せんしゅうのすいようびからこんしゅうのにちようびまで、わたしがびょきでしたから、 ｂｌｏｇできませんでした。
And with that, I exhaust my working knowledge of Japanese.
Actually, that’s not entirely true. I took two levels of Japanese at Hunter College a couple of years ago and I absolutely loved it beyond belief. However, while I learned a fair amount of grammar (my favorite part of any language) and a small amount of vocabulary (memorization is not my forte), I never overcame one extremely glaring handicap. See, if given a few minutes, I can write out a sentence in Japanese on paper. Unfortunately, in conversation, not only can’t I think fast enough to come up with anything to say within a reasonable timeframe, but I usually get so flustered with the effort that all the Japanese I know flies straight out of my head, leaving me with nothing to work with at all. If I manage to actually stutter out, “E-etto… anou ne…” while turning bright red, I consider it a victory.
So, my goal for this class is to overcome my two weaknesses. I want to expand my vocabulary and be able to speak Japanese aloud with confidence.
Here’s hoping!
