About

The ESL Mocs blog is a place for international students attending the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to document their time in the Scenic City.

In addition to completing intensive English courses at UTC, students who study abroad through the Global Outreach program attend cultural events, interact with community members, and make themselves at home in historic Chattanooga. Students share and reflect on these experiences by contributing to the ESL Mocs blog.

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Meet the Spring 2018 UTC Global Outreach scholars!

Mayuna, Riko, Masatoshi, Tamae, Saki, and Yuta study at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan. They are here to improve their English and learn about American culture. Let them introduce themselves: 

Mayuna
My name is Mayuna Nagamatsu. I'm from Shizuoka, Japan. I'm nineteen years old. I'm studying English. I study environment in Japan. My father and sister can speak English and they studied abroad when they were students at universities. I would like to speak like them and go to places where they didn't go to. I would like do the job that involved in many people who are international students. I am interested in watching movies. Recently, I watched the movie "About Time" and"Sully." I can play the flute.

Riko
I’m Riko Naruse. I’m from Japan. I’m 19 years old. I’m studying English now. In Japan, I studied English too. The reason about I came to Chattanooga, I heard Chattanooga is good place. I still have to decide what major but I will decide to do — maybe English. My hobby is listening to music about J-pop. I started to do kendo when I was five years old. I want to travel to many countries in my future.

Masatoshi
My name is Masatoshi Murai. I’m from Japan in Kanagawa at Yokohama. This is my first year in University. I’m studying English. I can speak Japanese and Russian. I want to use three languages and to become interpreter in the future. From studying English I want to speak with a lot people in America and another foreign countries and try to comunicate more and more. My hobby is to play soccer, handball and volleyball. I like to watch action Anime and sometimes listening J-POP.

Tamae
My name is Tamae Tsuji. I'm from Chiba, Japan. I'm 19 years old.
I study English and Korean in Japan.
The reason why I chose chattanooga is because a very nice city.
I still have to decide what major I would like choose.
I want be rich.
I like k-pop and dance. I love dog.

Saki
I'm Saki Watai. I'm from Yokohama. I'm 19 years old. I study English. I heard Nori, he saw UTC is so good!! So I chose UTC. I still have to decide what major I would like choose. I want to get job to use English. I like to swim,  wear "Kimono" and listen to western music, for example I often listen to Ed Sheeran.

Yuta
My name is Yuta Shimbori. I'm from Yokohama, Japan. I'm 19 years old. I am studying English. I studied English in Japan too. I heard UTC is good place by my university senior. I haven't decided yet. My hobbies are watching western movie and listening western music. I play tennis and do Kendo. I want to travel to many countries and speak many people in English.

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