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こんにちは、山田さん。
わたしのなまえはエミ·ウイリアムスです。プリンストン大学の学生です。アメリカのサウスカロライナからきました。ざっしと本をよむのが好きです。プリンストン大学は小さい大学ですが、とてもいいです。私のじゅぎょうはおもしろいですが、むずかしいです。たくさんべんきょうするので、このセメスターはいそがしいです。でも、たのしいです。日本二いくので、日本語をたくさんべんきょうします。日本のりょうりが大好きです。山田さん、りょうりをするのが好きですか。私は日本のりょうりをべんきょうしたいです。そして、日本でショッピングするのが好きです。いっしょにショッピングしましょう！らい年のなつに山田さんとあうので、私はうれしいです。よろしくおねがいします。
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Pronunciation Exercise Cycle 2: どうでしたか？！

So... Now is the time to reflect on PE Cycle 2. How did I do?

I said that I would complete two extra shadowing exercises during this cycle. I did listen to the extra shadowing exercises, but I did not record and submit them. I will do so tomorrow without fail.

I also said that I would attend the Japanese table at least once. Although I have had a conflict every week, I have finally managed to arrange my schedule so that I am able to attend! I will be attending this week. I would really like to meet Makino Sensei.

I said that I would listen to Japanese music while I worked. I have been able to do this, but I have found that listening to music doesn't really help me get a sense of word pitch or prosody, really, which are the two areas of pronunciation in which I am the weakest.

PE Cycle 3 Goals:

In order to help my prosody and pitch issues, I have resolved to listen to the textbook CDs instead of listening to Japanese music. I think this will be much more useful for me, particularly when it comes to plain form questions... Which are so difficult to say with correct pitch.

Also, I will attend the Japanese table at least twice. And I will take a picture with Makino Sensei! ^_^

Thirdly, I will be really ambitious and I will do ALL of the extra shadowing assignments to make up for my slacking in that area. Yay!