Accomplishing goals.

I think I have accomplished some of my PE goals made in the beginning of the semester. Though there is still a long way to go, I am very pleased to see my progress everyday.

In terms of vocabulary, I learned a lot from Japanese songs as well as anime. I don't know the exact amount but I can understand some simple paragraphs from some lyrics without translation. 

I should have done shadowing more, but this is really a busy semester, especially for me, a second year physics grad student. But I still try to find any opportunity to mimic what I heard. My pronunciation needs to improve a lot because of lack of speaking. In addition, the fluency is also a problem for me right now. I went to the Japanese table three times, and there I really had a good time to practice and learn new vocabularies. I will keep on that in the following half semester too.

I think I will just keep my PE goals, and try to accomplish as many as possible.

皆さん、こんにちは。ここは私の自己紹介。
どうぞよろしくお願いします。

ピーイーのゴール！

皆さん、こんばんは

I'm very glad to write down my goals of this semester in my blog just like set a flag, and let's see want can be improved in the end of this semester. Here are my goals:

1. Get used to the difference between voiced & voiceless consonant, like と＆ど、て＆で、こ＆ご、た＆だ。So far, they are the most difficult part for me in listening.

2. I want to improve my spoken Japanese more natural. I think right now the main problem which influence my fluidity and naturalness is the vocabulary. Probably, till the end of this semester, I can learn a certain amount of daily life japanese vocabularies. 

3. The speed of speaking is also very important. I found from all the animas and TVs I watched in Japanese, their speed of speaking is all very fast. Maybe, I need more time to get to that level, but I hope I can at least speak Japanese as fast as speak English ( unfortunately, both of them are not my native language.)

4. Knowing Japanese Kanjis is also very important. I know there are a lot of differences between Japanese Kanjis and Chinese characters. Though knowing Chinese characters is not a problem for me, but I should be familiar with their differences in meaning as well as in writing and pronouncing. Hope in the end of JPN 101, I can learn around 500 Kanjis in Japanese.

Activities:

1. I think office hour is a very useful resource for me to practice and correct my pronunciation. I hope I can go to the office hour at least once a week.

2. Japanese Table. It is a pity that I could not attend it yesterday, but I hope I can go there twice every month. It should be a good opportunity of us to share our learning experience. Also, it is a good opportunity to practice with MAKINO sensee.

3. Watch animas. I am a fan of Japanese animas, especially those anima movies. I want to do shadowing for a small part of my favorite one. Hope I can be capable to do that soon!

4. Learn Japanese songs! I really love Japanese songs. I hope I

こんばんは皆さん、

初めまして。私（わたし）はリアンです。

私のセコションは十一時（じゅういちじ）です。プリンスドンの二年（にねん）の大学院生（だいがくいんせい）です。私はせんこうの物理学（ぶつりがく）です。中国（ちゅうごく）は私の出身地（しゅっしんち）です。私は中国のシャンハイから来（き）ました。私は日本（にほん）のアニメが好（す）き。

どうぞよろしく！

お休（やす）みなさい！

リアん

初めまして。

This is the first post in my Japanese 101 course blog. Unfortunately, it is writing in English right now. Hope in the end of this semester, I can post a blog in Japanese! 

I'm very glad to share my learning tips and questions related to Japanese culture in my daily life here.

Let's learn and improve our Japanese learning together!