みなさん、
I am very excited to begin the PE program; I know that it will prove invaluable to my speaking skills. The following are my goals and activities:
Goals:
-I have some difficulty pronouncing the glides; I would like to become proficient and comfortable in doing this by the next cycle.
-My reading-aloud skills are lacking mostly because of speed; I would like to increase how fast I can read hiragana.
-I would like to memorize the "high/low" tone patterns of at least 25 new and useful vocabulary words.
Activities:
-I would like to find a Japanese male that is well known for public speaking and shadow him; if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
-I will learn new phrases by pronouncing them rather than just reading them and memorizing the hiragana.
-I will write flash cards with hiragana and bars indicating the tonal pattern of each word and practice saying them every day.
ありがとうがざいます for reading,
あれん
Sunday, September 23, 2012
あとし
みなさん、
こんばんは。はじめまして、アレンです。 いちねんせいです。 わたしの しゅっしんは デラワルです。 わたしはせいぶつがくをべんきょします。
どうぞよろしく。
The first three sentences should be recognizable; the fourth sentence indicates that I come from Delaware. The fifth sentence indicates that I am studying biology. Please excuse the lack of katakana, but I would like to know how to use it before... using it.
こんばんは。はじめまして、アレンです。 いちねんせいです。 わたしの しゅっしんは デラワルです。 わたしはせいぶつがくをべんきょします。
どうぞよろしく。
The first three sentences should be recognizable; the fourth sentence indicates that I come from Delaware. The fifth sentence indicates that I am studying biology. Please excuse the lack of katakana, but I would like to know how to use it before... using it.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Why I chose to take Japanese--My first blog
コんにちわ ございます、
Here I begin my blog reflecting on the class Japanese 101 that I have enrolled in at プリンストン だいがく。I hope that using this site as a journal will act as a guide to my learning experience.
I feel as if I am entering a temple of knowledge. As I chose to enroll in Japanese 101, this image flashed in my mind. I wish to study Japanese martial arts, and thought it would be advantageous to study the language and culture from which the arts came. I also am very enthusiastic about the Princeton in いしかわ study abroad program, and hope to participate in that this coming summer.
The first few days studying Japanese have been challenging, but not overwhelming. Studying ひろがな has forced me to rethink my studying methods--it is difficult to think in terms of an alphabet that is not Latin. However, I know that thinking in this new context, the context of a new language and a new culture, with enrich my academic experience and the rest of my life. I look forward to continuing my study of the Japanese language in the years to come.
ありがと ございます for reading,
あれん
Here I begin my blog reflecting on the class Japanese 101 that I have enrolled in at プリンストン だいがく。I hope that using this site as a journal will act as a guide to my learning experience.
I feel as if I am entering a temple of knowledge. As I chose to enroll in Japanese 101, this image flashed in my mind. I wish to study Japanese martial arts, and thought it would be advantageous to study the language and culture from which the arts came. I also am very enthusiastic about the Princeton in いしかわ study abroad program, and hope to participate in that this coming summer.
The first few days studying Japanese have been challenging, but not overwhelming. Studying ひろがな has forced me to rethink my studying methods--it is difficult to think in terms of an alphabet that is not Latin. However, I know that thinking in this new context, the context of a new language and a new culture, with enrich my academic experience and the rest of my life. I look forward to continuing my study of the Japanese language in the years to come.
ありがと ございます for reading,
あれん
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