Associate

(学)山中学園三原国際外語学院では、日本語科にアジアを中心とした海外からの学生たちを受 け入れ、6~8ヶ国からの留学生たちが日本語を学んでいます。ほとんどの留学生たちは、日本の大 学、大学院等への進学を目指して、三原の地で、1年から2年、日本語や日本の文化習慣などを学び ます。しかし、せっかく日本に留学しても、真の交流や日本文化に触れる機会が多くないのが現状です。また、親元を離れ、文化習慣の違う土地での留学生活では、相談相手も無く、問題や悩みを抱える学生も少なくありません。三原国際外語学院留学生友好会は、こうした三原で学ぶ留学生たちを支援し、交流活動をしている会です。本会は、平成4年8月に「日中友好ならびに国際交流の一助となるべく、留学生たちが日本 及び日本人をより深く理解し、三原での留学生活がより潤いあるものになるよう支援していこう」という目的で発足しました発足以来、年3回の交流会やバザー、ホームビジット、三原市のイベント (やっさ祭りなど)への参加支援など、いろいろな形で留学生たちと交流を持ってきました。これまで、多くの卒業生たちが巣立ち、進学や母国での就職などさまざまな進路に進みましたが、 本会の活動をとおして、時には友人として時には里親のように接していく中で、私たちを三原のお父 さんお母さんと懐かしく思い出し、三原の地を第ニの故郷と感じてくれているようです。こうして、 この地での私たちの活動の交流の輪は、多くの卒業生をとおして、全国へ、そして世界へと、僅かですが着実に広がっております。全国各地で留学生たちのトラブルが多く報道されていますが、当地で はお蔭様で大過なく留学生活を送ることができているのも、微力ではありましたが、本会会員の熱意 によるところが大いにあったと思っております。 本会会員は国際交流に理解のある、学校法人山中学園と友好な関係にある方々で、ほとんどが三原市または近郊在住者ですので面識のある方も多いことと存じます。是非、多くの方に趣旨をご理解いただき、本会の交流、支援活動にご参加いただければ幸いに存じます。

Yamanaka Gakuen Mihara International Language School welcomes students from overseas, mainly from Asia, to its Japanese Language Department, where students from 6 to 8 different countries study Japanese. Most of the students come to Mihara to study Japanese language and culture for one or two years with the aim of going on to a Japanese university or graduate school. However, even though they come to Japan to study, they do not have many opportunities for real exchange and contact with Japanese culture. In addition, there are many students who have problems and worries when they are away from their parents and living in a country with different culture and customs, and have no one to talk to. The International Students Friendship Association of Mihara International Language School is a group which supports students studying in Mihara and carries out exchange activities. The association was established in August 1992 with the aim of "helping to promote friendship and international exchange between Japan and China, and to support international students to gain a deeper understanding of Japan and the Japanese people, and to make their life as an international student in Mihara more fulfilling". Since its inception, we have had various opportunities to interact with international students, such as exchange meetings three times a year, bazaars, home visits, and participation in events in Mihara City (such as the Yasa Festival). Many of our graduates have gone on to various careers, including higher education and employment in their home countries, but through the activities of the Association, sometimes as friends and sometimes as foster parents, they have come to remember us fondly as their parents from Mihara and to feel that Mihara is their second home. In this way, the circle of exchange of our activities in this place is spreading steadily to the whole country and to the world through many graduates. Although there have been many reports of troubles among international students in many parts of the country, thanks to the enthusiasm of the members of the Society, they have been able to spend their lives here without any problems. The members of our association are people who understand international exchange and have a friendly relationship with Yamanaka Gakuen, and most of them live in Mihara or its suburbs, so we are sure that many of you are familiar with them. We hope that many of you will understand the purpose of this event and participate in our exchange and support activities.