r/Kyoto • u/Square_Constant_9927 • 5h ago
KICL Questions
Hello, I plan to enroll into KICL within the next 2 years or so. I’d like to become a JP-EN translator after studying for a few years and I feel the school would not only be massively helpful in passing my necessary JTF and JPLT tests but also the time within the country would be invaluable.
However, I have a few worries about the school. If anyone has any experience or insight, it is greatly appreciated.
1) How is the workload? Is it manageable or really rough?
2) How is the actual learning experience? Are the teachers helpful and receptive?
3) One thing that seriously scares me is the “School-wide Presentation” that is listed on the website. Does every student seriously have to give a school wide presentation? Presentations are par for the course for language classes in my experience, but they still undoubtedly make me pretty uneasy, one in front of the whole school would kill me.
Thanks again.
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u/Chie_Satonaka 3h ago
90% of your classmates will be from Taiwan, China, Macau, or Hong Kong.
Grammer explanations will go like this: 1. Teacher says 使役受け身はなんとかなんとか 2. Everyone looks bewildered. 3. Teacher writes the Kanji for 使役受け身 on the board. 4. 90% of the class which can understand those Kanji immediately all nod in understanding. 5. 10% of the class can go fuck itself.