The reason why I hope to study abroad is I’d like to improve my speaking skills. After entering university, I felt frustrated that I couldn’t speak English the way I wanted to in English classes. So I practiced presentations and speeches in English and kept studying English by myself. As a result of these efforts, I was able to get a higher TOEIC score.

However, I still couldn’t express my thoughts well when I had discussions in English, and I felt disappointed. These experiences made me think that I want to improve my practical English skills by increasing opportunities to use English in environments where English is used.

During my study abroad, I will try to speak actively by using the experience I gained from presentations and speeches at university. Also, I’m in the faculty of economics, and I studied bookkeeping hard in my freshman year. I’d like to study bookkeeping and accounting in English and get more practical knowledge of economics.