私のタゲみ！

12月16日
このは私のてがみです！のりこさんは偉大なおばさんです。(great aunt) 日本人です。

日本でとたしゃっしん！

Here are more pictures that I took when I visited Japan this past summer. I took lots of photos of the fish market in Ginza, because that was one of my favorite places to walk around. There were so many cool displays of fish, vegetables, and delicious sushi bars. The last photo shows me with my Japanese family. The woman on the right is my great aunt, Noriko-san. She is who I addressed my letter assignment to. 

伏見稲荷大社

巨年の夏、ビデオをとりました。ごぜん　7に　伏見稲荷伏見稲荷　を　ハイキング　を　しました。とても　きれいでせね！

11月28日

サンクスギビングの休みはよかったです。ニューヨークにいて、私のかぞくにあって、サンクスギビングのパレドをみました。私のおかあさんは　いっしょに　ばんごはん　を　しました。ゆっくりをしました、でも　今、たくさん　しゅくだい　があります。たいへんですね。わたしのじゅぎょおはたのしです、でもたくさん　しゅくだいがあります。よくわたしは７じかんをねます。あした、としょかんにべんきょしにいきます。木曜びにニュヨークーに みに　コンサートに　いきます。

PE Midterm Reflection

11/10

Overall, I am proud of my performance during the midterm oral exam. As a beginner, Japanese is a hard language, with many nuances. While I want to make sure I am getting the grammar right, I also need to speak smoothly, and not appear as though I am struggling.

After meeting with Shibata and Sato sensei to discuss, they both suggested I come in once a week and practice conversing with new phrases we learned that week. Additionally, Shibata strongly suggested that when I am relaxing over the weekend that I should go on Speak Eveywhere and pick a clip to shadow. I think this is a great idea. So much of speaking Japanese words and phrases properly is practicing, practicing, practicing. Until I have the muscle memory of how to say a word/phrase with the correct pitch and rhythm, it will be hard to recreate the authentic sound accurately. 

This is work, this is commitment. But I am willing to put the extra effort in to make sure I do not let a lack of familiarity get in the way of my performance in the future.

ビデオのブォグ！

こんにちは！！このはアルバートソンのブォグです。

Goals, Goals, Goals!

Goals, Goals, Goals!

I have several goals as a Japanese student this semester.:

1) Improve my intonations

2) Many Japanese words sound very similar, and are only different to the slightest degree. I plan to study vocabulary thoroughly and make sure I am using the right word, and know how to say it properly to avoid misunderstanding! 

3) Speak more fluidly. I love speaking the language, and hope I can get to the point where I can easily have conversations, and have it feel natural!

Here are the ways I will help to make my goals achievable:
A) Watch アニメ with my roommate, わるとんたん twice a week for 30 minutes.

B) Go to しばたせんせえ’s Office Hours minimum twice a month.

C) I will go to にほんご　てブルー てブルー twice a month, and speak with other Japanese speaking students and faculty.

D) I will try to spend time with friends who are also taking Japanese 101, and practice conversing with them.

I'm really excited to shadow a clip from Spirited Away, and other anime. It will be really rewarding once I can speak to my family members in Tokyo!

じや、また！

く月 にじゅうろく日

く月　にじゅうろく日

こんにちわ！わたしは　てっさ　です。ぷりんすとんだいがくの　いちねんせえいです。あめりかじんです。あめりかの　ぬようく　から　きました。まだわかりません。

I chose to take Japanese for multiple reasons. Initially, I was interested because I have Japanese and Japanese-American relatives, who I want to connect with more often. I went to Japan this past June to visit my great-aunt who lives there, and became very close with her quickly. She taught me some aspects of Japanese culture, and I was fascinated with its nuance. There were many things to learn about behavior; things that were considered rude and not rude.

I fell in love with the fashion, namely Harajuku, and the food. There is so much thought and detail put into meals in Japan. While I was in Tokyo, I taught a workshop on acting for some theater students at a university, and made friends with a few performers. I would love to keep in touch with them. All in all, I wish to learn Japanese so I can re-visit my family and friends, be able to speak easily with them, and experience Japan in a more authentic way.