Internationalization Promotion Questionnaire Review
Zhou Weiwei (Faculty of Commerce, 4th year, China)
We asked 25 Japanese and
25 international students
opinion on what is necessary
to promote more
internationalization at
Doshisha. I would like to
express my opinion on this
matter as one of the
international students.
I found a common response
between the Japanese and
international students. They
both wanted events that
allowed more exchanges with
one another.
International events are not
only good for practicing
languages but it also allows
people to exchange freely with
open hearts. For instance, one
may overcome the language
barrier through the mutual
understanding of music. There
were many voices of Japanese
students who wanted an event
that one could easily
participate. In contrast to
people wanting exchanges with
international students from
Europe and the United States,
there were people who wanted
the focus on the international
students from Asia. I got an
impression that Japanese
students were strongly
conscious of international
exchanges from the different
viewpoints.
Through the questionnaire, I
found out that the greatest
way for the international
students to study the language
was through the exchanges
with the Japanese students.
While there may be
international students who are
very satisfied with the present
situation, there are
international students who
think the school should put
more effort. For example,
support the living situations
and focus more on the actual
practice of the language in the
Bekka classes.
The reason why the opinions
are different is because
everyone has a different career
and background. As a basic
demand of the international
society, one must accept people
as they are and have mutual
understanding. By doing this,
people are able to broaden
their way of thinking. To
promote the internationalization
at Doshisha, I think each and
every student must actively
participate in the international
exchanges and build an
environment that allow people
to get involved easily.
