けんちくがく／建築学／アキーテクチャ／Architecture

Just wanted to share a little bit of what I do as a 大学院生 this semester, when not in 日本ごじゅうぎゅが:

Passion for architecture - it consumes all my waking hours!!

PE 3: Reflection on PE 2 + Goals

PE 3: Reflection on PE 2 + Goals

Reflections on PE 2

• I'm pretty much at the same place as the last update, which is that my reading/speaking speed are still pretty slow. It needs more work, but where is this 大学院生 going to find the time?! :(

Goals

• To increase my conversational fluency, as well as reading and writing speed.
• To get better at using the correct particles in complex sentences.

Activities

• Speak to fluent Japanese speakers for at least an hour a week: the Sensees, friends in Princeton, Skyping friends in Tokyo, et al.
• Go to Shibata Sensee's and Tameyori Sensee's office hours whenever possible!

もくようび、にほんのともちだはプリンストンにきました！くまもとくんはふくおかからきました、くまもとくんはふくおかからきました、しゅつしんはシカゴデスヨ。くまもとくんのかれしとくまもとくんプレゼントをくれました:

とてもりつぱなほんですよ！わたしまいしゅすうパージをよみます！：D

PE 2: Reflection on PE 1+ Goals

PE 2: Reflection on PE 1+ Goals

Reflections on PE 1

• Am much better at distinguishing glides now, although my reading and speaking speed are still frustratingly slow! This was achieved by spending some time on the phone with bilingual Japanese friends.

Goals

• To increase my conversational fluency, as well as reading and writing speed.
• To get better at using the correct particles in complex sentences.

Activities

• Speak to fluent Japanese speakers for at least an hour a week: the Sensees, friends in Princeton, Skyping friends in Tokyo, et al.
• Go to Shibata Sensee's and Tameyori Sensee's office hours once a week!

ねこof the week

I figured  some real cats were needed around here to validate my claims to my ブローグtitle - so it was only fitting to feature Maru, にほん's favorite ねこ, this week! Just in case you've been living under the proverbial rock, and don't know who he is...  まるはちょかわいい、すきです！！　

Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

Self-Introduction Video (*≧▽≦)オハツでっす♪

PE 1: Goals + Activities

PE 1: Goals + Activities

Goals

• To better distinguish the difference between long vowels, glides, and double consonant sounds.
• To increase my conversational fluency, and to use the correct pitch and rhythm when speaking.

Activities

• Practice speaking the current chapter's vocabulary 3 times a week.
• Speak to fluent Japanese speakers for at least an hour a week: the Sensees, friends in Princeton, Skyping friends in Tokyo, et al.

Self　Introduction　：D

はじめまして！Chua デス。しんがぽるからきまして。だいがくのさんねんせいです。わたしはけんさくがくのせんこうです。にほんのたべものすきです！どおぞよろしく！

My なかま　textbook just made a new ともだち!　This is exciting; fluent にほんご speakers are crawling out of the woodwork in ぷりんせとん.  All the better to practice with!   

And I'm finally done fiddling with the blog template; I had greater and more noble intentions of filling the HTML with links to ねこ pictures -- alas, I'm too lazy to figure out how to host images, while my unfinished schoolwork calls to me.  My background image is a piece by Takashi Murakami, one of my favorite Japanese contemporary artists, and who's very popular all over にほん. Stay tuned for the self-introduction and PE work - I need to find some group members for peer review!! 

はじめまして! Chua です。どうぞよろしく。

I spent my past summer in Japan and can count myself as one of the smitten - the food!!! The architecture!! It was hard to pack up and come back to Princeton... 

I'm making plans to go back to work in Tokyo after I graduate next year, and knowing some real nihongo will certainly help! While I picked up a very little bit of nihongo during my stay there, I'd love to learn more; it'll also be interesting to compare learning through immersion and classroom situations.

The most challenging thing about the class are the time demands and my inability to wake up early every morning, as my other classes generally require very late nights... Still, I'm determined to make the most of this opportunity; this is my last year in school ever, so I'm going to have to pay extra for language lessons after this!! (This is basically my miserly, mercenary motive in taking 101.)

Below is my favorite Tokyo subway safety poster: