とてもきれいな歌！

その歌はとてもきれいな歌です！これだいすきです！

Goal Statement for Cycle 2

After reflecting on how I did things last cycle, I've decided that for this cycle I want to focus my efforts on one specific element. I've chosen to focus on intonation because I am concerned about developing bad habits; I've become more interested lately in Second Language Acquisition theories and based on certain things I'm reading it seems that as you acquire more vocabulary it can be extremely tricky to easily correct the pronunciation or intonation if you get too comfortable mis-pronouncing a word or using an incorrect intonation. I'm going to pay close attention to the symbols in the book, and try to really be conscious of tonality when I'm learning vocabulary.

Secondly, I'm going to be more intentional about shadowing. I'm going to do it at least twice a week for 15 minutes at the very, very least. I'm going to do the majority of them "formally" so I can get feedback. In addition, I'm going to try to watch at least one Japanese film per week so that I can hear the language spoken. I remember that when I was learning other languages that this was very helpful- even if I didn't understand much at all.

Vacation !

こんにちは。
うちへかえりました。(...literally just got back a few minutes ago)
せんしゅうフランスにいきました。(I had a really good time!)
ほんやにいきました。(I bought way too many books.)
レストランでレストランでたべました。(My favorite is a Cambodian place that is amazing.)
パリに Maison de la culture du Japonがあります。(I knew that there was a Japanese cultural center, but I didn't know it was so big! I want to explore it more the next time I go back.)
えいがをみました。(It was called "Polisse" and it was kind of like Law and Order: SVU, but French and with a dark sense of humor.)
I can't believe there's classes tomorrow!