This past December 6th, five exchange students enrolled at Hakuoh University visited Oyama High School, and each gave a presentation on their own unique perspective of Japan. The six students had been preparing their presentations over the past month, practiced presenting it online and worked hard to each prepare a great speech. On the day of the presentations, the exchange students were asked many different questions by the local high school students, and were able to engage in rich and meaningful inter-cultural communication.

　The local high school students were glad to hear the presentations, and said that it was a valuable experience to hear about life and culture outside of Japan. The high school students also said things like "It was good to know that things that are commonplace in Japan can be surprising to Chinese people." "It made me want to go abroad." "I had a a negative perception of study abroad, but I learned that there are good points about study in the world, such as learning about different cultures and interacting with non-Japanese people.”They also commented that they were able to greatly broaden their perspectives on different cultures, which they had been completely unfamiliar with, and that this helped to motivate them to learn more.

12月6日、本学の留学生5名が地域の小山高校に向かい、昨年に引き続き「留学生から見た日本」をテーマに、プレゼンテーションを行いました。1ヶ月前から、PowerPointの作成やオンライン使用し、発表の準備を重ねてきました。当日は、様々な質問が飛び交い、高校生と留学生の深い交流の様子が見られました。

参加した高校生からは、「日本では当たり前のことが、中国の人からすると驚くことになることを知れてよかった。」「海外に行ってみたくなった。」「今まで留学に対して嫌なイメージがあった.。しかし、異なる文化を学ぶことができたり、日本人以外の人と交流ができたり、良い面もあることを知れた」といった感想を聞くことができました。また、これまで全く知らなかった異文化に、視野を大きく広げることができ、学習へのモチベーション向上に繋がったとコメントをいただきました。