- Area 1: Fluency in Speech
I have come a long way from September with fluency, but it's only upwards from here. I want to remove the painful pauses that plague my prosody. So...
I will practice conversation throughout the week.
(日本語のテーブル, Meet with Students, Office Hours, etc.)
(日本語のテーブル, Meet with Students, Office Hours, etc.)
I will shadow fluent speech.
(PE, Japanese Audio Book, etc.)
- Area 2: Listening and Actually Understanding It
Last semester, I never followed up with watching Japanese TV. It is entertaining, but I couldn't convince myself that it was worth the time. So, as strategies...
During homework, I will first listen before reading the script.
(PE, Lab Exercises, etc.)
(PE, Lab Exercises, etc.)
I will find a group of friends to watch Japanese stuff
(Old Movies, etc.)
- Area 3: Kanji
I love learning kanji. If I have the time this semester, I may start up again on Wanikani (a great online program from Tofugu for learning kanji). If not, I will just learn the textbook kanji.