This semester I am happy to say that I have achieved all of my initial goals. To help me achieve my goals, I went to office hours multiple times, I went to the Japanese language tables, I watch several hours of anime each week, I spoke Japanese with my classmates outside of class, and I practiced shadowing every week. I didn't notice how much I improved until recently, when I was watching anime and understood a lot of what they were saying without reading the subtitles--even when they spoke quickly. I also noticed that when I speak, I speak faster, with less pauses and stutters, and I don't have to spend time thinking about my prosody, it's just more natural now! When I learn new vocabulary I try to learn the correct pitch so as not to pronounce anything incorrectly. This semester greatly improved my Japanese pronunciation!

日本に行ったら、たくさんことをしたいです！たとえば、おいしいすしを食べたり、かんこうをしたりしたいです。私の一番好きなりょうりはおすしです。そして、しゃしんをとるのが大好きです。いいぎじゅつやきれいなけしきがあるので、東京に行きたいです。来年の夏休みに日本に行くつもりです。

私が好きな旅行の思い出はカリフォルニアのディズニーランドの旅行です。一昨年の１２月２６日から１２月２８日までディズニーランドにいました。たくさん乗りものを乗りたり、おいしくてちょっと高いものを食べたりしました。たとえば、バーガーは＄１２ぐらい。けれども、家族と時間かかったので、とてもたのしかったです。

このしゃしんに一番目ひだりの人は私の父です。つぎに母です。真ん中の人は私。二番目と一番目みぎの人は私の兄です。

こんにちは！先週の春休みはちょっといそがしかったですが、とてもよかったです。たくさんしゅくだいがあるので、ちょっといそがしかったです。でも、毎日ハウスオフカルド（House of Cards) を見ました。3月12日から3月19日まで、ごじゅうにエピソード(episodes)を見ました。おもしろかったですよ。それから、たくさん寝ました。一日に10時ぐらい寝ました。じゃ、また！

Based on the comments and feedback I have received on my PE recordings, and the oral midterm exam, I think I have improved on speed, pitch, intonation, and overall naturalness (less stutters and pauses).

My goals for the rest of the semester are:

• To further improve on understanding others when they speak Japanese
• Speak even faster until I reach the regular speed
• Further reduce pauses and stutters to sound more natural
• Continue to learn new vocabulary/phrases with the correct pitch and intonation

Activities to achieve my goals:

• Attend office hours once a week
• Go to at least one Japanese language table every week
• Speak Japanese with my classmates outside of class too
• Watch at least one hour of anime every week
• Do about 10 minutes of shadowing every week

私のしんゆうはハントリさんです。ハントリさんは、せが高くて、かみがちゃいろくて、かおがまるいです。たいそうをするのがとても上手で、ちゅうごく語とフランス語が分かります。ハントリさんは、たいていあおいTシャツおきてくて、ジーンズをはいています。ハントリさんはせいかくがしんせつな人です。それから、ハントリさんの好きなしゅみがしゃしんをとります。

This semester I would like to further improve on:

• Understanding Japanese more easily when people speak at a regular speed
• Speak at a faster pace so that my Japanese sounds more natural
• Use the correct pitch and intonation for new vocabulary or new phrases that we learn
• Improve on my overall naturalness by reducing pauses or stutters

To achieve these goals, I plan on:

• Going to a professor's office hour at least once a month
• Watch at least one hour of anime once a week
• Go to the weekly Japanese language tables as many times as I can (I will try to go every week)
• Practice shadowing for at least 15 minutes every week (besides the regular PE exercises)
• Practice speaking Japanese with my friends who speak Japanese instead of speaking English