What should I do about the second foreign language at the University of Tokyo?

[University of Tokyo Enrollment Procedures]

• What to do with [University of Tokyo] [Second Foreign Language]

• Maybe Chinese TLP?

  • Will I be assigned to a Chinese TLP class in the Chinese TLP?
    • The TLP community seems interesting.
    • https://www.toshin.com/hs/todai_tokushin/kaiin/school_blog/2019/08/tlp-2.php
      • Will it be in the same class as the International Course?
    • Is SoRa-san in the International Course?
    • Nice to meet you, I’m Inter 21! | University of Tokyo Inter 21 | note

      • In Class 1, there are students who have chosen “Pre-existing German”, in Class 2, there are students who have chosen “Pre-existing French”, and in Class 3, there are students who have chosen “Pre-existing Chinese and Chinese TLP (for science majors only)“.

    • Yutaisa-kun (@todai_info)

    • [University of Tokyo Class Assignment]

    • This is the class assignment based on the second foreign language for the 2020 enrollment year.

    • Spanish and Chinese still seem to be popular.

    • #startingattokyouniversity

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      • It’s not decided anywhere, but since 2019, it seems to be usually 🇨🇳TLP+International.

• It depends on whether it’s half a year or two years.

  • In the first place, language acquisition doesn’t end in half a year.
  • If it’s half a year, Russian seems the most interesting in terms of class atmosphere.
    • However, if you immerse yourself in that culture for two years, it becomes a different problem.
    • It seems fun, though.
      • However, I’m a little scared to further drive myself in that direction in an environment that already has a male-to-female ratio of 8:2.
      • Well, maybe I can adjust that in [University of Tokyo circles] or something (blu3mo).
  • Another option is to change languages every year (takker).
    • Some people have that strategy.
  • However, I don’t think you can learn much in just one year (takker).
    • I still want to continue for two years.

• Class atmosphere information

  • source
    • What is the recommended second foreign language at the University of Tokyo in 2022? What is the atmosphere of each class? Explained by University of Tokyo students! | University of Tokyo Study Guide
      • The article feels quite vague, haha.
  • Korean
  • Chinese

    • Average

  • Russian

    • Strong individuality

    • Many Twitter enthusiasts

    • I had that impression from Twitter, haha (blu3mo).
  • French

    • Moderate extroverts and yay

    • “Moderate extroverts” is a power word (takker).
  • Spanish

    • Radical yay

  • Italian

    • Calm students

  • German
    • Stereotypical University of Tokyo student

• About English Learning and Second Foreign Language | Support Site for Entrance Exam and New Students 2022 | University of Tokyo Consumers’ Cooperative

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• Current motivation ranking as of 0215

  • Tier 1
    • Chinese
      • The most motivated
      • I studied it once before
        • Got sidetracked by other tasks though
      • Chinese is great (takker)(takker)
  • Tier 2
    • Honestly, there’s no reason other than “they seem cool” for any of them
      • German
        • Might be useful for Western philosophy-related stuff, maybe
        • It’s said that the inflection is hell (takker)
          • I knew someone who was studying it, and it seemed tough
          • I see (blu3mo)
      • French
        • Same as German
      • Russian
        • Occasionally see it on Twitter and it piques my interest
  • Tier 3
    • There’s no reason to avoid them, but no reason to learn them either, something like that
      • Let’s do a little research
    • Korean
    • Spanish
    • Italian- There is an idea to learn Chinese and Russian as languages of countries that are likely to dominate the world in the future, even if the motivation is impure (takker).
  • Even if you don’t dominate, I think it’s convenient because it’s a language used by the majority of the world’s population.

• TLP

  • If you’re really good at English, it might be a good idea to aim for trilingualism, but it’s probably better not to (takker).
    • It will be mentioned in /villagepump/20歳前後の思い出#620b2e83774b17000098a4cf.
    • However, I think your capacity and blu3mo’s capacity are completely different, so it might be a good idea to try it only in the first semester and reduce it from the second semester if it seems too difficult to fit into your schedule.
      • Oh, regardless of capacity, I recommend attending all the lectures you are interested in only for the first time.
        • It might also be a good idea to attend and observe until the second or third time.
      • I see (blu3mo).
      • I’m thinking of trying it for now because it seems like you can quit in the middle (blu3mo).
  • Points to note
    • 東大推薦合格者必見！二外・TLP手続きには要注意 | UT-BASE

    • To avoid the situation mentioned above,

    • ① Make sure that the language you choose in the “TLP application” matches the language you selected as the “second foreign language”.

    • Example: Select Chinese as the second foreign language, and select Chinese in the TLP application.

    • ② Choose one language as your desired “second foreign language” (you generally don’t write a second preference). If you happen to write two or more desired second foreign languages, make sure that the first preference matches the language you selected in the “TLP application”.