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I can understand people talking to me in English slowly.
But when I hear people talking as usual way, I can't understand what they're talking about.
It's so fast and they use many slang.
I'm going to go to a college in the USA as a student after two years or so, but I wonder if I can understand and follow the class, which is used only English.
And I also wonder if students who go to an American college from Japan become English better, say, gain natural English.
Do you know about any circumstances of the students who are from other countries in your college?
But when I hear people talking as usual way, I can't understand what they're talking about.
It's so fast and they use many slang.
I'm going to go to a college in the USA as a student after two years or so, but I wonder if I can understand and follow the class, which is used only English.
And I also wonder if students who go to an American college from Japan become English better, say, gain natural English.
Do you know about any circumstances of the students who are from other countries in your college?
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I can understand when people talking to me slowly in English slowly.
But when I hear people talking at their normal speed as usual way, I can't understand what they're talking about.
It's so fast and they use many slangs.
I'm going to go to a college in the U.S( USA) as a student after two years or so, but I wonder if I can understand and follow the class, which is taught used only in English.
And I also wonder if students who go to an American college from Japan become fluent in English better,( say, gain natural English.)
Do you know about any circumstances of the students who are from other countries that became fluent in English in your college?
Atti さん、これは今から留学を考えている人にはほんとうに気になることですよね！ 英語を聞いて理解するのは、ネイティブなみにしゃべることよりは、おもったより簡単にできるようになります。 しかし、発音はやはり小さいときに練習をしていないと、相当の練習、（クラスもありますよ）を重ねて、アクセントを直さない限りはネイティブのような発音にはなりません。 必ずできないというわけではないですが、難しいとおもわれます。 今からTOEFLの勉強をして６３０点ぐらいとれれば、こちらの大学にいっても困らないと思います。 聞く分には１－２週間もすれば音になれるのでわかってきます。 こちらの大学で、博士号をとったような人でも、外国からの生徒でなまりがある人はたくさんいます。でもそれが逆に彼らのアイデンティティーの一部なので、それを誇りにおもっている人のほうが多いと思います。
いまから 英語のニュースやラジオなどネットで聞いて、英語になれる耳をつくっておけば、留学してすぐになじめますよ！
そうなんですか。やはり英語のみ使う環境にいれば、聞き取りに至っては自然に出来るようになるんですかね。
TOEFLはまだ受けたことがありません(泣)TOEICだと800以上は取れるのですが、、。来年受けてみようと思います。
はい、ありがとうございます＾＾英語に少しでも多く触れたいと思います。
ですよね、アメリカの大学の方がそもそも日本より厳しいって聞きますし。
It's so fast and they use a lot of slang.
I'm going to go to a college in the U.S. as a student in about(?) two years or so, but I wonder if I can understand and follow the class, which only uses English.
And I also wonder if students who go to an American college from Japan improve in (or become fluent in) English, or say, use English naturally.
Do you know about the experiences of international students in your college?
I remember when I was an exchange student I could understand only Tokyo-ben, and only if people spoke slowly. But when I was with my host family, friends, or in school it was difficult to keep up with them at first. But now i can understand pretty well, its talking and writing that's difficult lol.
As far as other international students, I know a lot of them that either become fluent in "slang" or fluent in "formal" english, but not many that are 100% fluent. I do know a lot of students who are very natural, even if they have accents. Many of my friends are international students :)
And I'm relieved to hear your experience.
I wish I can improve in English in the US :D