PE/Japanese Reflections

Wow wow wow! Look at all the things I have learned this year! I really amazes me how hard I worked while being a Japanese student. The curriculum was very rigorous, and looking back on all the things I can now say, is very exciting-- and impressive to my friends!

Things I should continue to work on for Princeton in Ishikawa:

1. Watch more Drama/Reality Shows with my Host Family!!!
2. Keep talking! Keep listening. The more conversations I have, the more I will pick up the correct way to say conversational phrases.

Pronunciation is so difficult as a non-native speaker, but I believe I have come a long way from the beginning of the year in September to now, where I was a finalist for the speech competition!

I can't wait to see what I can do after this summer. I leave for Japan so soon! And then, I will only be speaking in Japanese!

テッサ・アルバートソン　

先週の土曜日、ニューヨークのブルクリンに桜の祭りがありましたね！

母は一緒に行きました。たくさん桜の木がありました。そして、たくさん人はピックニックがあったり、牡馬を何だり、音楽を弾いたり　しました。日本のパフォーマンスパフォーマンスを見ました。母は一緒に昼ごはんを食べました。てりやきチッキンを食べて、とても美味しでした。

母は私にしゃっしんを撮りました。そして、鯉の池に行きました。綺麗な場所でした。

とても楽ですね！来年、あなたはいきますか。

私の週末

私の週末はとても面白かった！木曜日、金曜日、と土曜日に”Into the Woods”のパフォーマンスがありました。ショーは三時間でした！2月から、四月までリハーサルがありました。その間にあまり寝ましたが、とても楽しかった。キャストが大好きだった。私の服が好きです！！私のあかずきんを買いたいです。あかは私の好きな色です。毎日きています。どうですか？







そして、土曜日のパフォーマンスあとで、でんしゃになって、ニューヨークにニューヨークに帰りました。ごぜん二時にうちに帰りました。ニューヨークに私がいた映画を見に帰りました。日曜日、午前九時半から、午後五時までキャスのしゃしん撮影がありました。七時に私の映画を見ました。

PE Midterm Reflection

PE Midterm reflections... Hmmm where do I start?

I am still working tremendously hard in this class to succeed and not fall behind, and have been speaking out loud more and more often. My friend Anna who is also in class with me will frequently converse in Japanese with me, so that we may test how far we can go without resorting to English. 

In my oral exam, Shibata sensei could tell that I prepared a ton prior to our meeting, and that recognition felt good. Sometimes, she said, my grammar is not correct, but it happens at the expense of me not wanting to slow down my rhythm and flow. My revised goals, with a hint of reality, are as follows:

• Go to Office Hours at least once a week to speak freely with Shibata or Sato sensei. 
• Go to Japanese Table once a week (until April 14th, I have a crazy rehearsal schedule that is usually 6-10 most days, but I will try to come when I can!)
• Watch Japanese anime or drama?

I think if I focus on these three simple, clearly outlined goals, it will be easier for me to keep my eyes on the prize, and see results. 

三月27日
こんにちは！
私は春休みはクラカウとワルシャワのポランドに行きましたよ！CJLと行きましたが、ジュダヤの歴史をべんきょしました。見てください：

とてもおもしろくて、きれいなまちです。ゆうめいなポァンド語たべものはペローギです。友達とたくさんペローギを食べました。きのことキャベツのペローギが大好きです。

毎日、ポァンドで友達と散歩をしたり、ミュージアムに行ったりしました。月曜日、POLIN ミュージアムに行きました。とても新しいですが、建築はすごいですね。パーノーラーマのざっしを撮りました。見てください：

ビデオ・ブログ

私の休みのシカゴ！！！

私の休みはとてもおもしろかったです！私のインプロヴーコメヂーグルプとシカゴに行きました。たくさんウアクショップをしまして、パフォンマンスをしました。たくさんピザを食べました。おいしいですが、カロリーが高いですね。日本語を見ました！シカゴが好きですが、とても冷たいです。とてもたのしかったです。

PE 12 REFLECTIONS

As this semester comes to a close, it is time to reflect.

Watching my ビデオ　プリテレ、I am proud at how natural my lines in Japanese sound. Since I do voice acting in America, the PE assignments this fall were a very exciting personal challenge for me. I worked very hard, listening over and over again to recordings in order to match as close as I could the correct pronunciation. しばた先生 made it very clear for us the importance of pronouncing Japanese phrases accurately.

These were my PE goals for the 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 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.

いいですね！！I definitely fulfilled a lot of these goals! One of my best friends at school is from Tokyo, and we speak in Japanese all the time. I got to office hours twice a month, and try to attend 日本語　テーブル as much as possible. I plan to continue working this hard in Japanese, because I cannot believed all that I have learned in just one semester.

プリテレ ビデオ

小さな画面で見ることをおすすめします

Genderless in Japan

This New York Times video features a young Japanese man, Toman Sasaki, who is at the forefront of a new trend in Japan. While he certainly sees himself as a man, he does not like to be limited by gender when it comes to fashion. In this video, he explains the Genderless trend, and how he and his friends like to wear makeup, but do not see that as a feminine thing to do. Watch here! http://nyti.ms/2j80mCx

Toman Sasaki

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.