みなさん、こんにちは！私は体操が大すきです。よく体操をします。でも、私のともだちはとてもじょうずな体操ですよ。

Reflection

こんにちは！

After half a semester and many pronunciation exercises and speaking practice, I have noticed that my intonation, pitch, speed have all improved. Specifically, anime shadowing has made my rhythm very successful. I have also been going to the Japanese language tables every week to practice conversing with people. I have been watching anime at least 3 times a week, I have gone to office hours a couple of times, and I speak Japanese with my friends who do not know Japanese. My goals and activities remain the same, and I hope to achieve them some day.

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こんにちは!

Goals:

• To be able to correctly pronounce all the words in Japanese (or at least most of them).
• To understand when someone is speaking in Japanese, even if they speak quickly.
• To be able to speak as quickly, and to reduce my stuttering or pauses as much as possible.
• Basically, to sound as fluent as possible (hopefully by the end of the year).

Activities to achieve my goals:

• Go to Japanese Speaking Tables every week for dinner and speak with as many people as I can.
• Go to Shibata-sensee's office hours whenever I can (it's hard because of my schedule).
• Practice the speaking exercises at least 10 minutes every day.
• Practice shadowing anime (my favorite!!) at least 10 minutes every week.
• Go to anime club at least once a week for at least an hour and watch lots of anime!
• Speak Japanese with everyone (even people who don't understand) once a day.

こんにちは。わたしは Luis Ponceです。Princetonだいがくのいちねんせいです。せんこうはすうがくです。Californiaからきましたです。

I plan on being fluent in Japanese. To help with the process, I will practice everyday and I joined the anime and Japanese Students Association clubs.

I joined JPN 101 because I enjoy the language. Also, because I am interested in the Japanese culture such as its food, manga, and anime.