Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Goals and Activities II

Progress:
-I have been able to increase my speed and improve both my pronunciation and intonation, though I want to continue to improve in all of these areas
-I did attended the Japanese language table, but I would like to do so more often
-I was unable to schedule time to go to office hours due to my academic and NROTC commitments
-I have done anime shadowing almost every week
-I have watched Attack on Titans each week and have practiced speaking with various characters' lines depending on each episode
-I have listened to Japanese renditions of Disney songs and the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack

Goals:
Speed - to increase the speed with which I am able to speak and understand the language
Pronunciation - to sound more fluent and natural when speaking
Intonation - to correctly use sentence intonation and word pitch when speaking

Activities:
- Go to the language table at lease once a month, given the time amidst my other commitments
- Go to しばたせんせい's office hours at least once a month to practice and correct my speaking
- Do at least 1 shadowing/book exercise every other week
- Watch at least 1 anime episode each week and practice speaking by shadowing 2 characters' dialogues
- Listen to Japanese versions of songs and practice along with it every day.

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