LOL. ya, itz hard to continue persuing a fandom after starting work. I think the main problem is trying to find a person in the work place with similar interests. (My colleague is homophobic, she can't stand BL... TwT) But an advantage is that we have lots of spending power to buy whatever we like now!!
Ganbare for your work!! Take it easy. Things will get better as you get use to the pace.
I think I stopped going after like 7 lessons? I was taking the highest class they were offering (tanpopo class i think?). The teachers and teaching methods were nice but I got rather bored coz most of my classmates were aunties in their late 30s or 40s. Plus eventually I came to realise that I already knew three quarter of what was taught. :p
Ohhh so you're considering going back to school after working for 2 years? I think that's really a good idea! Jia you!!
Okay, long advice here. :p I should just point out first that there is no "Japanese language degree" in NUS. NUS offers "Japanese Studies degree" which I majored in. In JS, we study not only Japanese language, but also Japanese culture/literature/history/economics/comtemporary society/business etc. But of course, NUS's Japanese language lessons are super intensive and if you manage to take all Japanese language modules, you should graduate with at least a JLPT N2. And if you already have a foundation, you are allowed to take placement tests and skip a few levels also.
So, if you really love Japan and want to know the language, culture etc about it, go for Japanese Studies major. You'll love it! I used to write essays/projects that touched on the BL culture in Japan, my idols and anime etc.
But say, you're just interested in the language and want to learn just a little here and there about Japan, I'll strongly suggest that you major in some other course (Psychology/Socialogy/History etc) and just take Japanese language modules and some Japanese Studies modules as extra classes. In NUS, we are actually forced to take electives (classes outside of our major) so you can actually just take Japanese language as your electives or something. :p
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Ganbare for your work!! Take it easy. Things will get better as you get use to the pace.
I think I stopped going after like 7 lessons? I was taking the highest class they were offering (tanpopo class i think?). The teachers and teaching methods were nice but I got rather bored coz most of my classmates were aunties in their late 30s or 40s. Plus eventually I came to realise that I already knew three quarter of what was taught. :p
Ohhh so you're considering going back to school after working for 2 years? I think that's really a good idea! Jia you!!
Okay, long advice here. :p
I should just point out first that there is no "Japanese language degree" in NUS. NUS offers "Japanese Studies degree" which I majored in. In JS, we study not only Japanese language, but also Japanese culture/literature/history/economics/comtemporary society/business etc. But of course, NUS's Japanese language lessons are super intensive and if you manage to take all Japanese language modules, you should graduate with at least a JLPT N2. And if you already have a foundation, you are allowed to take placement tests and skip a few levels also.
So, if you really love Japan and want to know the language, culture etc about it, go for Japanese Studies major. You'll love it! I used to write essays/projects that touched on the BL culture in Japan, my idols and anime etc.
But say, you're just interested in the language and want to learn just a little here and there about Japan, I'll strongly suggest that you major in some other course (Psychology/Socialogy/History etc) and just take Japanese language modules and some Japanese Studies modules as extra classes. In NUS, we are actually forced to take electives (classes outside of our major) so you can actually just take Japanese language as your electives or something. :p