せんしゅうのしゅまつ

きょうはげつようびです、わたしのせんこう（ちゅうごくれきし）のせんせいはプリンストンにかえりました。にほんのとうきょうにいきました。きゅうのごごさんじはんにじゅぎょうがありました。ちゅうごくれきしのしゅくだいはたいへんですね。よくすいゆうびともくようびにしゅくだいをします。でも、せんしゅうのまいあさろくじごろおきました。そして、まいにちべんきょうしました。テレビをみませんでした。

らいしゅうはあきやしみです、とてもいいですね。わたしはきんようびにうちでかえります。うちはどこですか？ちゅうごくのだいれんですよ。じゃ、また。

My Goals 10/12

I knew I did not post on my temporary goals in Japan learning. Well, after talking to Shibata Sensei last week, I came up with the following goals as well as methods to achieve them.

1. Speaking accuracy and fluency. I would like to practice on how to speak Japanese more naturally and fluently. For example, I want to make all special sounds like the u in desu sound right.

For personal reasons, I cannot attend the Japanese table event on Tuesday. So I am going to practice speaking by using the Speak Everywhere courses.

2. Listening. I had a hard time trying to shadow an anime clip. I cannot follow a long sentence even if I have memorized the scripts (and chose the easiest anime). I also share a Chinese Japanese learners difficulty in distinguishing da/ta, ka/ga sounds in between words.

In order to address these two problems, as suggested by Shibata Sensei, I have to do more listening exercises such as the SE. I should also try to come to the office hours of our three lecturers at least twice a week.

This concludes my temporary goals for Japanese learning. がんばります！