These are all good reasons for choosing to study English in Vancouver, but I think there is a reason that is even more important than all of them. That reason is the interesting variety of people and cultures that you will meet and experience in Vancouver. Someone has called Vancouver “the whole world in one city”! Of course this is an exaggeration, but it is true that many of the people who live in Vancouver were born in another country outside Canada, and these people still keep their own languages and cultures.  So, in addition to many kinds of tasty ethnic restaurants, you can experience festivals and cultural events from countries all over the world during your stay in Vancouver. 

 

If you take a walk in a park or in downtown Vancouver, you will probably hear people speaking not only English, but also Chinese, French, German, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and many more languages. Or, if you relax in a coffee shop and listen, you might hear young people from different countries trying to communicate with each other in English. Not only are they practicing English with each other, but they are also sharing each other’s cultures and making life friends from all over the world. Perhaps this is the best reward for studying English in a multi-cultural city such as Vancouver.

 

Every year some students from Konan University go to Vancouver and study English at the University of British Columbia. It is one of the most beautiful university campuses in Canada and has one of the most famous English education programs in North America.

 

For more information about Konan University’s study-abroad programs in Vancouver and other parts of the world, please see ＞＞＞

 

Stan Kirk (English teacher) 甲南大学国際言語文化センター