About Communication

What does communication mean? Communication is equal parts expressing your own view and listening to those of others.  It is about learning how to make yourself understood to your audience, taking into account their own background and abilities.  Communication is about language--both verbal and non-verbal--but it is also about understanding those with whom you are trying to communicate and adjusting your communication strategies based on that understanding.

As a first-year Japanese language student, effective communication also requires preparation.  The more we practice the things we want to say, the more effectively we will be able to express our ideas.

From this podcast project I hope to learn how to communicate effectively despite not being totally comfortable speaking Japanese.  I hope to learn how to express my ideas in a clear and effective manner even though I don't always have a complete grasp on the necessary vocabulary or grammar.  I also hope to learn how to collaborate with other first-year Japanese language students to pool our knowledge, and perhaps offset our weaknesses, in order to produce a podcast of a higher quality and language level than we would have been able to produce had we worked as individuals. 

勉強勉強勉強！

来週の月曜日テストがありますから、今日は明日と私は勉強したいです。レッスン１６からレッスン１８までの文法はとても難しいですよ：”こと”、”なければなりません”、”なくてもいいです”　and many more! でも、今私は日本語を話すことができま、haha. 


私の趣味は写真です。でも、今忙しいですから、写真の時間がありません。コルンビやへきてから写真を取ることができませんでした。たいへんですね！春休みに私はイスラエルへいきます。イスラエルで写真を取ることができますから、私はとてもexcitedです。

私の好きな物

私の好きな物は本です。本はとてもversatileですよ！When you本をよんでいますyou can transport yourself to anywhere in the world at anytime in history. For example, 私はouter-spaceがすきです、でもastronautじゃありません。本よんでいますからouter-spaceへいきます！本はやすくてたのしいですから、本私の好きな物。