Project Five: Language
Project Five: Language is my plan to restore my language abilities back to their full level. I used to
speak/write Japanese and French really well and I want to have that skill/competency back with both languages.
I hope to achieve this either by practice of Japanese with Tim casually and working on my French program at home or
getting some books and studying. Hopefully a mix of both.
6th Feb: Working through Japanese for Everyone and Family Life. Have ordered French grammar book and
workbook from Amazon, should be a few weeks.
Short term goals
By Monday 28th February:
- Be well into Japanese for Everyone, Family life and the French books.
- Have a much higher level of Japanese conversation. Aim for vocab and kanji revision to be far along.
- Research French penpals, try and use what Japanese I do remember (with corrections) in conversation with
Tim.
By my Japan trip:
- Have my conversational Japanese back up to a basic-intermediate level.
- Know all customary greetings required and some more colloquial phrases.
- Know emergency phrases for any strange situations.
- NOT TO RELY on Tim completely for communication with Japanese during the visit - to be able to at least attempt
a conversation with a Japanese student.
- Have a better knowledge of vocab.
- Have worked through a French guide at a 3rd form level.
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