Final Evaluation

As the semester comes to end, its weird to see how much I have learned since the first day of classes. Japanese class has by far been my most interesting, fun, and lively class I have had this year. The teachers and students really brought a different vibe to the table than all my other classes. As I look back on my goals I made for this class there are some moments of relief that I accomplished what I wanted and others a little more unsatisfactory. I was able to increase my speed of speech, and learn the pitch patterns more of certain vocabulary words and phrases; however, I still slacked on my grammar and listening practices. At the end of this, I am proud of what I was able to accomplish and very excited for what next semester has for me!

じゃまた！

わたしのいとこ アート

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　わたしのいとこ　アート

えー！、ずめんはとてもよいです！

ずめんはアニメのナルトので。

ずめんはシカマルーさんとテマリーさんです。

私は焼画(pyrography)をしたいです！

宿題 |(^.^)|

Thanksgiving Break

こんにちは！、

このサンクスギビング, わたしは　うちに　かえいりました。うちに　かえって、ゆっくりしました。ぼくわ　りょうしんをあいました。りょうしんは　たのしくて、うれしいです。さびしくて、ともだちに　よびました。ぼくは　とまだちと　たいいくかんで　およいで、こうえんに　じょぎんぐをしました。　

じゃまた。

Reflection on Previous Goals

With the first half of the first semester done, I think I did a pretty okay job fulfilling most of my goals. I would go back to my dorm every night and rewrite the katakana and hiragana alphabet, and listen to Japanese music(used some of these for my PE). For me, I never realized how much I improved due to new material being presented everyday and the pace of the class being so fast. However, as I write my new goals, the fact that I can cross off some of my past goals tells me I am improving. Although at first Japanese class intimidated me, I have really come to enjoy the class, my classmates, and my teachers. I am excited for what is yet to come, and just struggling along learning the present material.

じゃあ、また！(●⌒∇⌒●)

Revised Class Goals

Goals:
1). Pronunciation
~With pronunciation, I want to work on being able to pronounce word pitch properly and sound more "natural" in my speech. Along with pronunciation, I still want to be able to better understand others when they speak to me in Japanese.(ie. conversations...& oral midterm
 (｡･ﾟヾ(✦థ ｪ థ)ﾉ｡ﾟ･｡)
2).Speed
Still the same as before, I want to work on my speech speed and listening speed to the point where I can seem normal in conversations understanding what they are saying and not having to ask for them to repeat what they said or to speak slower.
3). Grammar/Writing
Want to improve grammar usage and sentence structure
~to Improve use of and understanding of particles
~work on writing kanji
4).Reading
I want to increase my reading speed

How to:
~Do at least two anime shadowing every month along with the chapter's grammar practices
~ Sign up for at least one session of office hours a week to practice particle use, dicta conversation, and normal conversation.
~Do the quizlets made for each chapter's vocabulary(do every chapter at least once a day to help memorize vocabulary)
~Watch anime/listen to Jrock music
~Practice writing Kanji everyday

1st Video Blog c:

Script:

たまご：おはよう　ひよりさん。はじめまして　よこです　どおぞよろしく。
ひより：あのう、はじめまして　ひよりです　どおぞよろしく。
ひより：よこさんは　どこからきましたか。
たまご：わたしは　あなたのゆめのなか　からきました。
ひより：ああ、そうですか
たまご：おなかがすいていますか。
ひより：あとも　すこしね。
たまご：ひよりさんは　よくあさごはんをたべましたか。なにをたべましたか。
ひより：はい、いつも　あさごはんをたべます。そして　たまごたべます。
たまご：たまごたべますですね？！
ひより：はい、いつもたべます。
たまご：しんじられない！
ひより：すみません、おいしです。だいじょぶですか。
たまご：ーーーーー、へきだよ
ひより：あのうすみません、いまなんじですか。
たまご：しちじはんです。
ひより：しちじはんですね？！じゅぎょうがあります。じゃあ、また！
たまご：ひよりさんは！　こんあさ　シャワーをあびますか。
ひより：いいえ　いいえ、いつもまいばん　シャワーをあびます。
たまご：ああ、そうですか。じゃあ、また。
ひより：じゃあ、また。