This semester I was introduced to prosody and PE. Over the course of the semester, I think that my shadowing skills improved tremendously as did my ability to speak faster. I had no idea that word pitch was even a thing before taking Japanese here at Princeton, so I think that my pitch has definitely improved over the course of the semester. In order to improve my speaking, I spoke with a native speaker frequently (although she used Hiroshima dialect), which forced me to speak with her (mainly in casual).
As I go into the summer, I plan to continue speaking Japanese with those who had either learned it or are fluent. I also want to speak Japanese with my grandmother.
Thanks for the great semester!
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Friday, May 6, 2016
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大学院の後
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
旅行の思い出
去年の夏休みに両親とアイルランドとスペインに旅行しました。アイルランドはちょっと涼しくてとてもきれいだったと思います。アイルランドは古いビルがあるけど、ダブリンはとてもにじやかな町です。ダブリンでたくさん美味しい食べ物を食べたり、ようめいなビールを作るビルを見たりしました。また、アイルランドはたくさんうしがあるから、写真を撮りました。
アイルランドに行くの後にスペインに行きました。スペインは暑くて楽しかったところでした。安かったから、たくさん買い物をしました。すぺいんのマドリードは晴れたので、公園でとてもきれいな写真を撮りました。
将来スパインに住みたいですよ!
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
私の一番好なきまつり
私の一番好きなまつりはおぼん。よくたくさん楽しいですから。ハワイにたくさんにけい人(Japanese American)があるので、夏の6月から8月までぼんおどりもたくさんあります。毎年そぼと両親と行きます。
まんなかのあかいビルはやぐらで、やぐらの中に一人ドラムをして、人々はぼんおどりをおどります。女の人はよくゆかたをきていて、きれいになります。
私の一番好きなことはぼんおどり。うれしくて楽しそうですから。そして、ハワイのぼんおどりでいろいろな美味しい食べ物があります。たとえばよくおでんとあんだぎがあります。あんだ技はおきなわの食べ物で、とてもおいしくてあまいですよ。あぶらがちょっと多いですけど、私は好きです。
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やぐらとぼんおどりをおどるの人 |
まんなかのあかいビルはやぐらで、やぐらの中に一人ドラムをして、人々はぼんおどりをおどります。女の人はよくゆかたをきていて、きれいになります。
私の一番好きなことはぼんおどり。うれしくて楽しそうですから。そして、ハワイのぼんおどりでいろいろな美味しい食べ物があります。たとえばよくおでんとあんだぎがあります。あんだ技はおきなわの食べ物で、とてもおいしくてあまいですよ。あぶらがちょっと多いですけど、私は好きです。
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これはあんだぎ(そとあんだぎ) |
Monday, March 21, 2016
Midterm PE Reflection and Goals
I believe that throughout the semester, I have become better at translating things in my head more quickly so that I can respond to questions in Japanese more quickly and with fluency. My goals for this semester were:
- Shadow anime in order to understand not only prosody of words and phrases, but also how to convey emotions.
- Go to office hours (especially with Shibata sensei) at least once every two weeks in order to get a better grasp of pitch.
- Speak conversationally with other Japanese students and native speakers in order to become more comfortable with the language and better at quickly forming coherent responses.
I have successfully completed one anime shadowing PE and plan to do many more. They are fun and they help me to improve upon my speed when I have the time to shadow them.
I have not been sticking to my second goal of meeting with Shibata sensei once every two weeks, mostly because her office hours mostly conflict with other classes and obligations. I plan to go to see her more to improve upon my pitch, fluency, and ability to quickly respond to questions posed in Japanese.
For my third goal, I have been exchanging a few sentences and with native speakers, but it is often very difficult because their accents are very different and they speak so quickly! I would like to add upon my third goal by going to more Japanese tables and speaking with fellow JPN 102 classmates outside of class.
I hope that I will be able to become more natural-sounding and fluent by paying attention to these goals.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
私の両親
私の家族は四人で母と父と姉と私です。姉と私はハワイに生まれたから、家族はハワイに住んでいます。両親は病院につとめています。父は医者で、母はナースです。両親は病院で会った、二年まで結婚をしていました。かわいいですね。
黒いシャツを着ている男の人は父です。父は目が青くて花と耳が大きいです。父はあたまがよくて、いろいろなスポーツが上手です。毎朝ジョギングをしていて、仕事に来ます。
一番背が低くてかみがみじかい女の人は母です。母はやさしそうだけど、とてもきびしいですよ。毎週の土曜日にうちの中でぜんぶそうじをしているから、うちはとてもきれいです。母は料理を作るのが上手です。中か料理と和食とよう食とイタリア料理もう作ります。ぜんぶおいしいものんです。
両親が大好きです!
両親が大好きです!
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Spring Semester PE Goals
As a new student, Pronunciation Exercises will definitely be a new challenge, but I feel confident that I will be able to improve on my fluency throughout the semester. I think that my speaking sounds relatively natural and my American accent is not blaringly obvious, but I think that by carefully nailing the nasal "n" sound and focusing on prosody, I will start to sound more natural.
My methods of reaching this goal are:
- Shadow anime in order to understand not only prosody of words and phrases, but also how to convey emotions.
- Go to office hours (especially with Shibata sensei) at least once every two weeks in order to get a better grasp of pitch.
- Speak conversationally with other Japanese students and native speakers in order to become more comfortable with the language and better at quickly forming coherent responses.
I hope I will begin to sound more natural though these methods and also gain more accuracy in my pronunciation!
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