Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Goals and Activities: A New Semester!

やった~!I completed a semester of Japanese 101. Now, onto my goals for Japanese 102...

  • 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.)

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.)
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.
    https://www.wanikani.com/

中休み

先週の休みはとてもよかったです。日曜日から木曜日までリトリートに行きました。PEF (Princeton Evangelical Fellowship) と Manna Christian Fellowship とペンシルベニアのポコノに行きました。
ポコノでゆっくりして、ハイキングして、ゲームをしました。時々ゆきがありましたが、時々あたたかかったです。
 それから、友達とバイベルを読んで、レッソンを聞いて、いのりました。

木曜日にプリンストンに帰りました。昨日げんきで、学校はまたはじめました。