となりのトトロ

きのうのばんとなりのトトロをみました。しばたせんせいはクラスでトトロをはなしました。Totoro seems to come up in class a lot. I hadn't seen it since I was very little and had forgotten most of it, so I decided to watch it again last night. トトロはとてもきれいなえいがですね！トトロのえがありますよ。

PE Reflection and Goals

Reflection:

I'll admit that I set relatively easy goals for PE at the beginning of the semester. I don't feel that I have a problem saying words with repeated sounds and pauses and I'm very satisfied with my r-moras. I speak a little more confidently in class, but only a little because I am still getting used to an ever-widening range of vocabulary and sentence structures. Though shadowing is helpful in making me sound closer to "Japanese" and understanding pitch and rhythm, it can't help with placing particles in my sentences in class. As for the activities I listed, I haven't gone to the Japanese table, and I haven't said any tongue twisters. Otherwise, I have practiced shadowing frequently, listened to Japanese songs, and watched a few Japanese films. Even though I haven't done everything I've planned, I still feel happy with my progress of understanding of Japanese linguistics.

New Goals and Activities

• Say tongue twisters!
• Visit language table three times before the end of December
• Shadow faster PE recordings
• Talk in Japanese with my friend from Tokyo 2 times a week
• Improve pitch when speaking in class
• Sound truly Japanese in one PE recording before the end of the semester

なら よしとも

みなさん、こんにちは！この日本のアーチストはゆめいです。

ならの えは とても かわいです そして こわいです！えはよくあかるいです。しょうじょといぬとこどもがあります。ならのびじゅつはあたらしいです。

This artist is really strange, but I really like him. Yoshitomo Nara is a pop artist, and you can find his works all over the world, but one or two of his paintings are at the MoMA in NYC. Check him out!

じゃあ また。

ねこ すきです！

しちがつに　きょうとで　ねこのカフェに　いきました。カフェのなまえは　ねこかいぎです。コーヒーを　のみました。じゅよん　ねこ　がいました。かわいいですね！

http://www.nekokaigi.com/english/top.html

 ねこのなまえは　もかです。

じゃあまた！

ラーメン！

京都でラーメんを食べました。This summer in Kyoto I went to a delicious, hole-in-the-wall noodle shop called よしはる. Here's a picture of the yummy pork ramen I ate many times!

もののけ姫！

PE Goal Statement

Goals:

• Improve pronunciation of words with repeated sounds and pauses
• Improve ease of saying r-moras
• Speak more confidently 

Activities

• Say tongue twisters
• Practice shadowing 10 minutes, 5 days a week
• Visit Japanese language table once a month
• Listen to Japanese songs and sing along
• Watch clips of Japanese films