I am procrastinating for the Japanese final in 2.5 hours!!
Anyone taking 11A next sem? :) I AM!
If you're not, switch in with me, duhh.
2007年12月14日金曜日
wow.
It really is amazing how much of a language we can learn in one semester -in 6 chapters. This class was definitely a tough one, but it kept us engaged and interested - I don't know anybody in the class who is not taking it because they lost that interest for Japanese. Satoo sensee really knows how to do it. Even if shes chotto kowai sometimes. :)
AND i would just like to say, that the 2:00 PM Japanese class was the best. No matter what anyone else says.
See you at the tesuto.
Jaa, doyoobi ni
Carandang
2007年12月8日土曜日
final thoughts
sorry, my computer was messed up and i could not post correctly for a long time - it should have posted by now that i am actually at a library, i see that nothing has been here !!
Speech?
But okay - so the speeches are done! I cannot post my speech at this very second, because... well, my computer is barely alive and that's where it is on. But I will without a doubt post it, because I'm pretty proud of it. I think I wrote a pretty decent speech, and gave a pretty decent presentation that got some laughs. I love when the class laughs - it not only means that my presentation is engaging, but that it actually MAKES SENSE. I feel like also it means that we really did learn to understand spoken Japanese, even if it's not from a person with 'natural speed,' it's progress
Late (but up!) Peer Revisions Critique:
Though it was extremely difficult to coordinate who does what feedback when... (yeah, we go to UVA and couldn't even do that) it was nice to read other people's drafts and get a sense of what they're doing. Our peer revisions definitely were helpful in getting ideas for our own papers (sorry if we're not as innovative!) and finding what things we could do to improve. It was also nice to be on the editing side of things for once, instead of having all the red marks - we make the red marks. Finally, I think it was nice to have other classmates tell us what we did correctly. After all of these 'ways to improve' we finally heard a 'something you've already improved'
Speech?
But okay - so the speeches are done! I cannot post my speech at this very second, because... well, my computer is barely alive and that's where it is on. But I will without a doubt post it, because I'm pretty proud of it. I think I wrote a pretty decent speech, and gave a pretty decent presentation that got some laughs. I love when the class laughs - it not only means that my presentation is engaging, but that it actually MAKES SENSE. I feel like also it means that we really did learn to understand spoken Japanese, even if it's not from a person with 'natural speed,' it's progress
Late (but up!) Peer Revisions Critique:
Though it was extremely difficult to coordinate who does what feedback when... (yeah, we go to UVA and couldn't even do that) it was nice to read other people's drafts and get a sense of what they're doing. Our peer revisions definitely were helpful in getting ideas for our own papers (sorry if we're not as innovative!) and finding what things we could do to improve. It was also nice to be on the editing side of things for once, instead of having all the red marks - we make the red marks. Finally, I think it was nice to have other classmates tell us what we did correctly. After all of these 'ways to improve' we finally heard a 'something you've already improved'
2007年11月17日土曜日
nihongo no kurasu DRAFT ONE
こどもの時、私のともだちは日本が大すきでした。ともだちは日本語をはなして、日本のテレビを見って、日本のおんがくをききましたから、私も日本がすきです。でも私のがこうは日本語のクラスがありませんでした。
いま、私はバージー二ア大学で日本語の一年生です。日本語のクラスはとてもいそがしいです。よくドリールがありますから。みなさんは一しょにしゅくだいをしてはいけませんが、日本語をたくさんはなして、スキートをしてもいいですから、クラスはとてもにぎやかです。みなさんはともだちですから、スキートはたいていともだちのおなまえがあって、つまらなくありません。時々、クラスがLLにあります。日本語のテープをきって、ブローグをかいます。それから、テストとクイースがたくさんあります。テストは一時間ぐらい日本語をかいて、こわいです。でも、二時のクラスはたくさんべんきょうして、とてもいい学生ですから、テストはむずかしくありません。
あてらしいぶんぽうのしつもんがたくさんありますから、さとう先生はみなさんをてつだいます。だからさとう先生はとてもやさしい人といい先生ですね。クラスは時々たいへんですが、とてもたのしいですね。
2007年11月9日金曜日
こうこうの時
私はこうこうの時にいそがしかったです。あまりべんきょうしませんでした。でも私はまい日たくさんおよぎました。まい日六時半ごろおきました。それから私はがこうにいきました。私はがこうでたくさんともだちがいます。だから私はがこうでたくさんはなしました。でも私はいいがくせいでした。私のせんせいは私がだいすきでした。十二時ごろに食どうでひるごはんを食べました。食どうの食べものはおいしくありませんでした。だから私はよく私のうちの食べものを食べました。それから食どうの飲みものがすきでもきらいでもありませんでした。二時十五ふんにうちへいきました。それから二時半に四時間半ぐらいティームとたくさんおよぎました。たいへんでしたね。それから私は時々八時半ごろにうちでちょっとしゅうくだいをしました。時々ばんごはんを食べました。私のばんごはんはよくとてもおおきいにくでした。それから、私は十二時までテレビを見ました。十二時ごろねました。
いま、私は時々ともだちとおよぎます。でもたいへんじゃありませんね。たのしいですね。でもこうこうの時、私はとても元気でしたね。いまはちょっと。スイーミングがすきですか。おいがましょう。
11/13 update:
せんしゅうのしゅうまつのしゃしん：
いま、私は時々ともだちとおよぎます。でもたいへんじゃありませんね。たのしいですね。でもこうこうの時、私はとても元気でしたね。いまはちょっと。スイーミングがすきですか。おいがましょう。
11/13 update:
せんしゅうのしゅうまつのしゃしん：
2007年10月31日水曜日
日本語のクラス
日本語のクラスですか。そうですね。。。
わたしは二時に日本語のクラスがあります。じゃあ、いいクラスですねでもとてもむずかしいです。
クラスもにぎやかです。がくせいがたくさんありません。でも日本語をたくさんはなします。がくせいはしずかじゃありません。がくせいもやさしいです。一しょにとしょかんでスキートをします。
日本語のいちねんせいはいそがしいですね。一日はぶんぽうのれんしゅうです。二日と七日はLLにいきます。たくさんききます。三日と四日と五日がドリルがあります。ドリルはこわいですね。ドリルはむずかしいですから。たくさんはなしますから。六日はよみはあります。。たくさんよみます。八日と九日はかいわとスキートはありまいす。それか十日はテストはあります。しゅくだいがたくさんあります。だからわたしはまいにち三時間うちでべんきょうします。それからテストとクイズがたくさんあります。テストとクイズはやさしくありません。たくさんかきますから。
日本語のがくせいは時々ぶんかのプレさんテーションをみます。つまらなくありません、でもおもしろいですね。わたしはラムさんとしぶやのプレさんテーションをしました。やさしかったです。インフォメーションがたくさんありますから。
クラスはむずかしいです。だからわたしはいそがしいです。でもわたしはクラスがすきです。
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せんしゅうのしゅうまつのしゃしん：
金曜日はインフィネティボールにいきました。
わたしは二時に日本語のクラスがあります。じゃあ、いいクラスですねでもとてもむずかしいです。
クラスもにぎやかです。がくせいがたくさんありません。でも日本語をたくさんはなします。がくせいはしずかじゃありません。がくせいもやさしいです。一しょにとしょかんでスキートをします。
日本語のいちねんせいはいそがしいですね。一日はぶんぽうのれんしゅうです。二日と七日はLLにいきます。たくさんききます。三日と四日と五日がドリルがあります。ドリルはこわいですね。ドリルはむずかしいですから。たくさんはなしますから。六日はよみはあります。。たくさんよみます。八日と九日はかいわとスキートはありまいす。それか十日はテストはあります。しゅくだいがたくさんあります。だからわたしはまいにち三時間うちでべんきょうします。それからテストとクイズがたくさんあります。テストとクイズはやさしくありません。たくさんかきますから。
日本語のがくせいは時々ぶんかのプレさんテーションをみます。つまらなくありません、でもおもしろいですね。わたしはラムさんとしぶやのプレさんテーションをしました。やさしかったです。インフォメーションがたくさんありますから。
クラスはむずかしいです。だからわたしはいそがしいです。でもわたしはクラスがすきです。
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せんしゅうのしゅうまつのしゃしん：
金曜日はインフィネティボールにいきました。
2007年10月28日日曜日
FINALLY!
I apologize for the wait (because I know everyone in my group has been dying to know about my topic and couldn't WAIT to comment, right?) but I finally figured out a way to get around this error in my computer so I can actually WRITE IN NIHONGO (loud cheers!)
I actually really wanted to write about my sister. ((awww))
私はいもうとがあります。アンジェラちゃんです。
アンジェラちゃんは十三さいとです。いもうとはポールがこうでさんねんせいです。時々べんきょうします、でもよくせんしとはなします。だからいいがくせいですね。
アンジェらちゃんはこどもの時たくさんはなしました。それからアンゲラちゃんもいまたくさんはなします。こどもの時はわたしとスポーツをしました、でもいまチームとわスポーツをします。バスケとボールとソーカーとテニスをします。ちょっとプレーヤですね、でもよくコーチとはなします。
ことし、七月四日のあさにバージー二アだいがくへかえりました。わたしとアンジェらちゃんはわたしのともだちと十二時アーチェスにいきました。わたしのともだちはクレーです。アイスジュリームをたべました。それからこうえんへいきました。一時半はななしました。それから三時間えいがをみました。えいがトランスフォーマでしあ。いいえいがですね。九時にこうえんでショーにみました。きっぷはかいませんでした。たかくありませんでした。あのこうえんはわたしのアルバイトのそばです。
アンジェらちゃんはいいいもうとですね。
yay for little sisters =)
So, a couple questions for everyone...
What section Japanese are you taking next sem!? (Are you taking it next sem??) I'm pretty sure I'm going to take the 11AM section. Either that or the 1PM, but ... the 11 looks better for me.
Also, what did you guys think about the test? I actually thought it wasn't that bad. The conversation at the end was a little harder than usual though, a little more thinking involved (meeting satoo sensei at a bus stop wha!?) I looked through the grammar for this chapter, and I'm pretty excited to learn about it actually. (I haven't quite done the grammar sheet yet though, they're getting harder every chapter...).
So when I took Spanish, the first thing I learned was of course 'Hola, como estas. Muy bien, y tu?' and 'me gusta' ('I like'). So for everything we did it would be like me gusta nadar (i like to swim). me gusta comer (i like to eat). etc etc. In Japanese, we have waited until CHAPTER FIVE to learn this stuff. Which I think it kinda crazy. But japanese is also like no other language I've ever seen before, haha.
okay, jaa, mata! :D
2007年10月26日金曜日
delay in post...
so i'm on a computer with absolutely no japanese capability and because i am not admin, i cannot change that.
but i have written about a topic, and will post it very soon.
nijini nihongo no tesuto ga arimasu. you ready?!
but i have written about a topic, and will post it very soon.
nijini nihongo no tesuto ga arimasu. you ready?!
2007年10月21日日曜日
きょうは日曜日です。
oops. せんしゅうの金曜日にブローグをかきませんでした。でもいまかきます。
わたしのしゅうまつわいいじゃありません。あした中ごくのれきしのテストがあります、だからきょうよくべんきょうします。でもわたしはあさごはんをたべました。たいていあさごはんをたべません。
あんたのしゅうまつはいいですか。
what makes a good blog.
i actually have no idea. i used to be a big fan of blogs actually. i had livejournal, xanga, myspace, and all the other 'free website sites' like expage.com, etc. (yes i was a big nerd and i did follow every fad ever). but for this blog project, i don't know what really is a 'good blog'. ラムさんのブローグis pretty interesting to look at, because she puts so much stuff on there. and anggie's chinchilla is adorable. but i don't really know what i can/cannot put thats not japanese related, you know what i mean?
i think we should start a 二時のクラス study group. whats everyone think? or at least we should talk to each other in 日本語 more. i think that'd be pretty cool.
わたしのしゅうまつわいいじゃありません。あした中ごくのれきしのテストがあります、だからきょうよくべんきょうします。でもわたしはあさごはんをたべました。たいていあさごはんをたべません。
あんたのしゅうまつはいいですか。
what makes a good blog.
i actually have no idea. i used to be a big fan of blogs actually. i had livejournal, xanga, myspace, and all the other 'free website sites' like expage.com, etc. (yes i was a big nerd and i did follow every fad ever). but for this blog project, i don't know what really is a 'good blog'. ラムさんのブローグis pretty interesting to look at, because she puts so much stuff on there. and anggie's chinchilla is adorable. but i don't really know what i can/cannot put thats not japanese related, you know what i mean?
i think we should start a 二時のクラス study group. whats everyone think? or at least we should talk to each other in 日本語 more. i think that'd be pretty cool.
2007年10月14日日曜日
2007年10月12日金曜日
TEST!
ohayoo gozaimasu.
it's 2 hours before our daisanka no tesuto.
how do people study for nihongo tests? like i feel like this is the only class that i feel so prepared for the test before we take it, that i don't know what to go over and i kinda sit there and think.. well.. i already know this stuff? we've gone over it so many times preparing for each individual class, that by the time tests roll around... do we just go over it again??
i ran into my friend greg yesterday, he's in japn 310. wow. everyone always tells me to call him when i'm having trouble with something, but when i have trouble i don't think it's necessarily anything i would 'need help for', it's just me having the time and patience... and self discipline of course... to practice practice practice!
i think our skit went well at least yesterday. right graff-san??
kono shumatsu wa nani-o shimasu ka?
i'm going to the navy bday celebration tonight because my boyfriend is in rotc, which is pretty exciting. and then tomorrow is my old friends 21st bday surprise party. and of course homecoming game. and then starting a new chapter in nihongo. woooo. hahah.
and with that, maybe a little bit more review before classes start today. it sucks having 3 classes on fridays...
:) kristine
it's 2 hours before our daisanka no tesuto.
how do people study for nihongo tests? like i feel like this is the only class that i feel so prepared for the test before we take it, that i don't know what to go over and i kinda sit there and think.. well.. i already know this stuff? we've gone over it so many times preparing for each individual class, that by the time tests roll around... do we just go over it again??
i ran into my friend greg yesterday, he's in japn 310. wow. everyone always tells me to call him when i'm having trouble with something, but when i have trouble i don't think it's necessarily anything i would 'need help for', it's just me having the time and patience... and self discipline of course... to practice practice practice!
i think our skit went well at least yesterday. right graff-san??
kono shumatsu wa nani-o shimasu ka?
i'm going to the navy bday celebration tonight because my boyfriend is in rotc, which is pretty exciting. and then tomorrow is my old friends 21st bday surprise party. and of course homecoming game. and then starting a new chapter in nihongo. woooo. hahah.
and with that, maybe a little bit more review before classes start today. it sucks having 3 classes on fridays...
:) kristine
2007年9月28日金曜日
dai san ku
i'm completely lost on chapter 3 material. i thought i would get it, after the grammar sheet, because i took forever to try to understand, and then in class i was like WHOA O_O. maybe also because i have a fever, but i think it's more that i'm just going to have to work harder on this chap? it's the first time i didn't understand right away!
I'm nervous about kanji too. ahh so many things to remember.
anyone feel the same way??
anyway, when i was studying for the test on wednesday, i forgot to mention that there were native japanese speakers sitting beside me in the pav. i felt like they were laughing at my weak attempt with my 'watashi wa's' and my 'takai desu ne's' flueeency?? blegh. i'm glad today's lab (sorry satoo sensee). its more passively involved, so my weeklong sickness won't get in the way of more performance in class...
I'm nervous about kanji too. ahh so many things to remember.
anyone feel the same way??
anyway, when i was studying for the test on wednesday, i forgot to mention that there were native japanese speakers sitting beside me in the pav. i felt like they were laughing at my weak attempt with my 'watashi wa's' and my 'takai desu ne's' flueeency?? blegh. i'm glad today's lab (sorry satoo sensee). its more passively involved, so my weeklong sickness won't get in the way of more performance in class...
2007年9月26日水曜日
we just took our test!
Konnichiwa!
So what did you guys think of our test? I thought it was decent, though very loooooong. I was so nervous when I was writing the situation answers. "Conversation with more than 4 sentences." I put so many ___ desu ne? Aa soo desu ka, Soo desu yo! etc etc. Confirmation Confirmation CONFIRMATION. It's taken me forever to actually learn when to use yo, ne, and yone. I'm pretty sure I understand now after asking Satoo Sensee about a million and three times.
Hm, what's helped me learn vocab, hiragana, and katakana? Well.. for vocab I found very helpful this thing I learned in eighth grade spanish class. (si, en mi primera clase de espanol). I fold a sheet of paper in half, and on one the margin of one side I write all the words in Nihongo, and on the other side against the crease I write all the words in eego. So then, when you're studying, you can fold one half in ANOTHER half, and cover the words. And call them out to yourself! Haha, hope that makes sense, but I found it's easier for vocab than flashcards, because flashcards build up, but pieces of paper can be easily kept in a notebook or something.
Katakana I'm still a little bit lost on, but going to office hours helped me out A LOT, i woulda died on the test if i didnt see satoo sensee at 12. But I don't really have any tips on learning those...
So, new chapter? Chapter 2 I thought was already significantly harder than Chapter 1, so I'm kinda nervous. I have a goal though... I'm going to get good participation points, so if I seem super obnoxious in class, it's because i'm working super hard to get them :) haha. Jaa mata.
... Oh PS, I'm in Bryan Hall on a Mac, so I have no idea how to do hiragana on this. haha.
So what did you guys think of our test? I thought it was decent, though very loooooong. I was so nervous when I was writing the situation answers. "Conversation with more than 4 sentences." I put so many ___ desu ne? Aa soo desu ka, Soo desu yo! etc etc. Confirmation Confirmation CONFIRMATION. It's taken me forever to actually learn when to use yo, ne, and yone. I'm pretty sure I understand now after asking Satoo Sensee about a million and three times.
Hm, what's helped me learn vocab, hiragana, and katakana? Well.. for vocab I found very helpful this thing I learned in eighth grade spanish class. (si, en mi primera clase de espanol). I fold a sheet of paper in half, and on one the margin of one side I write all the words in Nihongo, and on the other side against the crease I write all the words in eego. So then, when you're studying, you can fold one half in ANOTHER half, and cover the words. And call them out to yourself! Haha, hope that makes sense, but I found it's easier for vocab than flashcards, because flashcards build up, but pieces of paper can be easily kept in a notebook or something.
Katakana I'm still a little bit lost on, but going to office hours helped me out A LOT, i woulda died on the test if i didnt see satoo sensee at 12. But I don't really have any tips on learning those...
So, new chapter? Chapter 2 I thought was already significantly harder than Chapter 1, so I'm kinda nervous. I have a goal though... I'm going to get good participation points, so if I seem super obnoxious in class, it's because i'm working super hard to get them :) haha. Jaa mata.
... Oh PS, I'm in Bryan Hall on a Mac, so I have no idea how to do hiragana on this. haha.
2007年9月21日金曜日
Hai..
I'm excited that I can finally write in ひらがなon my computer! It took me forever how to figure it out.
This past week I had two exams in しんりがく。They weren't too bad, but it got me behind in some of my other classes. にほんご is getting harder. I am having a lot of trouble doing the カタカナ。 Like all the spelling and stuff? And even just memorizing, to write something like ム I find myself writing on the side マミムメモ and picking the one I should use. Anyone have any tips on memorizing/the rules??
I'm also getting started on my research! (Finally after all my training). I'm in a lab under Professor Mikami in the Psych department, and we're researching about ADHD. I'm excited to get some experience with that.
Well I have a headache, so that's all...
じゃあまた
久リステイーン
This past week I had two exams in しんりがく。They weren't too bad, but it got me behind in some of my other classes. にほんご is getting harder. I am having a lot of trouble doing the カタカナ。 Like all the spelling and stuff? And even just memorizing, to write something like ム I find myself writing on the side マミムメモ and picking the one I should use. Anyone have any tips on memorizing/the rules??
I'm also getting started on my research! (Finally after all my training). I'm in a lab under Professor Mikami in the Psych department, and we're researching about ADHD. I'm excited to get some experience with that.
Well I have a headache, so that's all...
じゃあまた
久リステイーン
2007年9月13日木曜日
Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Carandang desu. Ima Virginia daigaku no sannensee desu...
So writing a blog for a class? Never thought that would happen... but I guess it'll be nice to be able to read what everyone's saying. I wish I could play with the Japanese symbols on my computer though. Doesn't that program cost like $100 to get?!
Hm, so I like how we're all friends in our class. I guess we kinda have to be, because most of us are lost and confused a lot of the time, we gotta rely on everyone else... But it's cool that we all stuck with it, unlike the people who dropped... tsk tsk. heh, just kidding. I was really confused on a lot of stuff that we did in Grammar today though...
Japan Curry Night tomorrow? My friend's coming from JMU, but I took her to Filipino food night last year, why not Japanese too? On Sunday I'm going to Downtown Thai though, I'm excited. (I go to restaurants like every week. Twenty new restaurants this summer in Charlottesville! Like anggie said.. Oishii! =)
Kristine
So writing a blog for a class? Never thought that would happen... but I guess it'll be nice to be able to read what everyone's saying. I wish I could play with the Japanese symbols on my computer though. Doesn't that program cost like $100 to get?!
Hm, so I like how we're all friends in our class. I guess we kinda have to be, because most of us are lost and confused a lot of the time, we gotta rely on everyone else... But it's cool that we all stuck with it, unlike the people who dropped... tsk tsk. heh, just kidding. I was really confused on a lot of stuff that we did in Grammar today though...
Japan Curry Night tomorrow? My friend's coming from JMU, but I took her to Filipino food night last year, why not Japanese too? On Sunday I'm going to Downtown Thai though, I'm excited. (I go to restaurants like every week. Twenty new restaurants this summer in Charlottesville! Like anggie said.. Oishii! =)
Kristine
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