Im Latin, and been studying english for a looong time, i kind of became bilingual now.
I started learning japanese, its been some weeks now and this journey really seems very fun.
The thing is im actually doing 10th grade, and next year i need to choose what i want to do/study in the future.
Im aiming for medicine, the thing is…
Should i wait to finish high school, go to japan and do the university there, or study medicine in my country and finish it in japan?
Im not procastinating, i have a whole life ahead of me, i just dont know what would be the correct answer in this situation.
Hope someone can get the doubt out of me
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How long did it take you to learn English? Do you think in 2 years you’ll be good enough at Japanese to study medicine in the language?
Do you want to work in Japan? Because if you do, then sure, go to university in Japan. If you don’t stay in your home country, and study abroad in Japan for a semester or two.
For one, you’ve just started learning Japanese. Don’t you think it’s kinda loaded to try to uproot yourself to live in a whole ass different country only weeks after you’ve started learning the language? If you want to set a concrete plan in going to Japan to study, just save up and plan to study abroad in university once you actually have a grasp of the language and know for sure what you want to do
Maybe check and see if you can be a high school exchange student in year 12, if interested year ten is probably barely in time to start preparing.
You will probably need lots of summer classes the next few years. Also be prepared to retake a year when you come back to get your home country courses that Japan doesn’t have. At least that was the process when I was in school. Lots of Japanese and math type tutoring before going, and lots of makeup local history and English classes after coming back haha.
However, I would recommend it. Being an exchange student is a great way to find out if you like another country enough to move there for university or work, and a great experience even if you don’t. It’s especially good to do if your grades are high enough for your high school to give you a scholarship haha.
I’ve read that in order to study any medicine field related in japan, you must have N1 level, even japanese native speakers need it. So if you’re just starting japanese, its kind of an ambitious dream…
I’d say its better to study in your country, keep studying japanese by yourself (if you could take classes it would be better!) And then seek the possibility of doing an exchange semester in japan, when you have a better domain of the language
Can you please tell me the difference between Ecclesiastical Latin and the Latin that the Romans spoke? I heard that they were different.
Okay so please don’t flame me or freak out.
Your English is not…bilingual level nor academic quality imho.
I mean that in the kindest of ways!!! Your post has multiple oddities and noticeable grammatical errors that would make me – someone that has helped tutor and/or grade academic papers – rather frustrated and mark down your overall score.
I say that because you’re now trying to jump into an *entirely* different language, language family, and massively different culture to Latin American countries. Trust me, as a native anglophone and trilingual individual, you want to be 100% *fluent* in your second language before you jump into another.
As other commenters have said or echoed: Drop the idea of going to Japan for a progressional degree for now.
If you just started learning Japanese, you’re going to have a rough time *living* there right off the bat. I believe someone else mentioned studying abroad for a term (semester). I’d agree with that sentiment. Take a year or two studying in your native country, master basic Japanese, and enjoy a short term here before you commit to something massive.
In any direction you go, best of luck! 🙂