2021/10/4

On Saturday, September 11th, second and third-year students of the Faculty of Foreign Studies’ Department of Hispanic Studies interacted with students of Universidad de Guadalajara online. The online cultural exchange event began last year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of sister-city ties between Kyoto and Guadalajara, and is conducted voluntarily by the students of both universities.

The topic of the students’ fifth online exchange was “Summer”. The students seemed to enjoy talking about the summery weather, things to do over the break, and the various effects of the coronavirus pandemic. One participant reflected, “The things we learned from the exchange made us even more curious about each other’s culture, so I’m happy that we gained something that’s more meaningful than simply improving our language skills.”

The online exchange is enabling students to increase their confidence about their ability to keep the conversation going in Spanish. The Department plans to continue this exchange and expand on discussion topics for an even more inspiring socializing opportunity next time.

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