私の好きなたべもの

私のかぞくは　ガーナからきましたから、　私の好きなたべもののいちぶは　ガーナりょうりです。たとえば、このえは kokoとまめのシチューとさかなが あります。　kokoは　あまいけど、ちょっとからいですよ。ちょっとあぶらが　おおいですけど、kokoをたべるのが　たのしいですよ。 おいしので、うちで　よく　kokoをたくさん　たべますね。　いま、　kokoをたべに　うちに　かえりたいですよ。

Final Reflections

On the whole, I think my activities went well:

Listening to a playlist of Japanese songs has helped me see the speed at which Japanese naturally flows. Also, I have been trying more and more to shadow some of the songs and sing along especially some of  the choruses.  My favorite song so far has been Sekai No Owari’s RPG.

This semester for anime, I have been mainly  watching Noragami, which has been great for seeing how native speakers structure their sentences. Also, it had introduced me to new vocab and reinforced how to properly pronounce the vocab I already know.

I wasn’t able to go the Japanese table as much as I had planned (every other week) but for the times I did go, I had a couple good short conversations. I hope to go more, next semester.

My goals were to be able to differentiate between words and to have better pronunciation and intonation.

For the first goal, particles helped me recognize where different words ended and also the word’s significance within a sentence. It can be hard sometimes keep track of all words when spoken at the natural speed but I think I did improve over the semester.

For my pronunciation goal, I think PE exercises highlighted where I needed to improve (R sounds especially) so though I didn’t improve as much with this goal, at least I know what I need to work on.

It has been a good semester and I hope to learn more and improve my Japanese.

Well, time to fly on to the next semester!.

じゃあまた！

わたしのしゅみは

わたしのしゅみは　何ですか。

そうですね。　えをかくのと　アニメをみるのと　にんてんどのゲームをすろのと　 サッカーをするのと　まんがをよむのと　へやで　ゆっくりするのが　好きです。　しゅみの中で、　コンピューターで　えをかくのが　一番大好きなので、　えをかくのを　一番よくします。ふゆ休みは　このえをおわりました。　まんがの中で　ブリーチが　一番好きなので、ひつがやさんのえをかきました。「ひつがやさんは　ブリーチのゆうめいな人です」　ふゆ休みも　ノラガミのアニメをたくさん　みました。　いつか、わたしは　ノラガミの人のえを　かきたいです。　でも　らい週　テストが　あります。

じゃあ、また

Letter to Yamada-san

小島さんは、コナミから自由ですよ！「Kojima is free from Konami」

ほのおのポケモン

サンクスギビングの休みは　ひまで、たのしかったです。うちに　かえって、かぞくと　ゆっくりしました。うちで　コンピュータで　えを　かきました。サンクスギビングの休みに　ぼくは　このえを　おわりました。

に週かんまえから　今週まで　コンピュータで　このえを　かいて、じゅうじかんぐらい　かけました。このとりのおなまえは　えいごで　Talonflameですが、日本ごで　ファイアローですよ。Talonflameは　ほのおのポケモンです。ぼくは　ほのおのポケモンすきです。「ほのおは　えいごで　Flameです」

My Revised Activities and Goals

Since I don’t have much to add, I’m going to talk about how my activities have been going so far.

Going to the Japanese Table has been good so far, especially in learning new vocab through different conversations. I am still planning to go at least every other week and also to focus on talking more .

Watching Noragami has been great as here and there I am able to understand word or two. It has also been useful in helping me understand the different structures of Japanese sentences. So I plan to keep watching Noragami, focusing more on trying to listen to the words instead of simply reading the subtitles.

I have also been listening to a playlist of Japanese songs, ranging from anime songs from Tiger and Bunny, Bleach and Noragami to  songs from Japanese bands like Sekai no Owari, Hello Sleepwalkers, and Oral Cigarettes. Now that I have listened to most of these songs multiple times, I have started being able to sing along for couple lines and also say the words closer to the right speed.

My goals are the same but I’ll post them below:

Goals:

-To be able to speak better, especially when it come to pronunciation and intonation of words.

-Also to be able to better distinguish between different Japanese words so I can understand them and respond, using the phrases I learn in class and also through Japanese media (anime, drama, manga, etc)

Until next time,

じゃ また！