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こんいちは！ わたしのなまえは Amyーです. I'm very new to learning Japanese. I worked my way through some courses on Memrise, and I own the Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese though I haven't gotten very far through it. I'm very rusty now, unfortunately. My focus is on re-learning what I've forgotten and learning to read (high priority, high interest) and engage in simple conversation (medium priority, high interest). I'm also a little interested in learning Italian. The company I work for is owned by a company in Italy and every time they come visit it makes me want to learn Italian because it sounds so gorgeous! I know very, very little though.
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Jul 4, 2016
エイミーさん、ありがとうございました！It was really nice to see you. Your pronunciation is very clear and it was fun to practice some short conversation and numbers with you. I look forward to having more lessons with you in future:)またね！
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    Making sentences

    -Bedroom
    -Kitchen
    -Living Room
    -Library
    -Guest Room
    We sleep in the bedroom, cook in the kitchen, chat with friends in the living room, study in the library, and keep guests in the guest room.

    -Nails (Cats)
    Cats always love sharpening their nails on scratching posts because this behavior can reduce their stress.

    -Mixed
    Twins often look the same, so many people mix them up.

    -Hygiene
    Doctors and nurses usually have good, careful hygiene habits.

    -Banana
    Monkeys like to eat bananas.

    -Fairy Tale
    Most of the ends of fairy tales are princes and princesses getting married and living happily.

    -Grumpy
    He was grumpy in his youth.

    -Evening
    -Afraid
    She doesn’t like evening because she is afraid of loneliness.

    -Thanksgiving
    -Promotion
    I seldom hear of the Thanksgiving promotion, after all, the double eleven has just passed. (I am not sure how to correct this one as I'm not sure what you are referring to by the "Thanksgiving promotion" or "the double eleven". Do you mean the "Thanksgiving holiday"?)

    -Enough
    -Mistake
    Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Enough mistakes will lead you to success.

    -Environment
    The sky is getting bluer and bluer, and the environment is getting better and better.

    -Nickname
    He ended his wanderings and came back to his home. His eyes filled with tears when he heard his mother calling him by his nickname.
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    April 29, 2020
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    Jan 26

    I got an opportunity to do circle time in the morning. The topic was "ship/boat”. The children really enjoyed doing activities in which they had the chance to touch the props, and which involved games like attaching pictures of a ship to a felt board, pulling coloured construction paper from a file, and drawing a word card. It was going smoother than before because I told the children to set rules for circle time and to try to get my attention using hand made props. This works well so far. It was still challenging to do the circle after 20 minutes. Today was the first time I sent a child to time out during the circle. I felt horrible sending her, but I need to be firm about forbidding violence. I gave her a time out because she hit the girl next to her. While she was sitting on the 'time out chair' she was crying, and I continued my circle wondering, “Was it a good choice for her?” and, “What else can I do for her?” However, Miss Anna helped her, and I talked to her after the circle, and then she was fine. I learned that it is reasonable to remove the children who goof around during the circle so that the other children can concentrate on listening. I don't only send them to 'the time out chair'. I can let the child who has difficulty with participating sit on a chair in the back row.

    It was also challenging to deal with a girl who is five years old who was frowning because she couldn't do what she wanted to do during the activity. So, I should've given her simple rules like: “ You already took your turn. You need to wait for your friend before you take your turn again!” Furthermore, I had a hard time getting a two-year-old girl's attention during the circle. Next time, I will try calling her name more often and letting her go first to do the activities.

    During morning free play, Boy P was mean to the others, doing things like breaking their tall buildings, scaring them by shouting, and trying to trip them. I asked him why he was being mean to his friends. He answered that it was because they were mean to him before. I explained why it was wrong to be mean to his friends, but it was not effective guidance. I should have told him something simpler like: “You are not allowed to play here if you are mean to your friends.”

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    January 29, 2016
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    29 January 2016

    My past three months were extremely busy. Listening to the lecture and taking part in the discussion in English were both very hard. Also, the first research project was quite challenging for me, and in the middle of November I felt depressed from the pressure of studying. In terms of language, I was worried about my student life when the course started because everything was different from language school and IELTS. However, my classmates always tried to understand what I wanted to say, and I got used to speaking my idea or opinion in English in the class little by little. I'm still worried about my speaking skills, but now I feel better than before.

    Regarding the research project, I tried to change my way of thinking for my creation. Although this attempt seemed quite complicated at first, it was a success and I am satisfied. (I don't know what will happen with my result, though.) Actually, that was the first time I felt this in my creative life. It's difficult to explain the details, but I'm enjoying my study life.

    The new term is starting next week. I'm a little bit sad that the long winter holiday will be finished in a few days.

    (This photo was taken at the pub near my house. They have KIRIN Ichiban-Shibori!)
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    January 29, 2016
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