期末のreflection

Long-term Goals:

1. Be able to watch Japanese anime without subtitles.
2. Be able to have simple daily conversations with native speakers so that I will be able to travel in Japan myself.

Reflection:

1. 1/10: Unfortunately, so far I am still not able to watch anime without subtitles. It will probably take me one to two more years to achieve this goal.
2. 2/10: I think now I have known the absolute minimum amount of Japanese for me to travel in cities like Tokyo in Japan.

Short-term Goals:

1. To improve my word pitch for long sentences.
2. To improve my Japanese rhythm, especially on double consonants.
3. To correctly distinguish between voiced and voiceless consonants.

Reflection:

1. 7/10: I still often had a hard time to have my word pitch correct for long sentences during my shadowing exercises.
2. 9/10: I think my rhythm has improved quite a bit over the semester.
3. 5/10: I still find myself sometimes confused by the pronunciation of voiced and voiceless consonants in the speech, particularly for sentences or words that I am not familiar with.

Activities:

1. Go to Japanese table once per two weeks.
2. Watch one episode of Japanese anime everyday.
3. Do shadowing exercises 5 minutes everyday.
4. Go to office hour once per two weeks.

Reflection:

1. 7/10: Have been to Japanese table about 3 or 4 times in total this semester. I shall definitely try to go more often during the next semester.
2. 100/10: Have finished watching 機動戦士ガンダム00 and 機動戦士Ζガンダム. In addition, I have also been watching 世にも奇妙な物語 and 古畑任三郎. Both are very interesting dramas. I have also watched るろうに剣心の映画.
3. 1/10: I was not motivated enough to do extra shadowing exercises apart from the assigned homework. I think I should try at least to do a little bit shadowing when watching the anime or drama next semester.
4. 1/10: I only went to office hour once besides the required ones. Should definitely go to office hours more often, specifically to practice my speech with 柴田先生. 

僕の冬休み

皆さん、明けましておめでとうございます。今年もよろしくお願いします。

皆さんの冬休みはどうでしたか。僕のはとても楽しくて、よかったです。冬休みに授業がなかったので、よく午後一時半頃起きました。毎日たくさんねて、とてもよかったです。そして、週末は友達と一緒にレストランに美味しい中国の料理と韓国の料理を食べに行きました。僕は韓国の料理の中で焼肉が一番好きなので、韓国のレストランでカルビをたくさん食べました。カルビは韓国の焼肉の一種です。それは英語で"Galbi"ですよ。下はカルビの写真です。

写真はWikipediaから

僕は冬休みに日本のアニメと映画をたくさん見ました。僕は友達と一緒にるろうに剣心の映画を全部で見ました。その映画は面白くて、とてもいいですよ。皆さん、るろうに剣心の映画を見てください。下はるろうに剣心の映画のポスターです。

ポスターはYahooから

そして、僕は機動戦士Ζガンダムも見ました。機動戦士Ζガンダムはとても古いアニメですが、いいアニメですよ。皆さん、ガンダムが好きですか？