The past 7 weeks I tried to do a variety of recording options (except for singing and that's because I cannot sing at all). I did more conversations than individual recordings, which I prefer since I feel like I'm practicing natural conversation and responding at a quicker pace. I feel like I've become more comfortable with conversing in Japanese. My pitch is still iffy at times, but I think my general problem is always letting it fall when it should be flat or rising. Hopefully, in coming weeks as long as I stay conscious of my pitch, it will stay on point. My goals for the remaining weeks of this semester is practice my pitch more. I always forget there are recordings for every chapter vocabulary until much later (when we've reviewed in class already). But, if I review pitch pronunciation more often (which is my goal) I feel like my pronunciation would get better. Additionally, I want to keep practicing my conversational Japanese to make it as natural as can be for a first-year student.
