冬休み

私の冬休みは12月14日にはじめます。16日に、KPMGのしごとの "コンファレンス" があて、いきたいです。よくじつ、私の誕生日ですよ。クリスマスにはよていがありません。 クリスマスのあとで、アラバマしゅにかぞくといきます。うみのちかくのうちがあります。たくさんゆっくりして、およぎます。

そのあとで、家に休みにかえります。日本語をまだべんきょうします。そして、"DUNE”の本をよみます。ながくておもしろいほんですよ。

This semester 私のさいしょの日本語のじゅぎょうがありました。先に、日本語のたどくのクラスがありました。So this was my first opportunity to learn Japanese in a traditional class-like setting. The Tadoku Reading class from before and my years of self teaching have shown to be very useful. The Tadoku class has made me much better at reading ひらがなとかんじ, it has taught me a number of new たんご, and elements of Japanese culture. This semester, I was able to put what I had learned last spring into use as I found that I could read ひらがなwith ease. My primary struggle this semester has been my handwriting, which I immediately recognized as weak, as I have never written in Japanese prior to this year, with only typing or reading in Japanese. One of my biggest focuses has been trying to improve the quality of my writing. Additionally, I am very happy with all of the new grammar concepts we have covered in this class. I feel like I am better able to communicate my ideas with more complex sentences by using て forms. While I am still not where I would like to be with my Japanese proficiency, this semester has made me much closer to my goal and inspired me even more to work harder to reach my goals. I can already see progress in my ability to listen to Japanese in music and media and understand more pieces of what is being said. つぎのセメスターはとてもたのしみです。