるいい機
会でした。
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私の韓国 3 週間
神戸国際教養学科　2 回生　岡田　舞
今回、韓国のソウルで３週間の短期留学に参加した。以前から韓国に興味があったので、
韓国に滞在できることは嬉しかったが、初めての海外ということもあって、すごく不安
だった。韓国についてすぐ、真夏にしては過ごしやすい気候に驚いた。当然、日本に帰
国した際には、ムシッとした空気に息苦しさを感じることになった。韓国に入国して２
日目には、高麗大学でのクラス分けテストがあり、実際に韓国語で質問をされ、それに
答えるというものだったが、思ったように答えられず、単語力の無さに気付いた。３日
目からはクラスでの授業が始まり、クラスの生徒が全員日本人だったため比較的気を楽
にもって授業に取り組めたように思う。先生は韓国語で授業を進めるものの、私たちに
も理解できるように身振り手振りをするなどしてくれたので、よく理解できた。授業内
容も大学 1 年のハングルの授業で学んでいた部分だったため、そこをさらに補強できた
ように思う。座学以外にも、選択授業として文化体験にも参加した。韓国の文化には興
味があったので積極的に参加することができた。金箔貼り、テコンドー、スイカボール
作り、チマチョゴリを着る機会もありとても楽しかった。今後、留学をする後輩にも文
化体験への参加を勧めたいと思った。個人的にはやはりチマチョゴリを着られたことが
強く印象に残っている。韓流ドラマでしか見たことがなく、着ることも本当に初めてだっ
たので友人とたくさん写真を撮り合った。
大学での生活以外では宿舎での時間も多かったが、宿舎では神戸国際教養学科の友人
と一緒だったので、互いのクラスの授業の進度など日本語で情報交換をする場になった。
街中では韓国語が飛び交う中で、友人だけで母国語で会話できる宿舎での時間はとても
心地よく感じた。私が辛いものが苦手なためその面を一番心配していたが、やはりなか
なか辛いものが多く口に合わないものも多かった。海外の水は日本人に合わないことが
多いとされているが、水に関しては日本の水と大差がなく息苦しさは全く感じなかった。
宿舎に冷水器が設置されていたので、外食したとき以外はその水を利用した。宿舎の近
くにコンビニエンスストア（日本にも軒並み連なるセブンイレブン）があったのだが、
品揃えは日本に比べて格段に少なく驚いた。もちろんコンビニは何度も利用することに
はなったが、その度に日本のコンビニが恋しくなり、日本に帰国したらすぐにコンビニ
のおにぎり（少し値段の高いおいしいおにぎり）を食べようと思うくらい日本食が食べ
たくなった。
韓国人以外の外国人とコミュニケーションをとる機会も多かった。もちろん韓国語で
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会話ができればベストなのだが私にそこまでの能力がないため、拙い英語を交えながら
伝えることが多かった。韓国で韓国語を学んでも、やはり外国人との意思疎通において
は英語が必須事項だということを改めて感じた。話す、聞く、書く、は全く異なる能力
だということも感じた。ペーパー上では書ける構文も実際使うとなるとなかなか音とし
て口から出てこず、もどかしい気持ちだった。そしてその同じ留学プログラムに参加し
ている皆の勉学への取り組み方にも感銘を受けた。流ちょうな韓国語を話す中国人、流
ちょうな英語を話すイタリア人など、尊敬の気持ちと同時に自分ももっと頑張らなけれ
ばと強く感じた。
街中での経験として、明洞に買い物に行ったとき、日本語を話していたわけではない
のに、それでも日本語で店への勧誘をされて驚いた。なぜ日本人だと分かったのか……、
やはり顔つきや服装で分かってしまうものなのか……謎の悔しさを感じた。少し強引な
勧誘も多く、これは日本ではないものだと思った。日本で店に勧誘で腕を引っ張られる
経験はしたことがない。文化の違いを感じた。あと、日本とは車線が逆なことにも違和
感が消えなかった。信号機の、歩行者の青がすごく短く、青になった瞬間に横断歩道を
渡りだしたのに、渡りきる前に信号がチカチカするので急ぎ足、という経験もあった。
長くもあり短くもあった 3 週間を韓国で過ごしてみて、不便ももちろんあったが、得
たものはそれ以上だと確信している。接することの多かったクラスの先生やクラスメイ
ト、韓国での生活を支えてくれた高麗大学のスタッフの皆さんと別れることはとても寂
しく最後の日には涙が出てしまった。まさに一期一会を実感した。高麗大学で学んだ韓
国語はもちろん、意思疎通の取り方や、私以外の生徒の熱心な勉学への取り組み方など
を今後の大学で生かしていきたい。
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韓国語研修
神戸国際教養学科　２回生　岡本真奈美
私は大学から韓国語を習い始めて、だんだんと韓国を勉強することが楽しくなってもっ
と話せるようになりたいと思い、韓国の高麗大学に短期間留学しました。初めて海外に
行くということもあり、出発の一週間前は不安でした。でも、韓国で韓国語を勉強でき
るという期待と喜びもありました。
韓国に着いた次の日に、入学式とクラス分けをするための面接がありました。面接で
先生が質問した内容はわかりました。しかし答えようと思っても、私が覚えていた韓国
語も少なく、知っている単語ですら曖昧で韓国人の先生を前にすると発音などを気にし
て、話すことができませんでした。面接が終わって、日本でもっと勉強してから行けば
良かったと思いました。そして指定されたクラスに行き、授業を受け始めました。
授業は午前だけで５０分の授業が４回ありました。すべて韓国語で、先生は日本語が
全くできない人でした。韓国語で伝わらない時は英語で話してくれました。私は一日目、
先生が何を言っているのか全く分かりませんでした。でもクラスのみんなは、理解して
いて、私だけがこのクラスで理解していないということがとても悔しかったです。しか
し休憩時間に先生が優しく、「大丈夫？難しくない？」と話しかけてくれて、常に生徒
を気にかけてくれたので私はクラスを下げようとは思わず、最後までこのクラスで、一
生懸命頑張ろうと思いました。
一週間位経つと耳が韓国語に慣れてきて、日本で習った韓国語をいっぱい使えるよう
になってきました。先生も「あなたはよく聞き取ることができているから、あとは韓国
語をいっぱい話す練習をしなさい。」と言ってくれて、授業を受けに行くのが楽しくなっ
てきました。最後の週になると、先生が何を言っているか全て分かるようになるくらい
韓国語が上達しました。三週間でここまで韓国語をできるようにしてくれた先生に本当
に感謝しています。年齢が近かったクラスの人とも仲良くなれて、みんなでご飯を食べ
に行ったり、デザートを食べに行ったり、とても楽しい時間を過ごしました。
韓国語の授業のほかに午後から選択授業がありました。普段はお昼までの授業で終わ
りですが、４回ほどお昼から選択授業がありました。韓国ドラマの授業や、K － POP
の授業や文法の授業などいろいろありましたが、私は文化体験にしました。文化体験の
授業では、金箔を生地に張り付ける伝統的な体験や、学校の中にある体育館に行って、
テコンドーを先生に教えてもらうなどしました。文化体験の授業で私が一番楽しかった
のは、韓国の民族衣装の韓服を着たことです。留学に行く前から、ドラマなどを見て一
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度は着てみたいと思っていたので、着ることができて嬉しかったです。着た後は先生が
写真を撮ってくれて、一生の思い出になりました。
週末は大学が用意してくれたソウルシティーツアーや、ナミ島ツアーに短期留学生の
ほとんどが参加しました。そこで新しい友達を作ることができ、韓国人のスタッフのお
兄さんやお姉さんと話すことができました。昼食に韓国料理を食べた後、韓国の伝統的
な建物があるところや、有名なドラマの撮影現場になったところに連れていってくれま
した。自分たちだけではこんなにもたくさんの韓国の街を回ることはできなかったと思
うので、このツアーに参加してよかったです。
そしてこの短期留学にはトウミという制度がありました。私たちの時は韓国人のトウ
ミ一人に３人の日本人が付きました。私のトウミは同い年の女の人でした。私は緊張し
ていて、韓国語もあまりわからないので自分からは話しかけられずにいました。でもト
ウミの人が私にいっぱい話しかけてくれました。習いたての韓国語を話して間違ってい
ると優しく言い直してくれて、最後まで笑顔で聞いてくれました。そして「もっと一生
懸命韓国語を勉強しないと。」と笑って励ましてくれました。そして私たちをご飯に連
れて行ってくれたり、一緒にショッピンッグをしたり、写真を撮ったりしました。
トウミや大学のスタッフのお姉さんやお兄さんは私たちが韓国語研修に来るくらいだ
から、日常会話くらいはできると思っていて、私があまりにも韓国語が話せなかったの
で、「何をしに韓国に来たの？」と言われたこともありました。でも本当にその通りだ
と思いました。今振り返ると、日本でもっと勉強して韓国に行っていればもっと有意義
な時間を過ごせたかもしれないと思っています。これから OCP 韓国プログラムに行く
人たちには、自分の韓国語に自信が持てるくらい勉強して留学に行ってほしいと思いま
した。韓国では暇な時間がないくらい充実した時間が過ごせました。韓国語の能力を高
めながら、様々な国の人と交流もできて、自分のためになりました。また機会があれば
行きたいと思うほど楽しい留学でした。
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視野を広げる
神戸国際教養学科　2 回生　春日　彩花
私はこの夏、３週間の高麗大学短期語学留学を通して多くの経験をすることができま
した。また、語学だけでなく韓国の文化、生活に欠かせない知識などたくさんのことを
学び得ることもできました。そして、留学のサポートをしてくださった韓国人学生と友
だちになり、他国から留学に来ていた人たちとも友だちになることができとても充実し
た３週間になりました。
まず、私がこの留学をするにあたって目標としていたことは韓国語でのコミュニケー
ション能力（会話力）を高めることでした。高麗大学の留学では、語学力に応じたクラ
ス分けをするため、はじめにテストと面接があると先輩方から聞いていまいした。その
ため、留学前の韓国語学習ではテストよりも面接官との会話で「書くことよりも、会話
力を伸ばしたい」という自分の意思を伝えることができるよう実際の会話を意識した自
分なりの勉強を行いました。実際のテスト、面接というのは用紙に自己紹介を書き、書
けた人から面接官のもとへその自己紹介文を持って行き、面接を行うという形式のもの
でした。そこで、自分の意思を韓国語で伝えることができ、会話学習（練習）を重視す
るクラスに入ることができ良かったと思います。それと、同じクラスには私たち日本人
以外に三人の外国人学生がいて、それぞれオーストラリア、中国、香港から来ていました。
彼らと会話をするには英語か中国語か韓国語でなければ話すことができなかったのです
が、わたしは英語が得意ではなく、中国語は全くできません。そのため、ほとんど韓国
語で会話をしていました。同じクラスなので韓国語力は大体同じくらいだったので、お
互いが知っている単語や文法を使い、会話も弾み楽しく話すことができてよかったと思
います。韓国の話だけでなくお互いの国のことについても韓国語で話していたので、韓
国語で他国と繋がれているという状況に私自身とても不思議な感情を抱きました。それ
と同時に、異国の地で育った人間同士でも共通の趣味があれば話が合うということもわ
かり、自分の考え方も少し変わりました。
次に、高麗大学の授業で学び得た知識、単語、文法が韓国で生活する中でのヒントと
なり活用することができ、また、たくさんの経験ができたことに結びついたのではない
かと思います。たとえば、「交通」をテーマに学習をした際には、韓国の地下鉄での乗
換、目的地までのバスの乗り方について学びました。私が韓国で地下鉄に乗るのはこの
留学が初めてではありませんでしたが、前に乗ったときにはわからなかった「乗換の場
所」という言葉であったり、「○○行」という言葉を学習し、改めて駅のホームで見て
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理解できたときには学習した語彙が身についているなと実感しました。また、私はこの
留学期間に初めて韓国のバスに乗ることができました。私が韓国ドラマを見ていたとき、
何度かバスでのシーンを目にし、一度は乗ってみたいと考えていました。韓国のバスは
見た目や内観は日本のバスと似ています。しかし、韓国の運転手さんは運転がとても荒
くスピードも速かったり、乗車口と降車口が日本とは逆で前のドアから乗って、後ろの
ドアから降りるというシステムの違いがあったり、次のバス停名だけでなく、その次の
バス停名もアナウンスされるということを耳にしたときは、正直、私の韓国のバスに対
するイメージは悪くなり、乗ることが怖くなりました。それでも、せっかく授業でバス
の行先の聞き方を習ったので、一度は韓国のバスも経験しておこうと思い乗ることがで
きました。実際は、乗車口は前のドアであったり、バス停名も二つアナウンスされたり
するということは事実でしたが、私の乗ったバスだけかもしれないですが、運転は荒く
ありませんでした。これも経験しないとわからないことだったので、チャレンジできて
よかったです。
そして、この留学で外国のことばを外国のことばで教わることができるのだと、身を
持って経験することができました。私は神戸女子大の授業で日本語教員の資格をとるた
めの授業を選択しているのですが、その授業では日本語で日本語を教えることについて
の学習をしています。しかし、本当に外国の人に日本語で日本語を教えることができる
のだろうかという疑問がありました。韓国留学のための事前授業では、担当の先生から
「韓国語で韓国語を教える勉強をされた先生方がそろっているので安心してください。」
という話を聞いていましたが、学生たちにどうやって韓国語で韓国語を教えるのか想像
がつかず、私自身、その授業で韓国語を習得することができるのだろうかと疑問に思っ
ていました。ですが、私が実際に留学へ行き、韓国語を韓国語で学ぶという経験をし、
理解することができました。また、どのようにして外国人に教えるのかということを実
際に見て経験することができ、とてもよかったと感じています。
最後に、韓国は隣にある同じアジア圏の国で似ていることも多くありますが、違って
いることもたくさんありました。今の時代は、インターネットを使えば世界各国の情報
を誰でも瞬時に手に入れることができますが、やはり実際にその国へ行き、自分の目で
見ることでいろいろな視点から物事を見ることができるので新たな発見もあります。そ
して、新たな出会い、様々な経験が自分自身の視野を広げてくれたと実感しています。
私は、この留学で多くのものを得ることができたことに大きな意味を感じています。そ
して、これを機にまた再び留学に行きたいと思っています。
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韓国語研修を終えて
神戸国際教養学科 2 回生　小山　志織
夏休みに約 3 週間の韓国語短期語学研修に参加しました。高校生の頃から韓国の音楽
や食べ物に興味があり、韓国へ留学したい！という気持ちが強くあったため、私はこの
神戸国際教養学科に入学しました。留学へ行く前は楽しみの気持ちと、しっかり学ばな
ければという緊張が混ざり合っていました。
高麗大学の建物は一つ一つが非常に大きく、綺麗で驚きました。まず、クラス分けの
試験を受けました。先生と一対一の口頭試験（面接）です。緊張で頭が真っ白になりま
したが、自分の知っている単語を必死に絞りだして質問に答えていきました。音楽を聴
くことが好きということから、好きな歌手の話に繋がりどんどん会話が続き少しずつ緊
張もほぐれ、言いたいことも言うことができました。その面接をしてくださった方が私
の担任の先生となりました。
授業はとても分かりやすく説明してくれて、生徒が理解できてなさそうとなるとさら
に丁寧に教えてくれました。少人数クラスで、ペアを組んで会話練習をすることが多く
毎日の授業が充実しており、いい吸収になりました。先生もクラスのメンバーもみんな
優しく、とてもいい環境で学ぶことができました。最後の授業でいただいた寄せ書きも
大切な宝物です。
授業が 13 時で終わる日や休日には積極的に出かけ、色々なところに行きました。韓国
にはお洒落なカフェが多く雰囲気も良く、居心地もいいので何度も訪れました。生活に
慣れた頃には、一人で地下鉄に乗って行ってみたりもしました。初めは不安でドキドキ
していましたが、地下鉄のドアが閉まった瞬間に自信に変わりました、いい経験でした。
滞在した 3 週間の間の天気は、雨が多かったように思えます。8 月にもかかわらず、
日本よりも緯度が高いからでしょうか朝と夜は気温がぐっと下がって 21 度ほどしかな
く、涼しく、快適に過ごせました。食事面は私たちが泊っていた宿泊所には、自炊スペー
スがなかったので毎回ご飯をどこで食べるかを考えるのが大変でした。日本食も何度か
食べたくなったりもしました。
今回のプログラムで最も印象に残っているのが、トウミのお兄さんとの出会いです。
トウミ制度は、日本人 2 ～ 3 人につき一人の韓国人が付き、交流することです。同じグルー
プに私よりも上のクラスの方がいて、さらに緊張のために初対面の日はあまり話しをす
ることが出来ませんでした。同じ週の日曜日に明洞で一緒に食事をすることになりまし
た。お昼になると行列ができる明洞餃子というお店へ連れて行っていただき、その後に
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パッピンス（韓国式のかき氷）を食べ、最後にソウルタワーへ行きました。天気があま
り良くなかったのですが、日曜日の午後とあって、観光客がたくさんいました。こまめ
に連絡をくれたり、傘を忘れた私に傘をかしてくれたり、とても優しくしていただきま
した。終了セレモニーの会場にもバイトがあるにもかかわらず顔を出してくれて、思わ
ず涙が止まりませんでした。もう会えないだろうなと諦めていたからです。「また韓国
に来る際は連絡してください、また会えるから」、と何度も泣いている私に言ってくれ
ました。私もお兄さんに「神戸も素敵な所なので是非遊びに来てください」、そう伝え
ました。出会えて本当に良かったです。
選択授業ではドラマを取りました。授業内容は先生がピックアップしてくれたドラマ
を見てキーフレーズが書いてあるプリントもらい、そこに載っている会話をパートナー
と練習をしました。始めの頃は会話が早過ぎて付いて行くのがとても大変でした。回数
を重ねていくうちに少しずつ理解することができ、先生もとてもユーモア溢れた方だっ
たので、楽しく授業を受けられました。
会話を全て聞き取り理解し、自分の伝えたい事をすんなりと声にしたりすることはま
だまだ難しいですが、この留学を経て一歩前進出来たように思います。3 週間という短
い期間でしたが、留学できたことを誇りに思います。多くの人と出会い会話をし、一緒
に学び、本当に楽しい時間を過ごせました。
最後に、留学させてくれた両親に感謝しています。そして不安になったり寂しくなっ
た時にいつも話を聞いてくれた友達や家族、みんなの支えがあったおかげで頑張ること
ができたと思います。これからも継続して韓国語にふれつづけもっと意志を思うように
伝えられるようになりたいです。そしてまた訪れたいです。
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たった 3 週間で私が学んだこと
神戸国際教養学科　２回生　秦　悠依
8 月 3 日から 23 日まで韓国の高麗大学に留学しました。約 3 週間という短い期間の中で、
どれだけのことが学べるのか、どれだけ成長することができるのかという不安とプレッ
シャーを感じていました。それと同時に、何一つ後悔することのないように努力しよう
という強い気持ちもありました。
そして、8 月 4 日に高麗大学で入学式とクラス分けテストがありました。入学式は韓
国語と英語で行われました。クラス分けテストは簡単な文章を書いて、その後に先生と
会話をするというものでした。この日が韓国にいる間で一番悔しくて、自分の無力さを
思い知った日でした。入学式では、韓国語ではほとんど聞き取ることができず、英語で
理解していました。テストも思うように会話ができず、すごく落ち込みました。今まで
韓国語の勉強を頑張ってしてきましたが、何も身についていないのではないかと感じる
ほどでした。入学式が終わるとキャンパスツアーがありました。高麗大学はキム・ヨナ
や大統領が通っていた有名な大学です。すごく広くて施設も充実していました。
5 日から授業が始まりました。授業ではもちろん韓国語だけでした。すべての神経を
耳に集中して食いつくように授業を受けました。授業はあっという間に終わりました。
そして、その後留学生とスタッフの方と大学の近くにあるチキン屋さんに行きました。
そこでクラスの違う人とたくさん話したりしてすごく楽しい時間でした。チキンを食べ
終わったあとは大学に戻り仲良くなった友達とカフェで 4 時間話しました。わたしが知
らなかったこと、経験したことのない話を沢山聞くことが出来ました。
6 日は授業を受けた後、トウミとのミーティングがありました。すごく緊張しましたが、
私のトウミはこの日来ませんでした。こういったハプニングも自分で解決しなくてはい
けません。待っていても何もしてくれないので、すべて自分で動かなければなりません。
この日から一週間弱、スタッフの人に連絡してもらうように頼み続けてやっと会うこと
ができました。
7 日は初めて選択授業を受けました。私は韓国ドラマを選択していました。実際見た
ときに、早すぎてほとんど聞き取れませんでした。日本であまり韓国ドラマを見ていな
かったので帰国したら耳のために見ようと思いました。9 日はソウルシティツアーに参
加しました。最初、景福宮に行き、その後仁寺洞で指輪作りをしました。最後は、漢江
でフェリーに乗りました。ソウルの風景がすごく綺麗でした。
韓国に来て 1 週間が経ち、毎日時間のある限り勉強しました。そのせいか、だんだん
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聞き取れるようになり自分の言いたいことがすっと韓国語で出るようになってきまし
た。11 日は、韓国料理を作りました。作り方も全て韓国語で説明だったので少し難しかっ
たですが、楽しむことができました。
13 日には、大学にあるスケートリンクでスケートをしました。ここでキム・ヨナが練
習していたのかと思うとすごく不思議な感じがしました。15 日は韓国では休日なので、
友達 8 人でロッテワールドに行きました。英語と韓国語で必死に会話をしました。この
日はすごく幸せで充実した一日でした。
16 日は、ナミ島に行きました。ナミ島は冬のソナタのロケ地です。すごく自然が多くて、
気持ちよかったです。私は自転車をレンタルして、島の隅々まで行きました。17 日はト
ウミと会いました。この日は弘大と明洞に行きました。この日、トウミと会って一番に
感じたのはトウミが話している韓国語が聞き取れ、さらに私も頭で考えなくても韓国語
が出てくるということです。すごく嬉しかったし、何よりトウミに韓国語が上手だねと
言われたのがすごく嬉しかったです。
韓国留学も残り 1 週間となりました。20 日は最終試験がありました。筆記試験は思っ
たより簡単で自信がありました。そして、ペアで与えられた話題について会話をするテ
ストでは、納得のいく会話が出来たと思います。そして試験が終わったあと JUMP を見
に行きました。すごく面白くて、パフォーマンスも素晴らしかったです。以前、ナンタ
も見ましたがこういった韓国の舞台はすごく面白くて技術も高いので何度でも見たくな
ります。その後に弘大で 9 人でご飯を食べ、カラオケに行きました。いろんな国、年齢
の方がいてすごく刺激的で楽しい一日でした。食事をしたお店では、歌手活動をしてい
る男性 2 人組が生で歌ってくれて素敵な雰囲気で食事をすることができました。
21 日は、最後の授業でした。お世話になった大好きな先生方には感謝に気持ちでいっ
ぱいです。凄く分かりやすく、厳しく授業をして下さり、韓国語の実力がすごく伸びた
と思います。この日もご飯とカラオケに行きました。
22 日は卒業式でした。卒業式では韓国語のみで行われました。入学式で悔しい思いを
した私ではなく、しっかり聞き取り理解できている私がいました。すごく嬉しかったで
す。さらにもう一つ嬉しいことがありました。レベルごとに分けられたクラスの中で優
秀な生徒が 4 人ほど表彰されたのですが、私の名前が呼ばれました。様々な国から集まっ
て、何十人いる人の中で私の名前が呼ばれるなんて思ってもいなかったので、聞き間違
いかと思いました。舞台の上で表彰されている時、すごく幸せな気持ちでした。留学前
に抱いていた不安やプレッシャーなどなかったかのように自信に満ち溢れる私がいまし
た。
卒業式が終わった後もいつものメンバーでご飯を食べカラオケに行きました。最後の
日だったのですごく悲しくて泣いてしまいました。本当に大好きで助け合える友達に出
会えてすごく嬉しかったです。帰国する日も、朝早くに会いに来てくれて本当に嬉しかっ
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たです。この出会いを大切にしようと思いました。
帰国した今も、毎日韓国語の勉強をして、ドラマを見て、常に韓国語に触れるように
しています。この留学で私は、すごく努力をしました。ホテルで友達がおしゃべりをし
ている時も、寝ている時も勉強していました。この努力が素敵な結果を与えてくれたと
思っています。また、普段の生活でも自分の考えをしっかり持ち、周りを気にせず積極
的に何でもやるべきだと改めて思いました。たった 3 週間でしたが、私が得たものはも
のすごく大きなものでした。これを無駄にしないように日本でも毎日努力して生きてい
きたいです。そして、今度は高麗大学に長期留学したいです。その時には、もっとレベ
ルアップしているようにしたいです。
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高麗大学韓国語課程に参加して
史学科　2 回生　谷　香央梨
私は 8 月 4 日から 22 日までの、高麗大学夏の韓国語集中課程Ⅱに参加しました。
韓国へ出発する前は初めての海外だし、言語環境も全く違うので、とても不安でいっ
ぱいでした。でも、いざ韓国に着くと不安なんてものは吹っ飛び、憧れの韓国に来たん
だという思いと、これからの 3 週間、自分はこの韓国でどのような生活を送るのかとて
も楽しみでした。
着陸する前に機内から見えた地上は緑がいっぱいで、私の想像していた韓国とは違い、
日本と変わらないなと思いました。でも、空港からホテルに向かう途中で景色がどんど
ん変わり、高層ビルやアパートが見えてきて、やっと韓国に来たと実感しました。
プログラムは初日に入学式、レベルテスト、お昼からキャンパスツアーがありました。
日本人がほとんどでしたが、その他の国から来ている人もたくさんいて、コミュニケー
ションがうまくとれるだろうか不安になりました。レベルテストは先生からのインタ
ビューでしたが、なかなか上手に答えることが出来ず、自分の単語力のなさを思い知ら
されました。昼からのキャンパスツアーは 1 時間かけて大学を回りましたが、建物の古さ・
大きさ、そして何よりも大学の広さにとても驚きました。
授業は２日目から始まり、私は１C というクラスでした。最初は日本人以外の人が多
いクラスでしたが、自分のレベルに合ったクラスへの移動が多く、最終的にはほとんど
が日本人でした。
韓国語の授業は午前に４時間だけで、授業内容は主に文法を学び、クラスの子と会話
したりなどがほとんどでした。昼からは選択授業や休みの日があり、選択授業では、カ
フェでの注文の仕方や、買い物に行った際に店員の人にどう言うか、など学びました。
授業はもちろん全て韓国語なので、最初はネイティブの発音になれるのが精一杯でし
た。しかし、２, ３日たつと耳が少し慣れてきて、最終日には先生の言っていることが理
解でき、先生の質問に対しても答えることが出来るようになっていて、自分でもとても
驚きました。
テストはどんな問題が出るか不安でしたが、想像していたよりも簡単でした。
授業以外には歓迎会、トウミとの交流、ソウルシティーツアー、ナミ島ツアー、
JUMP 公演観覧へ行きました。
歓迎会では大学近くのチキンのお店に行き、他の留学生と仲良くなり、友達も出来ま
した。トウミとの交流は、留学生３人に対して現地の学生さんが一人でした。私以外の
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二人が中国の人でトウミも中国語を話せるみたいで、すこし戸惑いましたが、とても優
しい人で、話の内容が理解できなかったら、携帯の訳を使ってくれたり、１人にならな
いように沢山話しかけてくれたり、本当に優しかったです。休日には弘大や江南などに
でかけたりもしました。
シティーツアーでは、景福宮・仁寺洞・漢江へ行きました。景福宮は建物がとても大
きく、広かったので、すべて見ることが出来ず残念でした。仁寺洞は休日ということも
あり、沢山の観光客の人たちでにぎわっていました。漢江では船に乗りましたが、水が
とても濁っていて、汚い印象しか残っていません。
ナミ島ツアーは移動時間がとても長く、渋滞などもあって疲れましたが、とても自然
豊かな場所で、サイクリングをして島を一周しました。冬ソナのロケ地ということもあ
り。島のいたるところに冬ソナ関連のものがありました。
JUMP 公演は韓国の伝統的な武術と難易度の高いアクロバットを組み合わせた演出で、
見ていてとても面白かったです。
休日や授業が終わってからは、明洞や東大門などに買い物に行きました。
韓国は日本と比べて物価が安く、服やコスメなど沢山買い物をしました。特に食べ物
がとても安く、晩御飯をランチぐらいの値段で食べることが出来たり、驚きでいっぱい
でした。
光復節の日には友達とロッテワールドに行きました。韓国での遊園地はちょっと不安
がありましたが、スリル満点な乗り物が沢山あり、とても楽しめました。
韓国で一番驚いたことは、歩道の信号の点滅が早いことと、路線バスの速さでした。
信号が青に変わってすぐに点滅が始まるので、いつ赤に変わるのかドキドキしながら毎
回渡っていました。路線バスに一度だけ乗りましたが、道がガタガタな上にスピードが
とても速いので、ジェットコースターみたいでした。
日本人以外の留学生の人と友達になりたかったので、最後の週は外人の友達とごはん
やカラオケに行ったりしました。とても優しい人たちで、別れるのが辛くて、日本に帰
る日の朝も一緒に朝ごはんを食べました。韓国から帰ってきて１か月経ちましたが、ちょ
くちょく連絡をとって、交流を続けています。
私は今回高麗大学の韓国語課程に参加したことを、本当に良かったと思います。
日本以外の国の文化に触れることができ、外国の友達にも出会うことが出来、一生忘
れることの出来ない夏を過ごすことができました。
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韓国語学研修に行って
神戸国際教養学科　2 回生　塚田　梨佳
私は韓国に興味があり、以前から行ってみたいと思っていたので３週間の韓国 OCP に
参加しました。韓国では様々な体験をしました。
大学では入学式の日にクラス分けテストがあり、先生と１対１で先生からの質問に答
えるというテストでした。先生の放つ独自のオーラと緊張とで落ち着けば分かる質問に
も答えられなくて自分の韓国語力に幻滅し、その日１日中翌日からの韓国での日常生活
や、学校生活などの不安がいっぱいでとてもブルーな気持ちになりました。次の日の朝
にクラスが発表されました。初日の私のクラスは日本人が半分で後は米国、中国の方が
２人ずつの８人いましたが、日が経つごとに人が入れ替わっていき、最後には日本人が
７割の中国人１人、ロシア人１人、アメリカ人１人のクラスでした。そのため休み時間
などに日本人以外のクラスメイトと会話をする時、韓国語で会話して伝わらなかったら
英語を話していました。ロシア人のクラスメイトは英語でも伝わらなかったりして必死
にボディランゲージを使って会話をしました。
授業は９時から 10 時 50 分までと 11 時 10 分から 13 時までの２部制でした。先生は１
限目と２限目で変わるため、２人の先生がいました。授業の内容は簡単で少人数制でわ
からないところがあってもすぐに先生に質問することができました。先生はとても優し
くて難しい問題も動作をつけてゆっくり言ってくれたりしてわかりやすかったです。先
生は日本語が本当に少ししかわからないため、お互い韓国語で話しました。
基本の授業以外では４回ほど選択授業がありました。私は文化体験に参加したかった
のですが、手違いで選択韓国語１という韓国語の日常会話の授業になってしまい残念で
した。１回目の授業では、タクシーでの会話、目的地に地下鉄で何番線に乗ればいいか
という授業でしたが、難しすぎてついていけませんでした。２回目の授業は韓国の食べ
物で、食べ物の名前や食堂に行ったとき、コーヒーショップに行ったときの注文の仕方
を習いました。これはいつものクラスで基本をやったことだったので授業が難しく感じ
ず、楽しむことができました。３回目の授業はショッピングで服の種類や靴の種類、ア
クセサリーの種類や色を学び、最後に「何々色の何々が欲しいのですが、ありますか？」
などと文章を構成して、隣の人と会話をしました。日本では T シャツといいますが韓国
語では T ショツだったり、色がどうしても難しくて覚えることができませんでした。４
回目の授業は旅行についてです。この授業は出ることができなかったので残念でした。
この選択授業ではたくさんの単語を学びました。忘れないようにしっかりと復習してお
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きたいです。
宿舎ははじめ学校の寮だったのですが渡韓する少し前に変わり、学校の正門を出てす
ぐの Crimson House という外国人専用の宿舎になりました。ここはひとり部屋でした。
部屋の数が合わなかったため、狭い部屋と広い部屋があり、冷房の調節ができなかった
ため、寒い部屋と暑い部屋で分かれていたり、シャワーとトイレが同じ空間にあったの
ですが、シャワー側の電球が切れていてとても暗く、順番が最後の方になるとシャワー
の水が冷たくなっていくので大変でした。便利な点は、コンビニや食べ物屋さんがたく
さんあったことや、地下鉄の高麗大学という駅にとても近かったことや大学にもすぐに
行けたことです。
学校が休みの日の８日の土曜日にはソウルツアーという学校が行っているイベントに
参加し、バスで景福宮、仁寺洞でビビンバを食べ、パンジ（指輪）作り、観光、フェリー
で漢江をクルージングしました。次の日の９日の日曜日には、トウミという友達兼お手
伝いさんみたいな方が３人に１人ぐらいの割合でついて、そのトウミのお兄さんと明洞、
南山タワー（N ソウルタワー）へ連れて行ってもらいました。お兄さんとのお出かけは
とても楽しかったです。次の週の 15 日は光復節といって朝鮮が日本からの独立を祝う
日なので祝日であり、私たち日本人にとって危険な日なのではと思って静かに過ごそう
と思い、夕方から何もなさそうな場所に出かけましたが大丈夫でした。ただ、広い道路
には 10m 間隔ぐらいに韓国の国旗の太極旗が掲げられていて少し韓国に居づらかったで
す。16 日の土曜日には学校が行っているイベントで有名な韓国ドラマの冬のソナタのロ
ケ地、ナミ島へ行きました。そこにはたくさんの観光客の方がいらっしゃり、主役のペ・
ヨンジュンのパネルがあり、そこで記念撮影をしてらっしゃる方がいて冬のソナタ、あ
るいはペ・ヨンジュンが有名で且つ愛されていることがわかりました。16 日の日曜日に
は友達のトウミと弘大でご飯を食べ、新村のデパートへ行き、明洞で買い物をしました。
学校ではたくさんのイベントがあり、キム・ヨナ選手の母校なので大学内のリングでア
イススケートをしたり、韓国の伝統文化を体験したり、料理を作ったりなどがありまし
た。
私はこの韓国留学で自分自身の韓国語の語彙力、会話力などが足りていないことがひ
しひしと痛いぐらい思い知り、世界共通語である英語の大切さも身に染みて感じること
ができました。また、異文化理解を簡単に考えていましたが、難しいこともあることを
知りました。後、友達の大切さもわかりました。この３週間慣れない環境や、苦手な辛
い食べ物、聞きなれない外国語できっと１人だと耐えられなかったような気がします。
この韓国での３週間で学んだことはたくさんあり、これから先この経験を活かせてい
けたらいいなと思います。
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韓国短期留学を終えて
神戸国際教養学科　２回生　馬田　瑞穂
私は８月３日から 23 日まで、３週間の韓国短期留学に行ってきました。２日の 11 時
ごろに日本を出発して、13 時ごろには韓国についたのですが改めて近いなと感じたのと
同時に海外にいると実感するのにとても時間がかかりました。韓国について思ったこと
は、日本と違って車は右側通行で、信号が変わるのがすごく早く、バイクは信号が赤で
も無視して走ってくるので、道を渡るのが怖いということでした。韓国は交通事故が多
いイメージがあったのですが、やはりこういうことから事故が増えているのかなと思い
ました。
大学が始まったのは韓国に着いてから２日目からだったのですが、初日はクラスを決
めるための面接テストを受けました。面接テストは１回生から韓国語の授業をとってい
たものの、渡韓する前に前もって自習していなかったため、わかる単語も頭から飛んで
わからなくなってしまい、とても後悔しました。授業が始まったのは３日目からでした。
授業はもちろんすべて韓国語で、教科書の内容は日本で習ったことのあるところだった
ので理解できたのですが、先生が何を話しているのかどんな発音をしているのかを聞き
取ることが最初は少し大変でした。しかし、先生がとても優しく、分からないことがあ
れば分かるまでゆっくり何度も丁寧に発音して、身振り手振りをしてくださいました。
授業自体も先生がいい方だったのと、クラスメイトもすごくいい人ばかりで毎日大学に
行くことが楽しかったです。
高麗大学のキャンパスは綺麗でとても広く、キャンパス内に森があるほどでした。キャ
ンパス内のカフェやサークル活動をするところ、売店が並んでいるところなどを回るだ
けでもすごく楽しかったです。
授業は韓国語だけでなく選択授業で文化体験もしました。文化体験ではテコンドーを
体験しました。テコンドーは道着も貸していただき蹴り方を教えていただいたり、実際
に板割りをさせていただいたりしました。また、チマチョゴリを画用紙で作ったり、実
際に着てみたりということも体験しました。チマチョゴリは日本の着物や浴衣のように
着付けが難しそうだと思っていたのですが、意外と簡単に着ることができ少し驚きまし
た。
韓国の短期留学は基本土曜日と日曜日は休みなのですが、土曜日には自由参加のプロ
グラムが入っていました。それ以外は自由なので地下鉄を利用しミョンドンやホンデに
よく出かけていました。韓国の移動手段はほとんど地下鉄だったのですが、とても安く
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移動できるのでとても便利だと思いました。駅やホームは想像していたより綺麗で、ど
の駅にも落下防止のためなのかホームと線路の境目に自動ドアがある壁が設置されてい
ました。日本では生で見たことがなかったので感動しましたが、閉まるのが早く友達が
はさまれていたので安全でもあるけれど危険な面もあるんだなと実感しました。ミョン
ドンやホンデでは、買い物をしていると店員さんに日本語で話しかけられることがほと
んどで、どのお店にも日本語を話せる方が一人はいるというのが印象的でした。また、
ちょっとした物を買うだけでもおまけをたくさんつけてくれるお店が多く、日本とは
違ったサービスということも印象に残っています。
韓国での食事は宿泊所に台所がなかったので基本外食でした。韓国料理はほとんどの
ものが辛く、普通のお味噌汁だと思ってのみ込んだら青唐辛子入りで辛い物が得意な私
でも驚かされることが多かったです。しかし、韓国で食べる本物の韓国料理はとてもお
いしく感じました。
今回韓国の短期留学に参加して、韓国語だけでなく文化やどのような国なのかをたく
さん学ぶことができました。３週間だったのでさすがにペラペラに話せるようになると
いうのは無理でしたが、韓国語のボキャブラリーが増え、耳が慣れてきたのか以前より
聞き取れる回数が増えたと思います。さらに、歴史の関係でお年寄りの方は日本人のこ
とがあまり好きではないという勝手な考えがあったのですが、私たちに笑顔で話しかけ
てきてくださった方もいました。中には”日本人だ”という軽蔑の目を感じることもあ
りましたが、みんながみんなそうではないと気づくことができました。むしろいい方た
ちの方が多く感じ、大学のスタッフの方も素敵な人たちばかりでした。しかし、そのス
タッフの方と話がしたくても、私が韓国語を話せないということで、相手が伝えたい本
当の言葉の意味や考えをすべて理解することができないという申し訳なさや、反対に自
分の伝えたいことを 100％伝えることができないという悔しさを何度も感じることがあ
りました。三週間はあっという間でしたが本当にたくさんのことを学ぶことができたの
で、いい経験になったなとかんじました。またいつか韓国を訪れたいと思ったし、その
時には今より韓国語のスキルをあげて自分の意思を伝えられるようになっていればなと
思います。
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充実した高麗大学研修
家政学科　3 回生　網嶋　萌子
私は今回の短期留学で初めて韓国に行った。私は、高校生の頃からＫ－ＰＯＰ、ドラマ、
バラエティーなど韓国の芸能が好きで韓国に興味を持っていた。大学に入学して、2 年
間韓国語を初習言語として学んだ際に授業を担当している先生に勧められたことがきっ
かけで今回の研修プログラムに参加した。
3 週間という長いような短い留学はとても楽しく、充実した時間を過ごすことができ
たと研修を終えた今、感じている。高麗大学は、神戸女子大学と比べ、大学の敷地が広かっ
た。初日に大学内で道に迷ってしまったこともあり、慣れるまで少し大変だった。建物
が西洋的なものと現代的なものが混ざっているため、韓国にある大学なのに西洋の雰囲
気があり、不思議な場所であった。私は 2 年間韓国語を勉強していて、聞き取りは大体
出来たが、言葉で自分の気持ちを表現するのが大変で、語学の難しさを痛感した。
研修プログラムでは、文化授業、ナミ島旅行、ソウルシティーツアー、アイススケー
ト、トウミとの交流、全て記憶に残っている。まず、選択授業で私が選択した文化授業
では、金箔作業体験、テコンドー体験、韓服を着る体験をした。金箔作業体験は、私が
不器用なので一つ一つの作業がどれも難しく感じた。韓服の金箔の模様は体験した作業
で貼り付けていると講師の方に聞き、手作業で行っているとは思ってもみなかったので
驚いた。実際に自分が体験してみて、これは熟練の技の賜物であると感じた。テコンドー
体験も初めての体験だった。ストレッチやキックは講師の方が楽しく教えて下さったの
で楽しみながら体を動かし、汗を流すことができた。久しぶりに体を動かしたので、疲
れたが気分はよかった。韓服を着る体験では、私は韓服を初めて着た。日本にいるとき
から着てみたかったので今回着ることができて嬉しかった。韓服は日本の着物よりも動
きやすく、軽く、着ていると涼しかった。思ったよりも簡単に着ることができたので驚
いた。韓服の色合いはどれも鮮やかで美しかった。
また、授業のない午後や土曜日は、「冬のソナタ」で有名なナミ島を旅行したり、ソウ
ルシティーツアーでソウル市を巡ったり、料理体験、サムルノリ体験などを体験した。
ナミ島は、ソウルの中心に比べ、自然がたくさんある場所であった。ここでは、アヒルボー
トに乗った。並木道も綺麗だったが、湖からみる風景もまた並木道とは違った雰囲気を
持っており、美しかった。天気が良くて、空も綺麗で気持ち良かった。アヒルボートは、
時間の流れがゆっくりで、のんびりとナミ島を楽しむことができたと感じた。ソウルシ
ティーツアーでは景福宮、漢江、仁寺洞に行った。今回、行った場所はどれもドラマや
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バラエティーなどで見たことがあったので、初めて行った気がしなかったが、風景がと
ても素敵だった。景福宮や仁寺洞は、伝統的な建物や店が多くあるため、雰囲気が明洞
や東大門などとは違い、ゆったりとしていて時間の流れが遅く感じられた。私は伝統的
なものが好きなので、近くで昔の建物や伝統工芸品を見たりすることができて嬉しかっ
た。他にも、大学内のリンク場でアイススケートをしたり、「ＪＵＭＰ」という公演を
観覧したり、自由時間に博物館に行ったり、様々なことを体験した。これらの体験はど
れも楽しく、この研修をより充実したものにしてくれたのではないかと思う。
また、トウミの子との交流も充実していた。ご飯やデザートを食べに行ったり、買い
物に行ったり、学校を案内してもらったり、たくさんおしゃべりをしたり、トウミの子
と遊ぶのが毎回楽しみだった。韓国の友達をつくることができて嬉しかった。韓国語の
辞書を使いながら途切れ途切れの韓国語で会話していたが、どんなときでも優しく話を
聞いてくれ、分かりやすく話してくれるのでとてもありがたく、申し訳ない気持ちでいっ
ぱいだった。トウミの子と話す度にもっと韓国語の勉強を頑張ってスラスラ話せるよう
になりたいと思った。トウミの子以外にも、同じプログラムに参加している方々や授業
をしてくださる先生方、プログラムをサポートしていた助手の方々ともたくさん交流す
ることができた。年齢も住んでいるところも違う人たちといろいろな話ができ、自分と
は違う考え方や今まで知らなかった物事を知り、勉強になった。
私は最終日の修了式でクラス代表としてスピーチをした。修了式は研修プログラムの
参加者や関係者が全員出席していたので、とても緊張した。普段、大勢の人の前で自分
のことについて話す機会が少ない私にとって良い機会となった。先生に選ばれてスピー
チをすることになったので失敗せずにちゃんと話せるかが心配だった。スピーチをして
いるときは頭が真っ白になっていたが、修了式後たくさんの人にスピーチ良かったと言
われて嬉しかった。3 週間の勉強の成果が現れていたスピーチになっていたのではない
かと自分で思った。
今回の研修プログラムは韓国の文化を身近に感じることができた貴重な経験であった。
日韓の情勢が悪い中での研修で行く前は不安があったが、研修プログラムで出会った人
は皆とてもいい人で滞在中は楽しく過ごすことができた。研修を通じて勉強した韓国語
を忘れないようにこれからも勉強を続けていきたいと思う。
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韓国留学について
日本語日本文学科　3 回生　髙橋　紀世
八月三日から二十三日の三週間、韓国・ソウルの高麗大学へ留学に行った。大学三回
生の長い夏休みを有効に使いたいと思ったための留学だった。私は一回生の頃、一年間
韓国語を勉強していただけだったので、韓国へ向かった時もハングルが辛うじて読める
程度だった。これで三週間やっていけるか不安で一杯だったが、行くからにはとにかく
頑張ろうと決心した。
三週間住む宿舎は大学のすぐ近くにあって、とても通いやすかった。しかし大学内が
広すぎて、入学式の日に迷ってしまった。誰かに聞こうにも私は韓国語が喋られないの
で、一緒にいた友人に頼るしかなかった。その時韓国人と話す友人の姿を見て、外国語
が話せるということはとても素晴らしいことだと感じた。
高麗大学での授業は、韓国語の習得レベルに応じてクラスが分けられた。クラス分け
のテストは入学式の日に行われ、韓国語での自己紹介（筆記）とそれに基づいてのイン
タビューがあった。私は日本で受けた授業で書いた自己紹介を書いたが、インタビュー
には全く答えられなかった。結果、クラスは１－Ｂというほぼ初心者のクラスで、この
ことが少し悔しく、三週間勉強を頑張るバネになった。語学の授業は四時間あって、二
人の先生に二時間ずつ担当してもらった。クラスは日本人だけだったが、授業は韓国語
で進められたので、何を言っているのかわからないことが多々あった。しかし、先生は
「こう言ったらこうしてください」など、授業においてのルールを決めておいたので、まっ
たく進まないということはなかった。説明も分かりやすく、日本語とは違う韓国語の理
解の手助けをしてくれた。そのおかげで韓国語は上達し、終わりには授業中に先生が話
すことがだいたいわかるようになった。また先生はすぐに私の名前と顔を覚えてくれ、
韓国生活四日目くらいのときに電車で会って、すぐに気付いて話しかけてくれた。とて
も嬉しく、韓国でもっと頑張ろうと思うきっかけになった。語学の授業のほかにも、選
択授業があった。韓国のドラマや音楽の授業が選択できた。しかし私はドラマや音楽に
さほど興味がなかったので、韓国文化の授業を選択した。この授業は三週間の間に四回
あり、一回目は金箔の貼り付けを体験した。とても難しく、講師の人がやっていたよう
にはできなかったが、初めて金箔に触ったので、いい経験をしたと思った。二回目は大
学の体育館でテコンドーを習った。道着を着て、足を上げたり拳を突いたり、久しぶり
の運動で楽しかった。また、先生とそのお弟子さんがテコンドーの技を見せてくれた。
その姿がとても格好よく、ビシッと決まっていてすごいと思った。三回目は東大門へ行
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き、韓服を着て、折り紙を作った。韓服は日本の着物と違って上下に分かれていて、着
やすかった。床の間で写真を撮ったりして、韓国の伝統を感じられた。四回目は、スイ
カをくり抜いたり切ったりして細工し、きれいに飾り付けて食べた。日本では三角に切っ
て食べるが、韓国ではそうして友達や家族と楽しみながら食べるのが一般的だそうだ。
私も友人とハートや熊の形にくり抜いたり、皮をギザギザに切ったり、パイナップルや
サイダーを入れて可愛く飾り付けしたり、楽しく食べた。
また、授業のほかに、「トウミ」と呼ばれる高麗大学の学生との交流があった。三人一
グループに一人のトウミの人がついてくれ、韓国の日常について教えてくれた。私はト
ウミの人と、漢江でサイクリングしたり、サムギョプサルなどを一緒に食べたり、マッ
コリやビールを飲んで色々なことを話したりした。もちろん韓国語はあまり理解できず
話せなかったが、習ったことを使ったり、身振り手振りなどでなんとか意思疎通を図っ
た。トウミの人も理解できるまで待ってくれて、とても優しく接してくれた。グループ
の中には日本人ではない人もいて、その人との交流も楽しかった。
休日、土曜日は学校側が主催するソウルシティやナミ島のツアーに参加した。ソウル
シティのツアーでは景福宮などの歴史的建造物を見学し、指輪をつくり、漢江の中をフェ
リーで遊覧した。ナミ島ツアーではドラマ「冬のソナタ」のロケ地を見、島の中にある
アトラクションやアヒルボートなどで思う存分遊んだ。日曜日は友人と主に明洞や東大
門に行き、お土産や化粧品、食べ物など、買い物を楽しんだ。また博物館にも行き、韓
国の伝統や歴史を学んだ。
韓国での三週間は、思ったより早く過ぎた。韓国語がわからないながらも必死に勉強
し、遊び、充実した三週間だった。その中で思ったことは、
「留学プログラムが変更になっ
てよかったのではないか」ということだった。本来「日本人のための韓国語留学プログ
ラム」に参加する予定だったが、大学の都合で「外国人のための韓国語留学プログラム」
に切り替わってしまった。しかしその結果、アメリカや中国、ドバイなど様々な国籍の
人と知り合いになれ、話をするうちに価値観の相違、または一致などが発見でき、日本
人だけのプログラムでは経験し得ないことを経験できた。こうした体験をさせてくれた
韓国という国に感謝するとともに、また行きたいと思った。
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留学を終えて
神戸国際教養学科　２回生　西野　青空
私は中国の広州にある華南師範大学に一年間長期留学しました。最初は、毎日不安で
仕方ありませんでした。何もわからず、中国語は全く話せず、大丈夫なのだろうかと思
いましたが、実際、留学に行ってみたところ、同じ交換留学制度で来ていた日本人の留
学生が助けてくれました。日本語を勉強している中国人の人たちも色々と教えてくれま
した。
もし、だれにも支えてもらうことができていなかったら、私は、落ちこぼれた留学生
になっていたかもしれません。中国に留学して初めの一か月間は、あいさつ程度の中国
語しか話せませんでした。周りの留学生の友達は会話できているのに何で自分だけ会話
に入れないのかという焦りでいっぱいでした。なるべく、留学生の友達と一緒にいるよ
うにして、中国語が聞き取れるようになるように努力しました。単語も毎日少しずつ覚
えていくようにしました。二か月目になってくると友達や中国人と会話ができるように
までなりました。少しずつ会話ができるようになると楽しくなってきました。二か月目
以降は、ほとんど会話ができるようになり、少しずつ注文もできるようになりました。
外国人の留学生がとても多い華南師範大学は、とても大きく、きれいで過ごしやすい
空間でした。タイ人、インドネシア人、ベトナム人、韓国人、マダガスカル人といった様々
な留学生がいました。他の留学生は、とても親切にしてくれました。様々な国の友達が
できたことは私にとってかけがえのない思い出になりました。留学生と広州の有名な場
所に行ったり、旅行したり、一緒に勉強したりすることで、あっという間の一年間を終
えることができました。また、私は広州に居る駐在員の日本人の野球部のマネージャー
をしました。社会人の方に、出会い、話を聞くことができて本当に良かったと思います。
最後の、四か月間で、外国人に日本語を教えるというインターンシップに参加しました。
自分でインターンシップに参加できる会社を探して応募しました。なかなか日本で体験
できない経験を広州でできた気がします。
留学で得たものはかなり大きいと感じます。最初は、中国語だけ学んで日本に帰れば
それでいいのではないかと考えていましたが、そうではないのだと留学中に気づきまし
た。広州に居る他国の留学生、日本から来ている留学生や駐在員の方、中国人の友達と
出会う中で、人との出会いがどれだけ大切なのかということや、自分は一人ではなく様々
な人たちに支えられているということを気づきました。留学に参加すること賛成してく
れた家族や先生、友達、先輩に対して、感謝の気持ちで一杯です。中国語を学ぶ楽しさ
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や留学先で様々な人に出会えたことがうれしく、感謝しています。
最後になりますが、留学を勧めてくれた先生方、留学を反対せず応援してくれた家族、
留学中に支えてくれた友人、先輩、留学先で出会った方々、すべての皆様、本当にあり
がとうございました。感謝の気持ちしかありません。一年間留学できて本当に幸せでし
た。この一生の思い出と経験、留学中に感じた気持ち忘れず、これからも、この経験を
生かして頑張りたいと思います。
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Kinds of Transportation Used Chiang Mai
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Airi Shindome
Introduction
Chiang Mai has many tourists from around the world and you can see them at
many different places, because Chiang Mai is a place worth visiting. There are, for example,
a lot of historical buildings, temples and restaurants. There are a lot of motorcycles and
cars in Chiang Mai city. Chiang Mai has many kinds of transportation so people have the
possibility to go anywhere. I stayed in Chiang Mai for 5 months and I saw people who walk
are mostly tourists. I did an internship at Suriwongse Hotel. Many of the hotel guests do not
have their own transportation such as cars or motorcycles. So I wanted to know what kind
of transportation the tourists and Thai people use in Chiang Mai.
Method
For my research, I prepared a questionnaire that contains 7 questions for tourists
and hotel staff. All research was done in February 2015 at the hotel. I surveyed many
people regardless of age or gender by questionnaire. The people I interviewed were hotel
staff, hotel guests and foreigners outside of the hotel. The questions I asked were about
transportation in Chiang Mai. Six of the 7 questions were multiple choice. One question
was an open answer question. Two out of the 7 questions were different for the staff and
the tourists.
Results
My first question: “Do you have a car or a motorcycle?” All hotel staff answered
yes, 43% of the tourists answered yes, and the rest (47%) said no. Many Thai people choose
a car for transportation in Chiang Mai.
Second question: “What kind of transportation do you use?” There were 7 answer
choices but 80% of Thai people answered a car, and only one person answered a bicycle,
40% of the tourists answered on foot, and 20% replied they use ‘Red car’ (like a taxi) and
their own car.
Third question: “When you cross the road, how do you feel?” Most of the Thai
people (80%) answered that they were easy and relaxed and 20% were a little nervous. I
think because they are used to it they feel relaxed. But I think for the tourists this would be
different; 62% answered a little nervous and 38% said they felt easy.
Fourth question: “What do you think of the transportation in Chiang Mai, is it
good or bad?” Thai people often use their cars and motorcycles, so 40% answered OK and
bad. The tourists answered differently; 66% answered that it was good and 17% said it was
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OK and bad.
Fifth question asked for an explanation of question 4: “Why do you think that?”
All Thai people answered Chiang Mai has a lot of traffic jams. The tourists also answered
about the traffic jams but they said there are various transportation options in Chiang Mai.
For example there are a lot of Red cars available. The tourists think that those are very
useful when they go sightseeing.
Sixth and seventh questions were for the staff: “What kind of transportation
services does the Suriwongse Hotel offer?” And “What kind of transportation do you usually
recommend to hotel guests?” The Suriwongse Hotel offers a few transportation services.
There is a hotel van to send and pick-up people to and from the hotel or the airport. The
hotel also rents bicycles. The hotel staff (50%) recommends the Red car to move around the
city; 40% recommend taxis and 10% recommend bicycles.
Sixth question for the tourists: “How did you come the hotel?” Fifty percent of
the tourists came to the hotel by Red car; 33% answered by taxi and 17% said they came
on foot. I also asked the tourists what kind of transportation they use at home. Thirty-seven
percent answered they use cars, 25% answered the train, 12% answered bicycle and 6%
answered the underground train; 18% answered they take bus.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I found almost all Thai people use their cars or their motorcycles
and that creates heavy traffic jams, like in Bangkok. But they keep using their cars and their
motorcycles. Chiang Mai has a lot of transportation options to move around Chiang Mai
city. The cost of these are not so high but the tourists like to walk for sightseeing. In Chiang
Mai, the tourist attractions are close to each other so it’s easy to walk without using public
transportation. The tourists use a car at home but it is just 37%. I think that some Thai
people don’t like to walk and they want to use their own cars or motorcycles. I also think
that some kinds of transportation are almost an attraction, too. For example the Tuk-Tuk
and Song Teaw (Red car) in Chiang Mai are famous even in Japan.
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The Hair Style of Girl Students in Thailand
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Chihiro Takiguchi
Introduction
When I started working at Regina Coeli College which is a girls’ school with
students of 5 to 18 years old, I noticed there are many differences between Thai schools
and Japanese schools. For example, students have three types of uniform. Teachers wear
shoes but students do not wear shoes and walk around in the school building in their socks.
But I am especially interested in the hair style of students at school. The primary school
girls braid their hair in pigtails. Junior and high school students do their hair in a ponytail.
Everyone wears a blue or white ribbon in their knot. In Japan almost no school tells their
students how to style their hair or how to braid. I asked the teacher why students decided
on a pigtail and a ponytail. The teacher said because it is easy to see the difference between
pigtail students who are junior high school and ponytail students who are high school. I also
wanted to know the opinion of students about their hair style.
Method
I made four multiple choice questions to answer. My questions were: No.1: “Do
you like the hair style that you have at school?” No.2: “What do you think of your hair style
at school?” No.3: “Do you braid your hair by yourself?” No.4: “Would you like to change
your hair style at school?” After that I interviewed junior high school students and high
school students who attend Japanese classes.
Results
From my survey, I got many interesting results. The first question was “Do you
like the hair style that you have at school?” Sixty percent of junior high school students and
80% of high school students answered “Yes, I do.” Especially the 1st grade students of high
school answered mostly “Yes.”
Second question was “What do you think of your hair style at school?” Forty
percent of junior high school students and 30% of high school students answered “It looks
cute.” But 20% of junior high school students answered “It does not have any personality.”
Forty percent of junior high school students answered “It looks boring.” I was surprised
at these results. Many people like their hair style at school, but there were a lot of people
who thought that it is boring. When I look especially at the 3rd grade of junior high and
high school students, they answered “It looks boring” the most in all grades. The junior
high school 3rd graders thought that it is boring because they have the same hair style
from elementary school to junior high school. Junior high and high school students who
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answered “It looks tidy” accounted only for 10%.
Third question was “Do you braid your hair by yourself?” Based on the results of
my survey, I noticed that half of junior high school students have it braided by their mothers,
30% of junior high school students braided it by themselves. In contrast, only 10% of high
school students have it braided by their mother, 50% students braided it by themselves, and
15% of students have it braided by their friends. I thought that they braided it at home, but
many people braid it at school.
Final question is “Would you like to change your hair style at school?” More than
70% of the junior high and high school students answered “Yes, I want to change my hair
style sometimes.” Especially the 3rd grade students of junior high and high school answered
mostly “Yes.” This result was connected with the second question’s result. There were no
students who answered “Yes, I want to cut my hair” among 2nd and 3rd year junior high
school students. I thought this result is related to the Thai dance classes because long hair
is necessary for Thai dance.
Conclusion
In conclusion, before the survey, I thought their hair style is only to look cute.
After I did statistics, I found that many students have several opinions about their hair style
at school. But in general many students like and are proud of their hair style at school.
Why People in Chiang Mai Like to Wear Lanna Style Clothes
Kobe Global-Studies Department
2nd year
Natsumi Takegawa
Introduction
Do you know where Chiang Mai is located? Chiang Mai is located in the north
of Thailand. There is a difference between Chiang Mai and Bangkok because Chiang Mai
has a different cultural background. And Thai people call it the “Lanna culture.” I could see
the Lanna culture anywhere. Also in the way people dress themselves. Therefore I have a
question. Why do people in Chiang Mai like to wear Lanna style clothes? I was interested
in this when I lived in Chiang Mai and worked at the Suriwongse Hotel. So I made a survey
to get an answer to my question.
Methods
For my research, I did paper surveys with my hotel staff. All research was done
in February 2015 at the Suriwongse Hotel. I had 7 questions. I conducted the survey with
the front desk staff, the bellboy, and the reservation office staff. I asked them the same
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questions. My questions were: “Which part of Thailand are you from?” “Have you ever
worn Lanna style clothes?” ”How often do you wear Lanna style clothes?” “When do you
wear Lanna style clothes?” ”How many Lanna style clothes do you have?” ”Do you like
to wear Lanna style clothes?” ”Why do you like to wear Lanna style clothes?” I asked six
men and seven women. They were all between 25-60 years old. (I didn’t ask their age, so
this is an assumption.)
Results
My first question was “Which part of Thailand are you from?” Ninety percent of
them answered “northern part,” 10% of them answered “southern part,” nobody answered
“the central part,” or “the northeastern part.” This aligned with my expectations because
almost all staff speaks the local dialect. My second question was “Have you ever worn
Lanna style clothes?” Ninety percent of them answered “yes,” 10% of them answered “no.”
My third question was “How often do you wear Lanna style clothes?” Sixty percent of them
answered “once a week,” 30% of them answered “once a month,” 10% of them answered
“two or three times a week.” My fourth question was “When do you wear Lanna style
clothes?” Eighty percent of them answered “On Friday,” 30% of them answered “other
(Songkran festival, Loykrathong festival),” 10% of them answered “Holiday.” I actually
could see that they wore Lanna style clothes every Friday. My fifth question was “How
many Lanna style clothes do you have?” Thirty-five percent of them answered “three,”
20% of them answered “one,” 20% of them answered “more (10, cannot count),” 15% of
them answered “four,” 10% of them answered “two.” I am certain that they all have a set
of Lanna style clothes, more than one. My sixth question was “Do you like to wear Lanna
style clothes?” Eighty percent of them answered “yes,” 20% of them answered “no.” My
last question was “Why do you like to wear Lanna style clothes?” There seem to be several
reasons for this. The reason of the persons who answered “yes,” for example, said “It is
Chiang Mai original culture,” “It is beautiful,” “Design is good and comfortable,” “I am
proud of Lanna style,” “It makes me look pretty,” “Nothing special.” A reason why people
do not want to wear these clothes was “It is hot when I wear that.”
Conclusion
In conclusion, almost all people in Chiang Mai like to wear Lanna style clothes
because it is their tradition to wear Lanna style clothes and they are proud of their culture.
This tradition still remains even now for a long time. In Japan, I wear a kimono (Japanese
traditional clothes) on festival days and formal ceremonial occasions. But some Chiang
Mai people wear Lanna style clothes every Friday as well as on special days. It is their
lifestyle. I think that we should adopt this culture campaign in Japan. This original culture
is one of the many charms of Chiang Mai. I hope that this tradition will be continued into
the next generations.
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Eating Habits in Thailand
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Yui Touzaka
Introduction
Before I went to Thailand, I watched a Japanese TV program that is about Thai
people’s eating habits. That showed Thai people eat all the time. For example, when they
are riding their motorcycle, during their break, when they are working. I didn’t believe that.
But I went to Thailand, I knew that is truth and I was very surprised.
I did an internship at Regina School where I helped the teacher teach Japanese, and
played with students. And I was interested in their eating habits. At school, they buy lunch
by themselves, there is no school lunch. And they can get some snacks for free at break
time. Many students eat snacks at break time and after school. That is interesting, because it
is very different from Japan. So I wanted to know how they think about their eating habits.
Methods
For my research, I conducted a survey. All research was done in February 2015 at
Regina Coeli College. I asked my questions to primary students (grades 3, 4). I asked about
their eating habits. “What do you eat for lunch?” “How often do you eat breakfast, lunch,
dinner, snacks?” “Do you think you eat healthy?” “Do you think eating through the whole
day is healthy?” I asked eighty-four students, and I got to know various things.
Results
I asked students “When you buy food what is most important for you?” Fortysix percent of them think about their favorite food, 33% of them think about whether it’s
good for health. That is interesting because many students think about health more than
I expected. And I asked them “How often do you eat breakfast, lunch, dinner?” Why I
asked this question is because I think many students don’t eat breakfast or lunch, so they
feel hungry and eat snacks during school time. However, over 70% of them eat breakfast,
lunch, and dinner every day. Everyone ate lunch, there was no student who doesn’t eat
lunch. Students who don’t eat breakfast are only 8%. They eat rice, noodles, meat, fish and
eat snacks and ice cream at lunch. Over 80% of them eat some snacks during school time
(not lunch) and after school. And over 40% eat snacks every day. I was surprised, because
it is different from my expectation. Over 92% of them think their eating is healthy. There
are only 7% students who think their eating is a little bit unhealthy. But about 70% of them
think their eating through the whole day is healthy.
Many students eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks the whole day. I think they
don’t like feeling hungry. I think snacks are not good for their health because snacks are
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made with a lot of salt, sugar, oil, and added chemicals. But they eat a lot of snacks at
school. They know snacks are unhealthy for them. That is interesting for me. I wondered
why they eat snacks if they know it is unhealthy. And I asked them “Do you think the eating
habits in Thailand are changing?” About 70% of them think eating habits in Thailand are
changing.
At the same time, I wondered how they can buy snacks at the school. In Japan,
students eat only lunch at school, they don’t buy any snacks during school time at school,
and they can’t buy any because there is no snack shop at school in Japan. And we don’t eat
through the whole day. We eat three times per day, this is a habit since we were children.
I think Japanese people believe that eating three times a day (morning, noon, evening) is
a good way to eat. Japanese people eat at fixed times. They think it is a good habit. But in
Thailand, they eat when they want, for example, when they feel hungry they eat something.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Thai people like eating, and they think eating through the whole
day is healthy. They eat a lot of food and snacks the whole day. But they are becoming
more aware that their eating habits are a little bit unhealthy for them. And they think their
eating habits will change in the future. I was surprised about these results because it is very
different from Japan. It is a cultural difference. But I think eating the whole day and to eat a
lot of snacks is not good for health. In the future, I hope that eating habits in Thailand will
change to more healthy habits and more people will become more aware of their health.
Opinions about Wearing School Uniforms in Kindergarten
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Akane Fukuda
Introduction
I did an internship at a kindergarten at Chiang Mai University. I took care of 2- to
3-year-old children. I had some work experience at a kindergarten in Japan when I was a
junior high school student. The Japanese kindergarten system and the Thai system are very
different, so every day I saw many differences. For example, Thai children study English
and Thai from an early age. Above all, I was interested in the school uniforms for children.
In Thailand, college students and teachers wear uniforms, but children do not wear school
uniforms. In Japan, we wear uniforms from 1-year-olds to high school. So the situation in
Thailand was unusual for me and I wanted to know more about this. I wanted to know how
Thai people think about school uniforms for children, so I decided to make it my research
topic.
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Method
In my research, I did paper surveys, and I asked 20 parents who have 2- to 3-yearold children. I made 6 multiple choice answer questions.
Results
From my research, I found interesting results about school uniforms for children.
My first question was “What is your opinion about school uniforms?” Thai people who
have children think school uniforms show “school pride” and being “clean.” These answers
accounted for 70% of the entire group. Other answers were “childish,” “cute,” and they
make all children “look equal.” One parent answered “If my children go to school, my
children should wear a school uniform.” When I ask the same question to the Japanese
parents, is it going to be the same as the Thai result? I don’t think so. Maybe Japanese
people don’t think “school pride” from school uniforms. In Thailand, people focus on
educational background, so the name of the school has been embroidered on the left chest
part of the uniforms.
The second question was “Do you want your children to wear a school uniform?”
Eighty percent of parents answered they want their children to wear a school uniform, and
20% of parents answered they don’t want their children to wear a school uniform. Third
question was “Which do you think is better for your children, to wear a school uniform
or to wear casual clothes?” Eighty-five percent of parents answered they think it’s better
for their children to wear a school uniform. Ten percent of parents answered they think
it’s better for their children to wear casual clothes. I think this result would be the same in
Japan, but Japanese parents might think like this only until their children are college age.
After the third question, I asked different questions to the parents. I asked the
85% of parents, “Why do you think it is better for your children to wear a uniform?” Many
parents chose “school pride” and that it makes all children “look equal.” These answers
were given by 60% of the parents. Other parents chose “easy to wash,” and “price (not too
expensive).” And I asked 10% of parents “Why do you think it is better for your children to
wear casual clothes?” Parents chose “easy to adapt to the weather” and “price.”
Fifth question was “At which age do you think children should start to wear school
uniforms?” Sixty-five percent of parents chose “5 to 8 years old.” And 30% of parents
answered “1 to 4 years old,” and 5% of parents did not answer. I think Thai parents want
the 5- to 8-year-old children to feel and think they are a member of the school. This result is
interesting for me. And last, I asked “Do you want to send your children to a school where
the children have to wear a school uniform?” Eighty percent of parents chose they want to
send their children where there is a school uniform. And 20% of parents chose “No.”
Conclusion
From these results, I found that there are different opinions about school uniforms
for children in Japan and Thailand. In Thailand, educational background is more important
than in Japan. Wearing a school uniform gives Thai people pride in themselves and in their
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school. But in Japan, almost all people think a school uniform is a symbol of a teenager and
the students are not proud of wearing it. From these two different opinions about school
uniform for children, I found out that Thai and Japanese people have a different idea about
education. After I finished my research, I changed my opinion about school uniforms.
When I wear a school uniform in the future, I will try to be conscious of my “school pride.”
Why Chinese People Come to Chiang Mai
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Naho Mukai
Introduction
Have you ever been to another country? At the moment I am in Chiang Mai,
Thailand. Chiang Mai has a marvelous culture. I am doing an internship at an international
hotel in Chiang Mai. Suriwongse Hotel Chiang Mai is located near sightseeing spots such
as the Night Bazaar. That’s why we have many international guests such as Europeans,
Asians, and Africans. I work at the front desk, I welcome many guests, especially a lot of
Chinese guests. I want to know why Chinese people come to Chiang Mai. Why do they
choose not to go to Bangkok but to Chiang Mai? I also want to know what Thai people
think about Chinese tourists.
Method
For my research I conducted a questionnaire to tourists and exchange students
about their stay in Chiang Mai. I made a simple questionnaire for them. There were five
questions. The questions were about their country, their main purpose, have they ever been
to another part of Thailand, how long have they stayed and what do they think about Chiang
Mai. I asked these questions to 14 people at the hotel and at Chiang Mai University. They
were between 18-70 years old.
Results
The nationality of most of the guests in my hotel is Chinese. But a few years ago,
most of the guests were Japanese in our hotel. I asked a question about their nationality;
sixty percent of the respondents said that they were from China. Only one person said that
he/she is from Japan. And another person is from Korea. They are almost all Asian. So
the situation is changing. So, why are there so many Chinese tourists coming to Chiang
Mai? Almost all answered for holiday and for education. And I also asked: “Have you ever
been to another part of Thailand?” Seventy-five percent of them answered “No.” They said
that they only want to go to Chiang Mai because its citizens, and the city, are calmer than
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Bangkok and their own country. Also there are many cultural things such as temples, the
northern food, local markets, and elephants. Also many people said there are many golf
courses and resorts. Many elderly people said that they come to Chiang Mai to play golf.
That’s why Chiang Mai is loved by a lot of people. Some people stay a few nights for
their holiday, but many other people stay more than a week for their holiday or for their
education.
My Chinese friend came to Chiang Mai to study, so I asked him, “Why do you
want to study in Chiang Mai?” He answered that the tuition fees are lower than the US
or New Zealand and the education level is higher than China. I also asked him, “Why do
Chinese people like to visit Chiang Mai?” He answered that the most important reason is
distance. “The flight tickets to Chiang Mai may be cheaper than some domestic Chinese
tickets. For example, if I go to Shanghai, it will cost me more than 4000 RMB. But if I go
to Thailand, perhaps 3000 RMB is enough. If you want to travel abroad, for example, to
the USA, Europe, and Brazil, it will cost you more than 10000 RMB. Many Chinese people
cannot afford that.” And I asked tourists around the hotel “What do you think about Chiang
Mai?” They answered in chorus that Chiang Mai is a beautiful and a comfortable city, and
it has good weather, and friendly people. So they love Chiang Mai a lot.
I also conducted an interview with Thai people about Chinese tourists. Thai people
think differently from Chinese people. It was surprising. They answered that they thought
Chinese tourists are first time travelers, so they don’t know how to behave when they travel
abroad, and that they are not always polite. On the other hand, Thai children have to learn
Chinese language to know more Chinese culture in their school.
Conclusion
Why do Chinese people come to Chiang Mai? I think there are many reasons such
as cheaper economics, the culture and calm people. So Chiang Mai is loved by Chinese
tourists. However, I am a little bit sad, because some Thai people find it a little difficult to
deal with Chinese tourists. Thai people have to welcome Chinese tourists to Chiang Mai,
because Chinese tourists will be one of the biggest customers. Many shopping brands,
restaurants, and hotels have special promotions for Chinese people, especially in Chinese
New Year season. And due to changing situation, our hotel staff began to study the Chinese
language to understand more about the Chinese customers’ demands. That’s a good thing
for both. In my opinion, Thai people should learn more about the Chinese culture and their
character, and also Chinese tourists should learn more about the Thai culture before they
come to Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai is an amazing place to stay, so you should come here if you want to
travel to the world.
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Why 1- to 3-Year-Old Thai Children Are Learning English
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Mayumi Yamamoto
Introduction
I worked at Santi Suksa Child Development Center for seven weeks. This center is
located in Chiang Mai University and I took care of 1- to 2-year-old children there. While
I was working, I had one doubt about their education. That is: “Why are they learning
English from an early age?” Teachers used only very simple English words as for colors
and numbers. When I was that age, I learned only Japanese. I was surprised and I wanted to
know about Thai children’s English education from a very young age.
Method
For my research, I prepared written surveys for four teachers and eight parents.
Two teachers are in charge of 1- to 2-year-old children and two other teachers are in charge
of 2- to 3-year-old children. I asked four questions to those teachers and three questions to
parents at this kindergarten.
Results
First, I asked 4 teachers 4 questions. Question 1 was “How do the 1- to 3-year-old
children learn English at this kindergarten?” All teachers answered “By singing songs.”
And some teachers answered “By watching videos,” “By using cards and boards.”
Question 2 was “Have you learned English from an early age?” Three teachers
answered “Yes, I did.” And one teacher answered “No, I didn’t.”
Question 3 was “What do you think about learning English from an early age?” All
teachers answered “Very good.”
Question 4 was “What age do you think the children in your class should start to
learn English?” All teachers answered “Before 6 years old,” and almost all teachers thought
“the children should learn English from 0-3 years of age.”
Second, I asked 8 parents 3 questions. Question 1 was “Have you learned English
from an early age?” where 62.5% of parents answered “Yes, I did.” and 25% said “No, I
didn’t.” One parent said “No, but I wanted to learn English early.”
Question 2 was “What do you think about learning English from an early age?”
The result was very interesting. All parents answered “Very good.” Teachers also answered
in the same way.
Question 3 was “What age do you think your child should start to learn English?”
Almost all parents answered “0-3 years.” This result was also same as the teachers’ answers.
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Conclusion
From these results, I felt that Thai people thought they should learn English from
an early age. I agree with their thought because many people use English in the world and
while I was staying in Chiang Mai, I often saw many tourists (Westerners, Chinese, Korean,
Japanese and so on). We use English as the first language to talk with people from different
countries. In my opinion, English is the best way to communicate with people and I felt
Thai people have more chance because of tourism to use English than Japanese people.
Therefore I think English education should start from an early age.
How Thai People Think About Taking a Bath
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Rena Yoshii
Introduction
People all over the world have a habit of taking a bath. But if we take a close
look, we see so many countries, with so many different customs. When I came to Thailand
and I started to live with my host family who are Thai, I was surprised about their bathing
habits. Especially, in Thailand, people only take a shower. It was interesting for me how the
purpose for taking a bath was different from Japan. Based on that experience, I thought I
would like to research about how Thai people think about taking a bath.
I was doing an internship at Suriwongse Hotel Chiang Mai. The Suriwongse has
guests from all over the world. This hotel has four types of rooms, but Thai people do not
have a habit of using a bathtub. In spite of this, three types of the rooms have a bathtub. I
was curious about this. Therefore, I wanted to know more about the habit of taking a bath,
so I decided to make it my research topic.
Method
During my research, I did interviews and paper surveys. I interviewed a person at
the hotel where I worked. I asked 4 questions about the guests and the purpose of a bathtub
in the hotel rooms. The person I interviewed was the floor manager, and he knows a lot
about the hotel.
Next, I did paper surveys. My survey included 4 questions. I surveyed twenty
people. Ten of them were Thai people, and the other ten people were foreigners such as
American, British and Chinese. I asked them about their habit of taking a bath in a bathtub
and why they think using a bathtub is not popular in Thailand.
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Results
First, I was surprised, because my host family who are Thai people always take a
shower twice a day such as in the morning and in the evening even if they will be late for
school or cannot be on time. And it was on a certain day while staying with my host family,
I heard an interesting thing from my friend. Her host mother asked her: “Why do you take a
shower only one time a day?” She answered that it is a Japanese custom to bathe once a day.
Second, based on the results of my paper survey, Thai people do not have a bathtub
in their house. In fact, 100% of the survey respondents answered that they have taken a
bath in a bathtub in a hotel. Foreigners’ answers were completely different from the Thai
people’s answers. One hundred percent of the foreigners who took the survey said they
have a bathtub in their house. In addition, I was fascinated by 10% of Thai people. I asked
them when you used the bathtub, how was it? They answered that it was not good/not bad.
Next, I investigated the habit of taking a bath or shower. Eighty percent of Thai
people usually take a shower twice a day. I asked the same question to the foreigners; they
answered that they take a shower once a day. But this is an interesting thing, 30% of the
foreigners who came to Thailand, used to shower once a day. In Thailand they changed to
taking showers twice a day. As I stated earlier I am interested in Thai people’s habit about
this, so I interviewed a woman who is Thai. In her opinion, taking a shower in the morning
makes her feel refreshed. In the summer, Thai people are sweating during their sleep, so
when they wake up, they feel refreshed after washing their sweaty body.
In observing the purpose of taking a bath, I got some amazing results. Most
foreigners answered that they take a bath to relax and recover from being tired. When I
lived in Japan, I often heard my friends and saw on television that they did hanshinyoku.
Hanshinyoku is the routine in Japan in which a bathtub is half filled with lukewarm water,
and then people bathe, soak in it for about one or two hours for their diet. This is carried
out by women, because it is said to take a bath has a lot of good effects. For example,
to improve the circulation of the blood, to promote metabolism of the body, to provide
good sleep, and also it is recommended for pregnant women and for aged persons to do
hanshinyoku. Hanshinyoku is better than to bathe the whole body, because it reduces the
heart pressure. Moreover, it is said that it is an easy way to become a beautiful woman.
Therefore, hanshinyoku is great for our health and popular with women in Japan.
Finally, I think I found the reason why using a bathtub is not popular and the
bathtub habit did not spread in Thailand. I got these same results from Thai people and
foreigners. They answered that the weather is hot and it is a waste of water and energy. The
months of March to May are the hottest months in Thailand. The highest temperature in a
day can reach 40 degrees Celsius. Thai people prefer to take a shower with cold water when
it is a really hot day. That is why using a bathtub is not popular. In addition, I heard a fun
story from three people. A woman told me that a long time ago, Thai people took a bath in
the river. And other exchange students took a trip to different districts in Thailand. When
they stayed there, they took a bath in the river, too. They saw people who were living in that
district taking a bath in the same river. I noticed that there are some people who still have
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this habit. Moreover, in Thailand there is beautiful nature such as mountains. I realized that
Thai people like waterfalls, because I visited some waterfalls with my host family and the
staff who take care of us since I came to Chiang Mai. Then, the Thai people surely got in
the waterfall. And they invited us to get in there and play together. I guess it would seem to
relate to the hot weather. That is why playing in a river or waterfall is one of their playing
customs from ancient times.
Conclusion
I searched about the habit of taking a bath, especially taking a bath in a bathtub.
In Japan, everyone has a bathtub in their house or condominium. We cannot imagine our
life without a bathtub. So the first time I lived outside of Japan, I learned that the bathtubs
are related to the weather and temperature. Each country where people use a bathtub has a
winter season. And Suriwongse Hotel in Thailand, where I was doing my internship, has
bathtubs in the rooms for the foreigners. Because it is an international hotel, then they want
to give the foreigners the option to take a bath.
In addition, at first, I thought that not using a bathtub and taking a shower twice
a day was just Thai people’s culture. However, my idea changed through my research. In
my opinion, a bathtub should be common for Thailand as well. The reason is that I think
taking a bath would be beneficial for the Thai people because as I mentioned before the
weather in Thailand is really hot and the sunshine is strong. These cause ultraviolet rays.
And ultraviolet rays make a body tired. I guess that in fact Thai people’s bodies feel tired,
but they probably are not aware of that, because they have been in Thailand since birth. If
Thai people would know about bathing benefits, I think bathtubs would become popular
in Thailand in the future. I learned a lot about the bathing habit in Thailand. It was really
interesting for me to research this.
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Burmese Refugees in Thailand
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Sayaka Ogura
Introduction
According to UNHCR Global Trends (2014), by end-2014, 59.5 million individuals
were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence,
or human rights violations. These people are not only refugees away from home due to
recent conflict and human rights violations.
About 60 years ago, a conflict began between ethnic minorities and the Burmese
government forces. Many people, especially ethnic minorities, have moved from Burma
to Thailand due to the conflict and human rights violations and nine refugee camps were
established near the border of Burma and Thailand for them. However, the camps still
exist in 2015. Refugees who were born and grew up in the camp have already raised their
children in the camp.
What about the life of Burmese refugees who ran away from home and live in the
refugee camp? Why are these people living in the camp for such a long time?
I went to the Karenni Social Welfare and Development Center (KSWDC) whose
organization is centered in Ban Nai Soi about 50 minutes from Mae Hong Son in northern
Thailand and spent three days and two nights to learn about Burmese refugees who live near
KSWDC. In this report I will write about the Burmese refugees based on such questions
and what I experienced there.
At the Karenni Social Welfare and Development Center (KSWDC)
The KSWDC works with target groups and areas such as communities in the IDP
(internally displaced person) areas, communities that join the refugee camps and Karenni
social societies. KSWDC is located near Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp.
At the center, most of the staff are Karenni people and they are also refugees.
Their goal is the democratic empowerment of refugees through education and community
development; other departments include Mine Risk Education, Emergency Relief Assistance
and Information Collection of refugees from Burma and Burmese military.
The office of KSWDC and houses where the KSWDC staff live were made of
bamboo. I stayed at one of the bamboo houses where two women staff lived. In the house
of bamboo, it was too cold due to drafts especially during the night although I borrowed
some blankets. Also there was no shower, therefore I washed my body by using the water
they have reserved for bathing. The staff that lived there seemed to be used to it but actually
some people had a cold.
According to the staff at KSWDC, recently refugees who decided to resettle,
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especially in USA, New Zealand, Norway and Australia, have been increasing.
A woman who is about 30 years old and one of the staff of KSWDC talked about
her life. She said, “When I was a baby, my father was killed by the military of Burma.” She
laughed a little to hide the sadness but I saw tears in her eyes. I cannot forget her expression
even now. Most of the staff at the center are also refugees like her.
In addition, I met some boys. To protect themselves from the conflict, one boy
went away from home when he was sick and another boy ran away to the refugee camp
alone. Everyone warmly welcomed me and most told me about being refugees eagerly but
some people didn’t try to tell the reason why they came to KSWDC.
There was a school like a small house near KSWDC and some foreigners teach
English to refugee children not in the refugee camp but in the bamboo house near KSWDC
because foreigners cannot enter into the refugee camps without the permission from the
Thai armed forces. When I visited the classroom, I saw some students who were enjoying
themselves after class singing, playing the guitar and talking with friends and teachers.
Life at the refugee camp (Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp) in North Thailand near
KSWDC
I asked two high school students about their life at the refugee camp. They were
born and raised in the refugee camp and were doing their internship at KSWDC. At the
school in the refugee camp, there are some classes such as IT, academic and agricultural
subjects. There are also many bamboo houses in the camp like KSWDC but situated much
more closely than the houses near KSWDC. And solar photovoltaic generation and water
from ponds are used at some places in the refugee camp.
As for religion, there are Christians, Buddhists and people with aboriginal faiths
among the refugees. (There is a school for Christians near KSWDC.) And as for the work
at the camp, it is mostly related to education, medical care and organization for community
development like KSWDC.
I asked the high school students again “Why have you stayed at the camp for a
long time?” The answers were not the same. One boy said “I want to go to a foreign country
but now I can’t go because my grandmother is not well.” And one girl said “I am happy
now. But my family wants to go to a foreign country.” To be honest, I was surprised to
hear her answer. I might have been looking through colored spectacles at the refugees and
without realizing thought that refugees are to be pitied because all refugees hope to return
home soon but they can’t.
I asked a staff person of KSWDC the same question. He said that some refugees
have threats to go back to their hometown. The threats are such as violence from military
and landmine pollution at their hometown that was buried by military. And one of the staff
gave me several books about the Burmese refugees in Thailand and according to the books,
I learned that a lot of people run away from their home in Burma even now. According to
the report by The Border Consortium,
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While there has been a reduction in fighting, militarization is increasingly
related to resource extraction and commercial development. The prevalence
of artillery assaults targeting civilians has decreased, but landmine pollution
remains a prominent threat in 28% of village tracts surveyed. Intimidation and
the threat of violence, primarily from the Tatmadaw (the national armed forces)
and affiliated forces, are similarly widespread. Land confiscation is linked to
the consolidation of garrisons, road construction and the establishment of new
concessions for mining, logging and commercial agriculture…. Over 9,900
formerly displaced persons were identified as having returned into former
villages or resettled elsewhere between August 2013 and July 2014. However,
4200 people were displaced by conflict, abuse or natural hazards during the
same period, with the most significant reports of new displacement related to
conflict recorded in southern Shan State. (p.1)
Before leaving KSWDC, I had a chance to talk to the representative of the center.
I learned from his story his passion for returning to Burma and he asserted that Karenni
are a part of Burma. Also he appreciated the investment from Japan to Burma but he was
concerned about the environment problem due to much development and investment.
Especially these things stuck with me.
Conclusion
Due to visiting the center, I learned that there are still some problems between
Burma’s military and minority races, although it is expected to change from a military
nation to a democratic nation.
While also foreign investment is increased by promoting democratization of
Burma’s government, the Burmese government confiscates fertile land where ethnic
minorities live to extract resources and obtain foreign currency. Actually according
to KSWDC’s homepage, such resource extraction is not only being done by Burma’s
government but also with the aid of multinational companies.
The authoritarian military, with vested interest to perpetuate their power and
personal interest, had constructed industrial and development projects ostensibly
for the border area development, and also by deploying infantry battalions in
the rural areas; local residents were forced to move from their villages to the
prescribed relocation sites. Consequently, thousands of civilians were forced
to abandon their villages and farms as the result of the authoritarian regime’s
human rights violations and forced relocation programs.
(KSWDC HP http://karenniswdc.blogspot.com )
As the representative of KSWDC said, doesn’t the Japanese cooperation’s
investment in Burma have a bad influence on the environment of Burma? In the name of
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economic cooperation with Burma and for the national interest of Burma, wouldn’t the
right of the ethnic minorities and environmental problems in Burma be hidden? Even if the
Burmese government can get much foreign capital by democratization, unless the living
level of ethnic minorities rises, more and more disparity between Burma’s government and
minority races will widen and their complaints which are not resolved would remain.
I think that a company and a country which invest in Burma and people trying
to develop Burma should ascertain that the benefits of future investment and economic
cooperation of countries spread to not only the Burmese government but also to ethnic
minorities and citizens of Burma. And I think, too, they should ascertain whether Burma’s
government is trying to promote true democratization which means considering the right
of minorities.
References
・The Border Consortium (November 2014) “Protection and security concerns in south
east Burma/Myanmar.” Printed by Wanida Press.
・UNHCR Global Trends (2014), July 23, 2015, <http://unhcr.org/556725e69.html>.
・The Nippon foundation for social innovation. Home Page. July 23, 2015,
<http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/spotlight/myanmar/overview/>.
・KSWDC, Home Page. July 23, 2015, <http://karenniswdc.blogspot.com>.
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Americans’ Coffee Habits
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Atsuko Arakawa
Introduction
I chose this topic because I wanted to know more about the coffee drinking habits
of young Americans. More and more coffee is imported from South America. Starbucks
is an American company. I was surprised because there are a lot of Starbucks everywhere.
Because of this, I researched how much university students make use of them. I think that
coffee which is sold in Starbucks is far from cheap. Most Americans feel that. However,
a number of students continue to buy Starbucks coffee. But can you believe that coffee
which is sold in Starbucks in Japan is twice as expensive as that in America? This is why
if Americans go to Japan and buy coffee at Starbucks, they might be surprised at the price.
By the way, do you have the image that all Japanese drink green tea every day? It is not
correct information. These days, the number of young Japanese people who drink green tea
is decreasing at an alarming rate. Many young Japanese people don’t know how to make
green tea with a tea pot, while Japanese who buy green tea from vending machines are
increasing. For these reasons, I think that the American coffee drinking habit is similar to
Japanese green tea habit.
Method
I conducted both qualitative and quantitative research. First, I made a questionnaire
about coffee drinking habits and interviewed 40 students who drink coffee at California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Next, I analyzed the statistics.
Results
Q1 Do you drink coffee at home?
This chart indicates that 24% of students who
drink coffee answered that they don’t drink coffee at
home. They drink coffee only outside.
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Q2 How often do you drink coffee?
This chart shows that half of the students who drink coffee drink it every day.
Q3 Do you have your own tumbler?
This chart shows that 83% of students
who drink coffee have their own tumbler.
However, 50% of students who answered “Q
2” as I drink coffee everyday have their own
tumbler.
YES
17%
NO
83%
Q4 Do you think that Starbucks coffee is
expensive?
This chart shows that 87% of
students who drink coffee answered coffee
sold at Starbucks is expensive. Moreover, I
asked them if they could believe that coffee
which is sold in Starbucks in Japan is twice
as expensive as that in America. All students
who answered my questionnaire were
surprised, and it is expensive to drink coffee
in Japan.
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NO
13%
YES
87%
Q5 How old were you when you bought coffee for the first time outside?
This chart shows that most of the students who drink coffee began to buy coffee
outside when they were high school students.
Q6 Have you ever bought coffee in a drive thru?
This chart shows that 75% of students have
bought coffee in drive thrus. Almost all students
have a car or their parents have a car. Therefore,
most university students have made use of drive
thrus.
NO
25%
YES
75%
Conclusion
I found that there are few differences
between American students and Japanese students going to cafés. First, Japanese students
like the atmosphere in cafés, so most of them go to a café to stay for a long time with
someone. Second, in the USA there are no vending machines in town, unlike Japan;
therefore, when Americans want to buy something to drink, they go to Starbucks. If they go
to Starbucks in order to stay for a long time, there are not enough seats for all customers.
In addition, to compare Japanese with Americans, we Japanese tend not to go to a friend’s
house, unlike Americans. I learned from these results, Americans make use of starbucks
like Japanese convenience stores or vending machiens.
Reference
Starbucks official site　http://www.starbucks.com/
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American Diet
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
3rd year
Miho Ueda
Introduction
I chose American diet for my topic because there are many unhealthy foods, for
example, fast food, junk food, and candy in US. In addition, I sometimes see obese people.
I thought that the reason they are overweight is because of their lifestyles, especially their
eating habits. Therefore, I wanted to know how Americans lose weight and what they do to
maintain their healthy weight. According to researchers from the University of Oxford and
Columbia University, two-thirds of Americans are now overweight. More than one-third of
US adults –more than 73 million people – and 16% of US children are obese.
Method
I conducted both quantitative and qualitative research. I asked 40 students from
Cal Poly Pomona and administrators from CPELI to respond to questions about their diet
and exercise. In addition I researched Americans’ diet.
Results
Q1. How often do you eat dinner prepared at home?
I was surprised by these results
because in my country, we eat dinner prepared
at home almost every day, but most students
answered that they eat dinner prepared at home
1 to 3 times a week. They often eat out with
friends at restaurants or fast food places. In
addition, I asked them whether being healthy
is important for them. Ninety-nine percent of
students said yes. From that result, they have interest in keeping a healthy life style.
Q2. How many servings of fruit, vegetables, meat, and fish do you eat each day?
This graph shows the average
meal servings a day. I was surprised about
the high meat consumption Americans
have on a daily basis. On the other hand,
a Japanese meal consists of vegetables
being the largest serving, followed by
a smaller portion of meat or fish and a
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serving of fruit.
Q3. What methods have you used to lose weight?
Most students answered they
exercise to lose weight. And also, six
students answered they have followed two
or more methods to lose weight at the same
time. Only one person said that they don’t
worry about losing weight.
This result was almost similar with
Japan.
Q4. How often do you exercise a week?
Seventy percent of
students said that they exercise at
least 1 to 3 times per week. And
twenty percent of students said
that they exercise 4 to 6 times
per week. I was interested in this
result because many people spend
a lot of time exercising. So, I
asked them what kind of exercise they do.
Most students replied that they run or walk. Moreover, 18 out of all students said
they do two or more types of excises. Most students gave me more than one answer. The
most were running and walking. The details about others are Zumba, karate, kick boxing,
jyu-jyutsu, basketball,swiminng, and so on.
Q5. Have you ever tried certain diets?
Two women replied that
they had tried paleo diet.. It was
effective. Three woman said that
they had tried crash diets. All of
them said it was not effective.
Two women replied that they had
tried Weight Watchers Diet. It was
effective for them. The person
who had tried Atkins diet and
Mediterranean Diet said it was
effective.
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Q6. Does your weight go up and down frequently?
Fifteen students said yes.
The reasons why their weight goes
up and down frequently is because
they don’t maintain a healthy diet,
they don’t go to the gym frequently,
or due to pregnancy. These students
base their diets depending on their
school schedule. Some students with
weak metabolism said their weight
fluctuates often. Twenty-five students
said no. The people whose weight
doesn’t go up and down attributed
it to maintaining a healthy lifestyle,
exercising, being naturally petite, having a fast metabolism, and keeping a regular diet.
Conclusion
Based on my research, I conclude that Americans lack consumption of vegetables
and fruits. They consume more meat than fruit and vegetables. They often eat fast food or at
restaurants where serving portions are large and unhealthy, rather than preparing their own
meals at home where they can control what they eat. However, Americans are taking care
by doing sports and going to the gym on a daily basis. They exercise more than Japanese.
On the other hand, Japanese consume more vegetables and fruits than meat. They also
prepare their own meals every day. Since Japanese maintain a healthy diet, they don’t
worry about exercising.
Americans’ Attitudes About Social Behavior and Stress
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Asami Ebihara
Introduction
Nowadays, most people are suffering from stress all over the world. However, the
way people feel about stress is different from one person to another. According to a survey
on the Internet, it says the biggest stressors for Americans and Japanese are job pressure and
money. However, I realized one difference in here. That is, Japanese have a lot of stressors
related to people more than Americans. Therefore, I thought the way people feel about
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stress also seems different among races. In addition, I’m interested in Americans’ attitudes
about social behavior and stress. It’s about what they think about stress, and how they feel
about meeting others for the first time.
Method
I conducted both qualitative and quantitative research. First, I created seven
questions about social behavior and stress. Next, I interviewed forty students at California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Result
1. How often do you feel stress?
At first, I expected most people will
answer two to four times a week. However, 42
percent of people feel stress every day. Forty-one
percent of people feel stress two to four times a
week. Fifteen percent of people feel stress three
to five times a week. To my surprise, two percent
of people said they don’t feel stress at all.
2. How do you deal with stress?
Most people deal with stress by
talking to people. People said other ways
include smoking, eating food, doing sports
and praying. According to the Internet,
Japanese often deal with stress by taking a
bath. We sit in a bathtub and relax. However,
most Americans like to talk to people and this
is one of the ways to deal with their stress.
3. What are the biggest stressors in your life?
I asked this question to university
students, so most people said the biggest
stressor is school. There are a lot of stressors
in the other column which are job, frustration
and money.
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3. How are you affected by stress?
At first, I predicted many people tend
to overeat if they feel stress. However, the
stress affected their personality. Eighty percent
of people get angry. Seventy-five percent said
it interferes with their body, such as getting
a stomachache and becoming anxious. In
addition, there are some effects like anorexia,
fatigue, spacing out and insomnia.
4. “I like to meet new people.”
According to my research for
Japanese, there are few people who
answered strongly agree or slightly agree
to this statement. However, most American
people said they strongly agree. It shows us
Americans have a positive attitude to meet
new people compared with Japanese.
5. Do you get nervous if you meet a person whom you have never met before?
Forty-four percent answered “No.”
Thirty-three percent answered “Sometimes.”
There are only a few people who get nervous if
they meet new people.
6. “I feel comfortable starting a conversation with a stranger.”
Many people agree that starting a
conversation with a stranger is comfortable. Unlike
in Japan, there is a culture of small talk in America.
Therefore, Americans are used to talking to strangers.
Also, they tend to have a positive mind to start a
conversation with a stranger.
7. Conclusion
According to the Internet, the definition of stress is, “physical, mental, or emotional
strain or tension.” In addition, I learned there are two types of stress. One is positive stress
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like marriage, promotion, having a baby, winning money or new friends. The other is
negative stress like divorce, punishment, injury or financial problems. (Daily life Stress)
After researching this topic, I found that some answers are similar to Japanese, but I think
American people have a positive attitude toward people more than Japanese people. In
addition, that good attitude seems to influence the way of dealing with stress, so I think
they deal with stress by talking to people. I’m glad to research this topic because I could
find interesting facts such as if a culture is different, the stressors are also different. For
example, fight and flight is one of the stressors in America. However, it’s hardly seen in
Japan. I could research Americans’ attitudes and social behavior and stress. Therefere, I
want to learn more deeply about this.
8. References
Coping with stress in Japan / What Japan Thinks
http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/06/23/coping-with-stress-in-japan/
Daily Life Stress / the American Institute of Stress
http://www.stress.org/daily-life/
Coping with stress - Japanese
https://www.healthinfotranslations.org/pdfDocs/
American Education for Children
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Ayaka Suzuki
Introduction
I wanted to know about American education for children. In my opinion, American
education has freedom and is easy to understand, but I wonder how American education
compares to the rest of the world. Moreover, I’m interested in which subject was the most
difficult for Americans. According to the international ranking of OECDcountries. “The US
scores below average in math and ranks17th among the 34 OECD countries. It scores close
to the OECD average in science and reading and ranks 21st in science and 17th in reading.”
Therefore, I was surprised by these satistics.
Method
First, I conducted a survey. Then I interviewed 40 students in California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona. I asked 6 questions and made graphs and charts with this
survey’s result.
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Results
Q1 How does American education compare to the rest of the world? Do you think it`s
better?
According to half of the students they don’t think
other
American education is better. One student who said No said
9%
that science and math lack in the education system. Also, other
Yes
students said Europe has a better education system. However,
36%
some students answered “ yes ” .They said that many students
No
come from other countries to study in America.
55%
Q2 In high school which subject was the most difficult for you?
Some students choose science. Also,
Science and mathematics was the most difficult
for most of the female students. According to
The Atlantic homepage; “America Is Struggling
at Math.” The U.S. math score is not statistically
different than Europe’s. A few students answered
history. All students feel bored in history class.
Q3 In high school, how did you usually spend your time after school?
Some male students do sports and
Q3. In high school, how did you usually
physical activities. On the other hand, some
spend your time?
female students everyday do extra-curricular
activities and studying. Other students do
part time jobs every day to earn money for
school expenses. As a result, we can realize
that American University’s school fees are too
expensive.
Q4 On scale of 1-5, My education in America prepared me for university class.
Nobody answered strongly disagree,
so almost students think America education
prepared them for university class. In my
opinion, many students satisfied with current
campus life.
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Q5 Do you think America needs to change its education system?
Almost 70% of students think America
needs to change its education system. Students want
Other
to change the financial aid. American’s university
5%
cost is very expensive. Therefore, this problem
distresses many students. On the other hand, other
No
28%
students feel free to attend class in the American
education system.
Yes
67%
Q6 On scale of 1-5, it is important for all students to take art class.
This question is an opinion that was
divided. I was surprised by these results,
because, “strongly disagree” received a lot of
votes. According to these results, each person
has his own opinion for this question. Also, we
can realize the importance of class.
Conclusion
According to the results of my research, we can realize that a lot of students want
to change American education. These requests are not only class contents but also school
system. Especially, money problems are troubling them. So, some students have to work
at part time jobs. I think government has to create an environment where student feel it’s
easy to study. In my opinion, American education will continue to develop. I wish for the
government to deal with some problems quickly.
References
The Atlantic
<http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/american-schools-vs-the-world->
Web.
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Trash in the U.S.
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Shuko Sotani
Introduction
The reason why I chose this topic for my survey is that it was the most surprising
thing in the U.S. When we ate free food at parties such as Halloween, Thanksgiving,
graduation and so on, we used paper plates, plastic spoons or forks and cups every time.
After eating, it will just be trash. That made me sad. According to researchers, each
American generates about 4.5 pounds of garbage every day; in addition, the U.S generates
more garbage than any country on the planet. That is heart-breaking data. Consequently,
I’m interested in how American people think about trash in everyday life.
Method
I conducted both qualitative and quantitative research. First, I created six questions
about trash; next, I interviewed forty people at California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona. I asked them to respond to five statements using a scale from one to five, with
one being strongly disagree and five being strongly agree. In addition, I asked them to
answer some questions about their opinions regarding each statement. From the research, I
learned their thinking about trash in the U.S. Also, I asked a couple of students who major
in environmental studies.
Results
Q1, I’m interested in the environment.
The result shows the common answer
is strongly agree, 50%. Slightly agree is 37%.
Almost all students answered that they agree.
Only two students answered that they disagree.
As a result of my survey, I learned that many
students are interested in environment. Some
students who responded to my surveys are
majoring in environment.
Q1
Strongly agree
Slightly agree
Neutral
Slightly
disagree
Strongly
disagree
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10
20
Q2, Do you think you create too much trash in everyday life?
The result shows the most common
answer is strongly agree with sixteen replies
(40%). The second is slightly agree, eleven
replies (27%). On the other hand, students
who disagree are six (15%). They all try to
recycle. Moreover fifty percent of students have
consciousness of trash. I was very surprised by
the result, because I thought that Americans
don’t care about how much trash they throw
away.
Q3, I have feeling of guilt when I throw food away.
The U.S is full of food. So I thought
Americans might not have a feeling of guilt
for food. Actually, I had been starting to
feel less guilty since living in the U.S, but
judging by the result of this survey, seventy
percent of students (70%) responded
Strongly agree, next is slightly agree, six
responses (15%). Surprisingly, only one
student answered strongly disagree.
Q2
Q3
Q4, Do you believe the problem will get better?
The result says
twenty-five
Q4
students (62%) answered “yes.” Their
reasons are improving various technologies
and Americans trying to recylce. On the
other hand, fifteen students (38%) answered
“no” – that people are lazy and it is difficult
to make less trash because the U.S has so
much space. In America, there is ample land
to cultivate food and also enough space to
create landfills. Interestingly, I got the same
reason both for “yes” and for “no,” which is
new technologies. Some students think new
technologies will make this problem get better, but other students think new technologies
are used in a bad way, harming the environment.
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Conclusion
In couclusion, many students have interest in the environment; moreover, almost
all students understand that the the U.S creates the most trash in the world, and their
behavior is not good for the environment. The U.S has huge areas of land; because of it,
Americans can make a lot of food easily, and throw away food easily. However, Some
students try to reduce trash by recycling and bringing their own water bottles. These
actions might be very small things, but I think this small action has the potential to change
this problem and make it better. In my opinion, Americans’ effort regarding trash is lacking
compared to Japanese; in addition, they have fewer rules regarding garbage separation, so
I think Americans should try to reclycle more. If their behavior changes, this problem will
get better. Not only individuals but also government and large corporations should change
their actions and become more responsible.
Reference
Amsel, Sheri. “Too Much Trash.” Exploring Nature Educational Resource 20052014. December 18, 2014. http://exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=7&detID=2502
Differences between American Dating Culture and Japanese Dating Culture
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Ayaka Hashikura
Introduction
American and Japanese have different and similar points to decide on their
boyfriend or girlfriend. I was surprised to see couples hugging, kissing cheeks and kissing
on their lips in public places since I came to America. PDAs(public displays of affection)
are not common in Japan. That is why I want to know what is different between American
dating customs and Japanese dating customs. Before I researched my topic, I expected that
American dating customs were more aggressive than Japanese ones, but it was different
and my results were very amazing and interesting.
Method
I surveyed about American and Japanese dating culture using quantitative and
qualitative questions. I interviewed forty students at California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona. They answered eight questions. Close questions are answered on a scale of one to
five, with one being strongly disagreed and five being strongly agreed. Open questions are
answered by their ideas and reasons.
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Results
1) How do you feel about PDAs (public displays of affection)?
Twelve students who I
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interviewed said that they don’t
5
Male
want to do PDAs too much. Some
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Female
of twelve people said that holding
on hands, hugging and small kisses
are ok. Moreover, eight people
said that they don’t like PDAs. I think American people prefer showing their affection in
private to PDAs. Japanese students think it depends on countries. They think if they stay
in America, it is good, but in Japan it is not good. I think most Japanese don’t like PDAs,
either.
2) The man should always pay money for the date.
Most American students
have no opinion about who should
6
4
pay for a date, but the men usually
2
Male
want to pay. According to an
0
article, on the first few dates, a
Female
man will usually spend money for
everything. The women answered
slightly disagree or neutral, so
American women think the man shouldn’t always pay money for the date. Japanese women
think so, too. They don’t want the man to pay much for a date.
3) Living together before marriage is a bad idea.
Most American students
strongly agree
have no opinion about this
because living together before
slightly agree
marriage is different for everyone.
neutral
Female
It is depends on the couple, their
slightly disagree
Male
age and if they have plans of
strongly disagree
marriage. In addition, some of
the women think that marriage
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5
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is the first or if they live together
before marriage, they more likely
to divorce because marriage is not serious for them. Japanese students think it is good idea
because they can know their real personality without secrets.
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4) In your opinion, what is the best place to go for a first date?
Many American students
10
answered that a restaurant or
8
dinner is the best place for a first
6
4
date. If they don’t know each
2
other yet, they want to talk about
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themselves for a first date. It is
similar in Japan. They want to go
to restaurant and movies.
Female
Male
5) Why do American men stop asking a girl for a date when she rejects them the first
time?
Most American students
8
said that they didn’t like to be
6
4
Female
rejected. Americans get what
2
Male
they want right away, therefore,
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once men are rejected, they lose
interest. Many younger American
men want sex for the first date.
If he is only interested in having
sex, he will not ask a girl again.
6) If you have a boyfriend or girlfriend, do you tell your parents?
Most students said yes because they are open and close with their family, respect
or trust them and don’t keep any secrets from them. A few students said no because their
parents ask many questions, they wait for a few weeks to make sure of their relationship,
or it depends on ages and responsibility. On the other side, Most Japanese students don’t
tell their parents because they don’t need to tell them, they don’t like to talk about lovers
with them or they are shy. I think they don’t feel like telling their parents about their lovers.
Male
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Female
7) American people fall in love at first sight.
According to research,
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people who believe in love at first
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sight are seventy-one percent.
However,
many
American
4
students who I interviewed
2
disagree about this question. I
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think American don’t fall in love
at first sight. They know only
each others looks, so they fall in
love after they get to know each
other. Japanese students have no
opinion.
Male
Female
8) When you’re choosing a boyfriend or girlfriend, what characteristic is the most
important to you?
Most American students answered sense of humor is the most important because
they like to laugh, share laughter with each other and have fun. The second most is
intelligence because if someone doesn’t have intelligence, conversation is boring. I think
whether they enjoy anything with someone or not is the most important to Americans.
They really want someone who makes them happy. Japanese students think kindness is the
most important. I think whether they can build considerate relationship or not is the key to
choosing a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Conclusion
First, I was surprised that
religion
it is almost same feeling about
PDAs to Americans and Japanese
respect
because I thought Americans don’t
honestly
care about PDAs. Second, I found
Female
intelligence
American families are very close
Male
personality
to each other and they are strongly
connected. Japanese don’t like to sense of humor
tell their parents about a boyfriend
or girlfriend, but the Japanese
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5
10
family relationship is never poor
because of that. They are embarrassed to tell them. Third, according to research, people
who say common interests are the most important factor are sixty-four percent and people
who say physical characteristic are the most important are forty-nine percent. I found that
Americans see you who you are if you have good things about yourself, for example, sense
of humor, intelligence, personality, honestly and so on. Japanese care about the personality
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of those that they want to be lovers, too, but the personality they care about is different from
Americans. Finally, American dating culture is difficult for me to understand because I was
shocked that some of younger American men ask a girl for the first date to have sex. I think
also some of Japanese younger men want sex for the first date. Anyway, I think it is similar
between American dating culture and Japanese dating culture in many points. However,
characteristics which they asked for are different between Americans and Japanese.
References
Online dating statistics 7.7.2014
http://www.statisticbrain.com/online-dating-statistics/
Dating and marriage in Japan 27 July, 2014
http://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan
Dating in the United States Toho Aleman July 2013
World War II for Americans
Kobe Global-Local Studies Department
2nd year
Ayaka Hayashi
Introduction
The 70th anniversary of World War II will be coming soon. Now we have a peaceful
world, but World War II was so terrible, for example, a lot of people were killed and the
most dangerous bomb was developed. That is why I think each people have different ideas
against World War II even now. I interviewed Asians too to compare with Americans’ idea.
Method
I conducted both qualitative and quantitative research. I interviewed forty students
at California Polytechnic University, Pomona in California.
Results
1. Do you know about World War II
in detail?
I found that almost all
Americans know WWII in detail, but
most Americans said to me “I know
just that America won, so is it ok to fill
out ‘Yes’?” when I interviewed them.
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That’s why most Americans don’t know WWII in detail even if they studied it in school.
Opposite to it, Asian know it because they filled out ‘Yes’ easily. For example, China,
Thailand, Korea and Philippine was invaded by Japanese military, so people who suffered
from Japanese invasion try to tell real story to their children not to repeat terrible mistake.
2. Do you think World War II has a positive effect on the world in present time?
The result shows that more
than half of the students answered,
‘Yes,’ but 7 people answered ‘No.’Two
people answered, ‘Maybe.’ More
Americans said ‘yes’ than Asians. Most
Americans and a few Asians answered
that this war taught us a lesson, this war
helped the economy, and war brought
work for women. All man went to fight,
so women started to work building
airplanes, ships, trucks, and the original jeeps used by the armed forces.On the other hand,
almost all Asians and a few Americans answered that some countries are still paining from
WWII, we did not learn from our mistake, have created more racism, and a lot of people
were killed. Asians does not have a positive idea.
3. Do you think all countries would be safer if nuclear weapons were eliminated?
In my survey, this question is very
important for me because I watched an
American saying “America militaryused
nuclear weapons to make Japan lose, so we
had no choice” on TV. I felt so shocked.
Exactly, Japan needed to lose at the time,
so Americans dropped the atomic bombs.
For this reason, I created this question.
Surprisingly, most Americans answered
‘Yes’ to this question because they thought it will destroy the earth, but there was one
incredible reason: Nuclear weapons are very bad, but they are a cheap way to solve issues.
4. Do you think if there is no war, people of every country can have a good relationship?
In California Polytechnic University, Pomona in California, there are a lot of
people from many countries, so it is interesting question for we can hear how everyone
feels about all war. This survey question shows that a half of the students answered, ‘Yes.’
The other half answered, ‘No.’ The reason for ‘Yes’ was that “If we communicate more,
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we can get a good relationship, but it
is long term solution, war is temporary
solution.” While the reason of ‘No’
was that “race, religion and lack of
resources (oil) always cause war”.
The results show that
Americans do not know about World
War II in detail. Most of them know
just that America won. And also they
think WWII has a positive effect on
the world in the present time because
it brought many good things and they learned lessons, but Asian have opposite idea from
Americans’ idea. America is one of the countries that won WWII and a lot of Asians were
killed, so Asians try to tell their real story.
References
・History. Com
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http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
タイ　スタディーツアー　報告
社会福祉学科　３回生　多田　早良
私がこの度の研修に参加したのは、４回生となるのを前に興味のある海外の日系企業
の活躍から就職について何かヒントを得られるのでは思ったことがきっかけである。
印象に残った研修の主な２つを取り上げる。まず１つ目に、日系企業として現地で取
り組まれる「ＬＡＮＮＡプロダクト」の工場訪問にてお伺いした社長のお話である。訪
れた工場は、当初わさびの生産を目的として始まった事業であったそうだが、その後同
業企業の参入の影響を受け、調味料を入れるケースやチューブを作る事業を思いついた
のだという。福祉の視点でお話をお聴きしていると、粉末のスパイスを作る事業も並行
して始められ、緊急時用の嗅覚から入る危険信号を送る役割を果たすスパイスを用い視
聴覚の不自由な人が生活する施設に設置できるようにするといった需要への対応にも応
じているそうだ。
２つ目は、「暁（あかつき）の家」の見学である。この施設は学校に通うことが難しい
山岳民族の中高生のために建てられた共同生活型の寮の役目を果たしている。都市から
離れた地域でありながらも近年インフラが次第に浸透してきたことで、何事も機械・Ｉ
Ｔ機器に頼りがちになり始めた子ども達の変化に懸念もあると施設の代表（日本人女性）
の方がおっしゃっておられた。また、そのような現状に対し「鳥の声が聴ける人になっ
てほしい」と願う彼女の言葉が大変身に染みた。タイでは国籍を持たなくても学ぶ権利
が国から保障されているという。しかし、大企業や公務員になれるのは国籍をもつ人の
みとされているため、職業選択の際に格差が生まれてしまうことには正直複雑な感情を
抱いた。
もう一つ、タイが「微笑みの国」と呼ばれる理由を知ることができたのも、タイでの
研修に参加できたからであると強く感じている。現地の人々が手のひらを合わせ優しく
微笑みかけるその姿は大人も子どもも変わりなく、まるで日本において希薄化する人と
人との直接的な人間関係に問いかけているようにも思えた。また、仏教を厚く信仰し仏
や相手を尊ぶ姿勢は、心の軸という存在を感じさせ「宗教」の魅力も自然と伝わってきた。
以上の体験やその他の研修を経て、将来社会福祉の専門職を目指す自分自身に心構え
も備わった。例えばそれは、仕事の中で行き詰まった時や困難に直面した時に、物事を
他の視点や角度から捉える力である。そして実際に現場の人々の生の声を聴き入れるこ
との大切さを学びとれたことある。
研修を振り返り、温かく迎えてくださった各施設の関係者の方やチェンマイ大学の先
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生方や学生方、ガイドの方、国際交流推進室や引率の先生には感謝の気持ちでいっぱい
である。以上の方々の手厚いサポートがあってこその素晴らしい企画であったと振り返
りつつ、さらに高まった向上心を温めながら引き続き勉学に励みたいと思う。
タイ　スタディーツアー　報告
管理栄養士養成課程　１回生　吉川　佑香
私がスタディーツアーに参加した理由は、タイという国に非常に興味があったので実
際に現地の文化や暮らしに触れてみたいと思ったからである。
タイと聞くとまだ発展途中でどちらかと言えば貧しい国というイメージをもっていた
ので、日本に住む私たちとは全く違った生活をしているのだろうと思っていた。しかし
実際に訪れ現地の大学で経済の授業（ASEAN の経済統合について）を受けた時に、日
本人とタイ人の生活はそれほど変わらないことが分かった。またタイはアジアの中では
中進国と言われており、今まで日本に援助してもらう立場だったところを今度はタイが
他の国に援助し引っ張っていく立場にあると知った。しかし教育の面においてはまだま
だ援助対象なので、これからタイがどのように進んでいくのかとても興味深い。
研修で印象的だったのは暁の家への訪問である。ここは日本人の方が中学生から高校
生の山岳民族の子供たちに教育支援をしている施設だ。代表の方に山岳民族のお話をう
かがった際「最近は山の人が町におりてきている。数が減り文化が失われつつある。で
も山の人は山の人の文化を大切にしてほしい。」とおっしゃっていたことがとても心に
刺さった。また、ここでは子供たちが勉強だけでなく農業や家事を通して主体性や積極
性を育んでおり、暁の家で作ったコーヒー豆や野菜は現地や日本でも販売されている。
実際に畑やコーヒー豆の焙煎過程を見せていただいたあと袋詰めされたコーヒー豆をい
ただいた時、袋１つを作るのに何人の協力があったのか、そういったことを考えると小
さな１袋にとても重みを感じた。
今回のツアーを通して感じたことはたくさんあるが、中でもタイ人の笑顔と温かさは
とても心に残っている。タイでは笑顔が１種のコミュニケーションツールになっている
と感じた。また日系企業を訪れたことでグローバル化する中で自身のアイデンティティ
を高めていく必要があると感じた。
研修に参加したことでたった１週間という短い期間ではあったが、日本で過ごす１週
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間とは全く違う有意義な時間を過ごすことができたので本当に参加して良かったと思
う。いつかやろうではなく、やりたいと思った時に行動すること。実際に自分の肌で感
じること。その大切さを改めて感じた。
今回このような貴重な機会を設けてくださった国際交流推進室や先生、現地の方々、
両親には感謝の気持ちでいっぱいである。この経験を活かしこれからも様々なことに挑
戦していきたい。
タイ　スタディーツアー　報告
神戸国際教養学科　３回生　原　史織
私は３月にタイのスタディーツアーに参加しました。
私の学科では授業で NGO や途上国について勉強していますが、実際にこのスタディー
ツアーに参加してタイの文化、日本とタイの先進国と途上国の差について国際的な活動
を身近に感じることが出来ました。
LannaProductsCompany では、わさびを１つの敷地内で栽培から研究そして商品開発
をしていました。原料を自らの手で栽培している工場はとても珍しく印象に残りました。
時代や環境の変化に応じて付加価値のある商品を作り出していました。この事がこれか
らの社会の中で生き抜いていく上でどれほど重要かということを発見できたのでこれか
ら就職活動にむけて深く考えたいと思いました。
暁の家では、遠距離のため学校に行けない山岳民族の生徒達が寮生活をし、中学・高
校に通っています。交流の時間が少なく、少しの日本の文化しか教えてあげることが出
来ませんでした。しかしこの短時間の中で私達手伝えることはないのかと深く考えさせ
られ、また暁の家を訪れる機会を設けて私はここで食文化を教えてあげたいと思いまし
た。
チェンマイ大学では、折り紙、日本食、書道をチェンマイの学生に披露しました。折
り紙を特に気に入ってくれて、「もっと教えて欲しい」と、とても興味を持ってくれて
とても嬉しかったです。そこに居たある学生が声をかけてくれたのがきっかけで、私は、
彼女が着ている大学の制服がとても可愛くて気に入ったと言うと、私が帰国する日にホ
テルに制服をプレゼントしに来てくれました。その後一緒に街中を歩いたり案内しても
らったり、空港まで見送りに来てくれたり、私はまさかタイで友達が作れると思ってい
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なくてこのような経験は今までになかったのでとても嬉しかったです。
１週間という短い期間の中でしたが、自分たちが当たり前のように生活していると気
づかない様な事をたくさん学べたと思います。
そして１週間の間ずっと付き添って下さったガイドさん、ドライバーさん、先生、友
人のお蔭で毎日がとても楽しくて、充実した素晴らしいスタディーツアーになりました。
現地の方も優しく接してくれたり、交通量が多い中、走っている車に合図をして止め
てまで私たちを渡らせてくれたり、私が他国で経験したことのない微笑みの国らしさを
とても実感できました。私は今回のスタディーツアーに参加できて本当に良かったと心
から思いました。
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