PE Reflection

こんばんわ、

Reflection time again! I've actually felt satisfied in terms of accomplishing my goals in participation and effort when completing pronunciation exercises. I've tried to take on more challenging exercises and have been exposing myself to more Japanese through anime and conversation. I even had a scary moment when I was thinking in broken Japanese unintentionally. So I feel satisfied in that respect.

ありがとございます、

ジャコブ　ウィーラー

おはようございます、

金曜日には私の彼女とアニバーサリーです。だから、彼女にぼうしをつくりました。また、ギフトカードとたくさん甘い物を買いました。来月に私達は旅行に行きます。プレゼントが好きだと思います！

二週間前にルームメイトときみのなはを見ました！とてもよかったです！えいがに私の一番好きだった物はおんがくでした。えいがのおんがくはとてもりっぱでした。

Midterm Reflection

こんばんわ、

Reflection time. Honestly, I'm starting to have a hard time with Japanese, at least on the test level. This is by far the most difficult course I have ever taken, and while enriching, I'm having a worse time with keeping pace. I'm trying to stay positive and improve my study strategies, including seeing a tutor. I need to remember that others are probably (at least hopefully (although I don't know if it's wrong to hope?)) others are struggling too. I feel intimidated, but I have to turn that intimidation around. On the bright side, the oral exam went well (despite my poor written test scores). Here's hopefully to a better few weeks in class. Wish me luck.

ありがとございます、

ジャコブ　ウィーラー

私の春休み

春休みに私は家に帰りました。テネシーはとても温かかったから、いいですよ。私の彼女とえいがをにほん見ました。火曜日にゲトアウトを見ました。とてもこわかったでも、おもしろかったです。そして、木曜日にロガンを見ました。ロガンはとてもよかったでも、かなしいです。私はえいがが大好きです。そして、たのしかったです。

私の家族

こんばんわ、

I intend this statement to be a personal promise to myself to challenge myself more when it comes to assigned pronunciation exercises, a practice I have admittedly tried minimally at. I still fully intend to reach for the goals I set for myself last semester, as I mentioned in a previous post, but this statement is a record of my lack of effort that I intend to change in the future.

ありがとございます、

ジャコブ　ウィーラー

こんばんは、

Time to reflect on the goals I set out to complete at the beginning of the semester.　I'm happy that　I've met most of my goals, the only incomplete one being attending the Japanese language table, which I immediately realized conflicted with my schedule. However, I have practiced by watching anime and study when I can, and I hope to maintain that work ethic in the rest of my studies. Have a great next semester everyone.

 あけましておめでとうございます、

ジャコブ　ウィーラー

私の冬休みはよかったです。　かのじょとたくさねいごをみました。一番えいごはララランドでした。大晦日に私はかのじょのうちにいきました。正月に私はかぞくとばんごはんをたべました。たのしかったです。あけましておめでとうございます。

こんばわ、

サンクスギビングおめでとう。サンクスギビングに、私はバスでテネシーにかえりました。
サンクスギビングはよかったです、でもバスはたくさんたいへんでした。にじゅうじかんかかりました。でも、うちはたのしかった。かのじょとえいがをみて、ばんごはんをたべました。

じゃあ、また。

ジャコブ　ウイーラー　

Goal Reflection

こんばんわ、

This post is meant to be a personal self reflection on my fulfillment of my goals and planned activities in learning Japanese. I feel that while I have made an effort to immerse myself in the Japanese language through methods such as watching anime and reading Japanese text, and while it is fulfilling to understand small parts of the dialogue between characters, I have had little time and energy to do much more in the more social aspects of my activities statement. I have not, and probably will not be able to in the future, gone to the Japanese language table, and I should update my activities statement to reflect that. 

ありがとございます、

ジャコブ　ウイーラー

ビデオ！！！

こんばんわみなさん。

To set things in perspective, here's a list of my goals in this course and what I intend to do to improve.

Goals:

- Precise pronunciation: I crave understanding of the subtle nuances and intonations of the Japanese language. In order to properly speak it, I must have a firm grasp on the rhythm, pitch, and intonations of Japanese sentences.

- Speed: In order to sound natural when speaking Japanese, I want to master the speed of the language, both in the pronunciation of syllables and the placement and length of pauses.

- Unconscious reading and listening: My ultimate goal in learning Japanese is to be able to comprehend what I hear and read without thinking about it or translating it in my head with instant understanding.

 Improvement strategies:

- Exposing and immersing myself in the Japanese language in any way I can

~ Watching anime and shadowing the dialogue

~ Attending the Japanese language table　

~ Using Japanese phrases in my daily life

~ Studying an hour every night

I'm excited to see how I improve in the coming year, so I guess I'll see you then!



じゃ、また

Wheeler さん。

おはよう、

初めまして。Wheeler です。どうぞよろしく。Princeton だいがくのがくせいです。いちねんせいです。わたしのせんこうはかがくです。あめりかです。わたしは Tennessee からきました。

じゃ、また。

Wheeler さん。

こんばんは,

This is my inaugural post for my blog for Japanese 101! Yay! Excitement! I suppose I should start off by saying that I decided to take Japanese because I love the culture, from anime to classical art to history, and I wanted an interesting and engaging challenge. I've greatly enjoyed my first two days of class, being taught by Sato Sen-see, and learning a few simple phrases. I'm excited to delve deeper into the grammatical structure of the language, which already fascinates me. I suppose the most difficult thing will be learning the different alphabets (Katakana, Hiragana, and Kanji). Anyway, I look forward to what the year has to offer!

jaa, mat!
Jacob.