新学期：PE 1

今年の夏休みに私は東京でインターンをするので、私はもっと日本語を話したいです。

Anyway, here are my goals for PE exercises:

• To be able to have basic, natural conversations in Japanese
• To follow grammar/vocabulary at a much faster pace than last semester
• To be able to comprehend natural/native Japanese, understanding the basic gist of the conversation
• To improve my intonation, accents, etc.
• To be able to conjugate verbs and adjectives naturally without many mistakes.
• To talk fluently.

Activities:

• During class, when we do exercises and drills, try not to look at the powerpoint to see if I can memorize how demo conversations will run
• Do shadowing every other day for 10 minutes
• Go to Japanese language table once every two weeks, and even try to go to the harder level one.
• Try to have a basic conversation with Japanese friends frequently and even learn some slang.
• Blog more. I want to be able to communicate my feelings/hobbies/interests better.
• Do extra homework... especially the dictation.
• Practice listening comprehension first without looking at the text

I feel like this year I have better goals/motivations since I would love to have a wonderful summer experience. I will also go to office hours to not only learn about pronunciation, but learn about Japanese culture.