I Learned To Study Mathematics Using Only Japanese In School

(In my lab) Sometimes it is hard to explain my idea because I studied math using only Japanese in school. Although I tried to learn English math words before coming to the U.S, explaining complicated things in a foreign language is not easy. However, I was relieved that minor English mistakes are not problems because my mentor listens to me patiently. Once I come back to Japan, I would like to continue to study more so that I will be able to explain my idea using math words smoothly. On the contrary, I do not have a lot of problems to listen to my mentor and my lab mates. Whenever I am discussing with my mentor, I always make sure that I understand what he means first. He usually talks very fast, but he is willing to explain in detail …show more content…
The announcers speak very clearly, so it is easy to understand even though the words used are difficult at times. That 's another reason why I didn 't have a problem when the Uber driver talked about politics. In the U.S., I always make sure that I understand the meaning of jargon used in papers and the book that I read for my research project. I think it helps me not only understand the subject, but also improve my English …show more content…
It 's partly because I don 't like the idea of talking to somebody to practice English. In my opinion, if I do so, I would sound more “foreign” and unnatural. It 's impolite to do, too. I heard that people change their behavior unintentionally when they speak in a foreign language. People do the things that they usually don 't when speaking in their native language. So, I am always careful when speaking here in the U.S . Before saying something in English, I think twice; would I say that in Japanese?. However, when I went eat lunch with my professor, at first I tried to speak politely, but as the conversation went on, I found myself talking to him like a friend. This is the thing that I wound never do in Japanese. English does not have a distinct polite form of words, so it 's difficult to speak in a formal way as a non-native speaker. On the first day, he told me that he is my "peer" and I can talk to him without being overly polite, though. He seemed curious about Japanese culture and we talked a lot about the difference between China and Japan, eating at his favorite Japanese restaurant, Robata. He is very easygoing and it was really nice to have lunch with him, though, I still wonder; should I have talked about something else? But he didn 't seem like he wanted to talk about research at lunch, (he may have just wanted to talk about something fun) so I 'm just guessing it 's