Goal Statement for Cycle 2!

I can't believe Cycle 1 is already complete! I guess it's time to move on to the next one...For Cycle 2, I want to make sure that I practice the correct pitch for all our new vocabulary. I found that my most frequent error on my Oral Midterm Exam was with pitch, so to make sure that I practice the correct pitch, I will write down the words with the pitch lines drawn above/ below the characters when I hear any of the teachers pronounce a new word. I would also like to improve my speaking with proficient speed. I think that if I practice speaking more, I will become more natural and fluent sounding. To help me with this goal, I will call my おばあさん　once a week to converse with her in Japanese. During はるやすみ　I went to dinner with my grandma and we practiced Japanese while we were eating. It was like my own private にほんご　 テーブル！　I found it helpful to converse with her and learn new phrases, so I would like to keep that up! To improve my listening/ speaking skills, I will also aim to shadow twice a week: once with the Shadowing exercises on Blackboard, and once with  Japanese youtube videos. Since the youtube videos are more difficult (due to speed and advanced vocabulary), they will provide a good challenge for me. Let's see how Cycle 2 goes! I am very excited to learn more Japanese!