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YAY!!!!!

今日、私はとてもうれしいです！私のボーイフレンドは私にでんわをかけて、私にエキサイティングなニュースをはなました！来年のなつに、シアトルのマイクロソフトでしごとします。私のボーイフレンドはマイクロソフトでしごとしたがっています！

フェイスブックとマイクロソフトとどちらの方が好きですか？

今、マイクロソフトの方がフェイスブックより好きです！

トーマスにはなしました：たくさんお金があるので、いっしょにたかいレストランにたべにいきます。そして、私にプレセントをかいます。：D

来年のなつに私はどんなしごとをしますか？：（。。。わかりまえん。

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大学の生活はとてもいそがしでので、毎日ご時間ぐらいねます！そして、日本語のぶんぽうはむずかしいでので、テストのグレードはたかくなかったです。

それから、先週アルバイトがあって、いそがしがったです。

おもしろ情報:

スポーツの中でジョギングが一番好きです！
たべものの中でくだものが一番すきです！
りょうりはつくる方がたべるよりすきです！

幸せな感謝祭!

おととい、かれしのうちでばんごはんをたべました。とてもおいしかった!　わたしのかれしのりょうしんはけんきで、おもしろいです！

うちでゆっくりして、りょうしんにでんわをかけました。感謝祭はとてもたのしかったです！でも、きょうがっこうにいって、いそがしいです！

休みの日になにをしましたか？

Reflections and Goals

PE 2: Reflection

ああええと

My original goals were to combine all aspects of pronunciation while being conscious of grammar. Of course, this is hard to accomplish in two weeks, but I feel like I have developed strategies on how to tackle this goal. First, I realized how beneficial hearing sentence and phrases being spoken out loud through recordings and shadowing. Also, I will try to memorize the pitch more through recordings rather than just looking at the pitch pattern visually. I was also able to learn vocabulary at a faster rate by listening to recordings. I feel like I am able to learn faster through audio rather than visuals. I've also been able to attach particles to the nouns to sound more like a native... however, I just need to be able to figure out which particle to attach!

As for the goals:

1. I was really busy during midterm so I wasn't able to go to Japanese Tables that week. However, I was able to go to Japanese tables after my meetings (even if it was just for 15 minutes so that was helpful.
2. I wasn't able to attend Office Hours once a week!
3. I had great opportunities to speak Japanese with my friends.
4. I was able to shadow. It was extremely helpful.

Now for PE 3:

Goals:

1. To continue to combine all aspects of pronunciation (pitch, intonation, speed) as well as grammar. However, this time, I want to really try to emphasize fluidity.
2. To be more conscious of the the different usages of each particle. I feel like it is getting harder to keep track.
3. To not only learn vocabulary at a faster rate, but also the pitch patterns.

Activities:

1. Go to Japanese Table at least once every two weeks.
2. Go to Office Hours once a week.
3. Speak with Japanese friends at least once a week.
4. Shadow once every two days for 10 minutes.
5. Listen to recordings of vocabulary and dialogue.

オバマ

オバマ2012!

わたしのへやのなかにオバマのしゃしんがあります！

１１月６日

Vote は　にほんごで　なんといいますか？

ニューヨークマラソン

きょうニューヨークマラソンじゃありませんでした。でもおくの人がジョギング　:]

http://www.mercurynews.com/sports-headlines/ci_21927554/ny-marathon-canceled-tell-that-runners

秋の休暇

せんしゅうのきんようび、にじにニューヨークにいきました。さとうせんせいもニューヨークにいきました！

どようびうちにかえりました！

こんしゅう、まいにちねる、しゅくだいをしません、じゅぎょうがありません、べんきょうしません、でもテレビをします。げつようびとかようび、ジョギングをしました。

カリフォルニアのアーバイン

アーバインでいつもジョギングをしますからこのへんはとてもりっぱときれいです。また、とてもおいしいごはんをたべました。

アーバインにおいしいレストランがあります。ときどきレストランでばんごはんをたべます。よくうちでばんごはんをたべます！

わたしのこうこうはここにあります。あまりきれくないですだから高校にいきませんでした！

あさって、プリンストンに胃くます。。。明日べんきょうします、しゅくだいをします。。

きょう

きょうのあさろくじはんにおくました, そうしでわたしとわたしのラスメートはジョギングをしました。まいあさジョギングをしますからプリンストンだいがくのキャンパスはりっぱです。

そうしで、シャワーをあびました。

りょうであさごはんをたべました。なにたべましたか？バナナをたべました！

あとに、くじにとしょかんにいきました。いま、にほんごのしゅくだいをします。まいにちようびいつもべんきょうします。ぜんぜんコーヒーをのみません、でも,　あしたテストがあります。

じゅうにじはんに、アメリカのレストランでひるごはんをたべます。

（＞＿＜）　こんしゅうまついくないです。。。それはたいへんです！

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

きょう　アメリカの　Presidential Debate をみましたか？

:( わたしはPresidential Debate　をみませんでした、でもいまPresidential Debate Transcript をよみます！

Reflections and Goals

PE 1 Reflection: (This is me reflecting vvv)

My original goals were very reflective of what I wanted to achieve by the end of the semester, so obviously, I did not complete all of them. However, I made lots of improvements. After just one month of learning Japanese, I am able to fully introduce myself, have basic conversation, and talk about my daily activities. I can fluently introduce myself although thinking about verbs + actions + particles slows down my speaking. Also, now I am a lot more conscious about the different factors that affect speaking such as intonation, pitch, fluidness, etc.  Therefore, I think achieved my goal of speaking more coherently, but only in terms of introductions. Also, through shadowing, I was able to practice immitating correct rhythms. My vocabulary is definitely expanded and I can now fluently read ひらがな.

1. I was able to listen to recordings and repeat without looking at the ひらがな.
2. By now, ひらがな is second nature and I do not need to look back at the chart.
3. Shadowing 10 minutes a day is a lot, so I think to be realistic, I should try to do 10 minutes every other day.
4. I couldn't go to Japanese language table, but I went to office hours every week!
5. I talked to my Japanese friends a little bit, but after I learn more, I will be able to sustain longer conversations.

Now for PE2:

Goals:

• To combine all aspects of pronunciation (pitch, intonations, speed, etc.) while being conscious of grammar
• To make particles more attached to the noun so that it is more fluid and sounds more like a native
• To learn vocabulary at a faster rate

Activities:

• Go to Japanese Table when I don't have meetings (once every two weeks)?
• Go to Office Hours once a week when I don't go to Japanese Table and practice pronunciation as well as free speaking, using new vocabulary that we have learned
• Continue speaking with my Japanese friends
• Shadow once every two days for at least 10 minutes a day.
• Listen to recordings as I learn the vocabulary.

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

I forgot! きのう was Canadian Thanksgiving. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Because わたしはカナダじんです！

Self Introduction Video

Here's my Self-Introduction Video

Here is something for fun. My friend was helping me practice my self-introduction! せんせい、plese don't grade this one below :]

Long time no post

Long time no post. Before I do my self-introductory video, thought I'd do something fun! I learned some new phrases at しばたせんせい's office hour!

ジョギングがすきです。。。クッキングもすきです。

フィラデルフィアマラソン

I fell.. and hurt myself...

Also, わたしのちち の　たんじょうびは　10月5日　です. So my sister and I met up in ニューヨーク since she was at a business trip! We had a lot of fun!

はじめまして！

はじめまして！わたしは　ワン　です。

わたしは　プリンストンだいがく　の　がいくせいです。さんねんせいです。

わたしは　カナダでうまれました。カリフォルニア　からきました。

どうぞよろしく！

Anyway, here are my goals for PE exercises:

Goal:
- To speak with a more natural and coherent rhythm without having to think too much about how to say certain words.
- To be able to imitate correct rhythm
- To read hiragana fluently
- To expand my vocabulary

Activities:
- Listen to the recordings and repeat after it without looking back at the ひらがな.
- Practice hiragana without looking at the hiragana chart.
- Do shadowing 10 minutes a day
- Go to Japanese language table once a week!
- Talk to my Japanese friends in Japanese and learn more useful expressions. Afterwards use them in my blog and try to use less English!

Day 4: Studying for First Quiz

あした, we will have our first quiz!!!

(because さとうせんせいloves owls!)

Day 3: Trying to Memorize all the Hiragana

こんばんは！はじめまして。ワンです。どうぞよろしく！

日本語 is really hard, especially since I'm also taking 5th year Chinese at the same time. A lot of people told me that it shouldn't be that confusing since 1) Chinese can help me learn Japanese and 2) 5th year must mean I know Chinese so that means it shouldn't be that hard!

BUT... everybody is wrong!

First of all, I'm getting a little bit confused BECAUSE I know Chinese. When I see 三, I want to say 三 with a Chinese accent. When I see せ、か、い, I want to write 世，功，以. Also, before I went to だいがく、I didn't even speak a word of Chinese, I only spoke Shanghainese. After two years of intensive Chinese learning and spending a summer in Beijing, I am proud to say I can fluently listen and understand Mandarin Chinese, but not fluently read, write, and speak. 所以，我的中文也不太好，结果五年级的中文课也很难！

But I love all the せんせい so far. しばたせんせい is my friend's mother!

Also, I'm so excited to take Japanese because I wanted to do ever since I was 13 years old. I went through a phase where I tried to learn by myself and even went as far as to take one semester at a community college. The class was only once a week and I barely remember anything. I only remember learning  ひらがな but we never even learned かんじ or カタカナ. But at one point in my life, I knew ひらがな! I'm just also excited to take Japanese because I've been interested in its culture. I am an East Asian Studies major, focusing on comparative politics and I think it's fascinating especially nowadays when the tension in East Asian countries are rising.

Well, I'm off to study!

Also one thing I am nervous about is learning かんじ, because when I see the characters, the Chinese pronunciation will always pop up in my head first!

じゃあ、また！