Recently corrected public entries
👉 Register to view more posts, get corrections on your writing and correct others.Nov. 13, 2023
Clock Meseum
I visited The Seiko Museum at Ginza exhibiting various clocks from ancient water clocks to state of the art wrist watches. Seiko is a famous Japanese company manufacturing affordable clocks with high performance. The company launched the first quartz watch series Astron in 1969. Clocks had counted the seconds by turning gears mechanically. Drawbacks of mechanical watches are low precision, cost and vulnerable to impact. Quartz watches use the precise vibration of quartz when applying electric current and do not require complicated system. Drastic drop in prices was caused by the innovation and resulted in collapse of clock industries in US and Switzerland. Today, more than 80% in the clock market is quartz type including radio clocks. I prefer mechanical watches because the sound of gears makes me relax.
Nov. 13, 2023
Journal #25: "How I'm learning English"
If I had anything, what was it?
Today I want to think about this question. If I could want anything I think it was strong health. I will explain for what. If you have strong health you can do anything you want. For example, if you want to climb on the Everest you need prepare befor climbing. Or, if you want build big company you mist work 24/7 everyday at the begining. Or, if you want to be a proffesional sportman of course you must have strong health etc.
I mean you can do anything you want, but I think you should have strong health. It isn't mandatory item, but with strong health you can turn around a mountain. How sad Archimedes: "Give me a foothold and I will move the Earth"
Thank for reading my journal.
Nov. 13, 2023
Nov. 13, 2023
柔道・日記
今日、講道館問１８８２年に治五郎先生が東京に作られた情動の道場だ。治五郎先生の体は小さかったので、子供の頃、友達より強くなりたかったので、柔道を作った。柔道の技を使って、自分より大きい人に勝つことができるは何よりもすごいと思う。治五郎先生の勢いと熱心は誰に見ても素晴らしいだ。
それで、見学をしたとき、みんなは白い服を着て、先生にお辞儀をした。柔道で、伝統的な礼儀を大切にしているのは、私に衝撃を与えた。柔道は、体力しか重要だったと思ったが、心も強くしなければならなみたいだ。
また、講道館で沢山の人々の習慣を見たり、図書館で柔道についての本を読んだりするのは楽しかった。
次に行くとき、柔道の練習に参加してみたい。
Nov. 13, 2023
Nov. 13, 2023
Lunedì
È lunedì, quindi devo andare in ufficio. Ci vado anche domani. Fortunatamente dopo i prossimi giorni non devo più andarci ( questo mese ). Oggi non siamo molti a dover andare in ufficio, ma più della settimana scorsa.
Mi sono svegliata un po' prima del solito e poi mi sono allenata con la Switch. Dopo aver fatto questo, ho fatto una doccia. Devo solo mangiare qualcosa fino all'ora di uscire di casa.
Sarà una lunga giornata, ma ho la fiducia che andrà tutto bene.
Forse durante un periodo di inattività mi rimetterò a studiare ( ho già studiato ieri sera ).
Stasera voglio rilassarmi, dopo aver finito il turno. A domani!
Nov. 13, 2023
第一次用 LangCorrect
這是我第一次試試看用中文寫LangCorrect日誌. 我在德州出生長我，但我的父母從台灣來的。為了提高我的中文程度，我最近在努力學中文。我小時候真的討厭學和說這個語言因為在我的學校每個人都講英文。所以從小到三年前我一直都在avoid 講/學國語。我也小時候很不喜歡我自己的背景。很可憐。Even worse，我不會懂台語。
我知道有很多原因為何現在不會講好的中文。那時候我爸媽想要我們survive in America and 學好英文。我也是一個stubborn小孩。當他們講中文，我就會用英文回答。那時候我不知道學爸媽的語言是很重要的事情。但我的世界大部分是美國文化所以我沒有智慧。我覺得現在的刻板印象比較少。*雖然還有，美國的電影音樂產業現在就很容易受到亞洲人。真的不想我小時候。希望我每天努力努力學習，努力發現我的家人的歷史。
現在我聽得懂的水平是最高的，於是說話第二，看字第三，寫字第四。希望全部都可以進步然後全部可以變成一樣的程度。對我來說，學中文真的是很療癒因為給我很多fulfillment。我也花了很多時間探索台灣文化。
聽了很多音樂專輯（我今天整個晚上都在聽蔡藍欽的2001 demos，超級好聽哦！而且我最近喜歡的singers/bands 是 929，孩子王，Sorry Youth，EggPlantEgg, 林強，歐陽菲菲，Freckles），看了滿多台灣電影（【那些年，我們一起追的女孩】都拍得在彰化，我爸爸的家鄉；【誰先愛上他的】那個故事跟原聲帶是臺棒了；【當男人戀愛時】很厲害的演員；【台北飘雪】，有一點慢但是我最喜歡的部分是為電影攝影可以看得到台灣的美麗背景；我也想看台灣經典，比如【悲情城市】，【YiYi】），看了一個很熱門的電視節目 【我可能不會愛你】，也看了很多很多台灣/中國YouTube的影片。關於書我看完了【台灣的400年歷史】但是英文的version。。。無論那本書是很好的。
如果你有音樂/電影/YouTube影片/podcast的推薦，所有的推薦都請告訴我！隨便的內容我大不了會有興趣。我最近最喜歡的題目關於台灣/中國歷史，台灣的日常生活，搞笑，和成語故事。
Nov. 13, 2023
Nov. 13, 2023
Una domenica rilassante
Oggi è stata una giornata piacevole. Mi sono svegliato ad un ora un po' più tarda del normale. Di conseguenza ho fatto colazione un'ora prima del pranzo. Per fortuna non ho avuto alcun problema digestivo mangiando due pasti così vicini l'uno all'altro!
Nel primo pomeriggio sono andato a fare acquisti per comprarmi dei vestiti invernali ed anche qualche alimento. Ogni tanto vedo il mio amico che lavora lì al supermercato, ma purtroppo era impegnato a quel tempo.
Sulla via del ritorno a casa, ho deciso di prendere un giro per la città con la macchina per vedere le foglie colorate degli alberi. Fra un mese le foglie non ci saranno appese più, a causa del freddo e della neve.
Al rientro ho cucinato gli spaghetti, condendoli con il ragù che la madre ha preparato più prima. Sono grato di poter condividere i pasti con la famiglia.
Nov. 13, 2023
Pourquoi est football le plus populaire sport du monde ?
Cette question a piqué ma curiosité et je vais essayer d'écrire un peu sur les raisons que je peux identifier. En tout cas, si je ne peux pas répondre totalement à la question, je peux au moins pratiquer mon français.
Une raison que je trouve décisive, est la facilité de laquelle les gens peuvent jouer au football. Il n'exige pas des outils chères ou même d'un champ. Il faut seul un ballon, un peu de créativité (à créer un but) et on peut jouer !
Une autre raison peut-être est la variété du football. Le mince ou le gros, le grand ou le court, le rapide ou le lent, c'est tout egal parce qu'il y a plusieurs positions et manières de jouer au football, au contraire d'un sport comme basketball où il y a des charactéristiques specifiques qui sont les plus importantes.
Et finalement, c'est peut-être un peu subjectif à dire, mais je pense que le football est le plus populaire sport du monde parce que c'est le plus beau sport du monde, et il mérite d'etre appellé 'jogo bonito' (comment dire en français ?) par les brésiliens.
Nov. 13, 2023
First day of learning English
When I in my middle school，my English teacher is very nice.She is a middle-aged woman about 60 years old.She teached me very paitently.ANd because of she liked me very much,my grade is better than anyone especially the English record.But,we changed our teachers because we go up to higher grade.The new teacher doesn‘t like me so I lost intrest in English.
As time goes on,I found out that learning English well is very important.Then I Start to learn it again and hope that I can insist on learning but not quit in halfway.
Nov. 13, 2023
Nov. 12, 2023
Montag, 14. August 2023
Montag, 14. August 2023
Toronto
Wir sind einkaufen gegangen, um Süßigkeiten und Kekse für Freunde in Japan zu kaufen. Später habe ich zuhause Bienen in unserem Zimmer gefunden! Ich bin allergisch gegen Bienen, aber mit einer Zeitschrift habe ich alle drei getötet. Sieg! Das ist der Grund, dass ich denke, das Gesellschaft nicht vollständig digitalisiert werden sollte. Mit einem Ipad kann man keine Bienen töten. Naja ... man kann, aber will man es wirklich?
Am Nachmittag sind mein alter Freund Jerry, seine zwei Söhne und seine Eltern bei uns angekommen. Seine Eltern und meine Eltern sind alten Freunde. Jerry wohnt, wie ich, in Japan und seine Frau ist ebenfalls Japanerin. Die drei verbringen diesen Sommer in Kanada. Eigentümlicherweise bleibt seine Frau in Japan. Es war schön sie alle zu sehen, aber es ist schwer mit Jerry zu Reden. Das Gespräch biegt sich immer zu Geld. Na gut, er arbeitet in der Finanzwelt. Ich bin Kindersprachlehrer, worüber können wir reden, das Alphabet?
Meine Kinder denken, dass Jerrys Mutter wie die mollige Gute Fee von Disneys Cinderella aussieht. Ja, das stimmt, tee he he.
Nov. 12, 2023
JLPT N3 Practice 77
１．音楽を聞いて、掃除をした。
２．お皿を汚したまま、寝ました。
３．食べながら、歌い始めました。
４．教科書に書いてある通り、この文型は希有だ。
５．日本に日本語ができないで旅行できますか。
６．僕のスマホが壊れたので、彼は彼のスマホを使わせてくれた。
７．イタリアでは右側通行となっています。
８．私はイタリア語で話すときに、学生は分かっているふりをすることがあります。
９．私はご飯を食べかけだったけど、いっぱいでした。
１０．ラーメンは多すぎて、食べ切れなかった。
１１．学びたて文型を復習する必要はない。
１２．ドアを開けっぱなし寝ました。
１３．明日試験があるので、勉強し込まなくてはいけない。
１４．一年間で言語を学ばないことはないよね。
１５．大学でドイツ語を勉強したものの、今はめったに話さない。
１６．3日間だけ東京を見ることは考えられないよ！
１７．私はあなたに1人で帰らないでほしいです。
１８．田中さんをのぞいて、みんなは今年卒業しました。
１９．私にとって、韓国語と共に、日本語はとても難しいです。
２０．この練習をしてみてください。田中さんでさえそれができます。
Nov. 12, 2023
Les dimanches
Le dimanche, je fais une promenade. Chaque fois, c'est presque le même trajet et le même temps. J'aime bien la période où les familles retournent à la maison, leurs enfants très fatigués où déjà endormis dans les bras de leurs parents. Les gens ont vécu et vu des choses et sont pleins de toutes ces images et émotions. Quand je retourne à la maison, les cuisines des appartements sont illuminées et tout le monde veut que ce moment ne se termine jamais. La plupart des gens n'arrivent pas à éviter de penser au lundi.
Nov. 12, 2023
未来的我
我昨天为了未来的我写了一封信。我用“Futureme”网站来写的。在该网站上，你可以设置你喜欢的日期，到了时间它会向你发送你写的电子邮件。我将日期定为2028年1月12日，这将是我的25岁生日。这是我第一次做这样的活动。我以前不喜欢制定计划、目标。我不能想象未来的我会变得怎么样，我真的不知道应该写什么。我是那种只在事情发生时，才做的人。我现在还是那样的呢，但是我从9月,我开始制定每月目标。我在那封信写了所有的事：我首先祝自己生日快乐。我希望当那个时侯，我已经是我现在想成为的人。老师说，我对未来的我没有那么多的期望，我快乐建康地过着生活的话，我就满意了。我一开始写得很尴尬，但后来，句话就自然地写出来了。我觉得到明年时，我可能会忘记我写这封信呢。无论如何，写作这样的信是有趣的经历。
Nov. 12, 2023
Zertifikat Neu 1( Schreiben Teil 1)
Aufgabe 1
Sie haben gestern jemanden kennengelernt. Sie fanden ihn/sie sehr nett und haben auch Handy-Nummer ausgetauscht. Berichten Sie einem Freund/einer Freundin darüber.
-Wo und wie haben Sie ihn/sie kennengelernt?
-Was hat Ihnen an ihm/ihr sofort gut gefallen und warum?
-Bitten Sie um Rat, was Sie jetzt machen sollen.
ANTWORT
Liebe Julia,
wie geht es dir? Mir ist zurzeit Super! Ich hoffe, dass bei dir alles gut so weit ist. Ich möchte bei dir etwas erzählen, dass ich gestern ein Freund kennengelernt möchte. Ich habe mit ihm im Deutschkurs getroffen. Er ist ein neu Studenten im DK. Während unsere Kurs sind wir Zusammen Diskution über Grammatik und wir machen Handy-Nummer ausgetauscht.Ich denke, Er hat ein guten Geschmack, was Kleidung angeht. Und er hat auch eine gute Sprache. Deshalb fühle ich mich gut mit ihn gesprochen. Er heisst Jakobson. Weisst du, Jakobson hat süsses Lächeln. Was mache ich jetzt? Hast du eine Idee, vielleicht mit meinem Kleidung oder Schmuck? Bitte schreib mir ein Ratschläge? Bitte schreib mir deine Antwort sofort!
Viele Grüsse,
sya
Nov. 12, 2023
Nov. 12, 2023
My Journey of Language Learning
To me, comprehensible input and shadowing are the two most effective methods for developing speaking ability when you are on a low budget and don't have access to native speakers.
My learning process has been dull and painful; I don't really have any unconventional learning methods or amazing learning tips to share. But to get into detail about how I reached my current English proficiency level (B2), I'd divide the process into three stages.
(1) From A1 to B1 (2020–2021):
Learning Methods:
•Textbooks and workbooks (50%)
•Making sentences (30%)
•Shadowing (20%)
I started learning English in August 2020 and reached the B1 level at the beginning of 2022. Moving from A1 to B1 took me nearly one and a half years. During this time, 80% of my study hours were devoted to grammar and vocabulary, and 20% to pronunciation and fluency.
I systematically worked through various grammar textbooks and workbooks from A1 to B1. It is through my textbooks, along with some additional instructional videos and audio lessons on YouTube, that I learned some of the most fundamental grammar rules in English, such as the basic twelve tenses, conditionals, subject-verb agreement, relative clauses, articles, and conjunctions. As for my workbooks, they included articles on diverse topics, vocabulary lists, grammar points, exercises, and listening CDs. When using them, I would first memorize vocabulary words and read the article. Then, I would listen to the CD and echo what I heard as closely to simultaneously as possible. Finally, I would record myself reading the article aloud.
To make my shadowing practice more challenging, I sometimes shadowed without looking at the article. This required intense concentration and cognitive engagement as I usually forgot 60% of what I had heard. I would painstakingly listen to the audio repeatedly until I could effortlessly repeat the content in full, complete sentences instead of using broken, fragmented words. Through the process of repeating, I internalized new sentence structures, expressions, and collocations. Overall, this harder version of shadowing was helpful for my fluency, listening comprehension, and retention; it bridged the gap between passive understanding (reading or listening) and active use (speaking) by reinforcing my memory.
I also made sentences with new words every day. To me, making sentences was the best active learning method to practice writing when I was at the B1 level and couldn't produce more complex and longer texts. It helped me not only learn the meaning and contextual usage of new words but also their grammatical usage within a sentence. It provided a more nuanced understanding of the language's syntactic structures than rote memorization.
(2) From B1 to B2 (2022):
•Learning Methods:
•Textbooks and workbooks (30%)
•Making sentences and writing short essays (30%)
•Shadowing (30%)
Conversational lessons with native-speaking tutors (10%)
I started taking conversational lessons with native-speaking tutors online per week in January 2022. During this year, I dedicated at least 30 to 45 minutes daily to shadowing and mimicking, so my conversational skills improved quickly, and my English also progressed from B1 to B2.
I stopped taking conversational lessons in December 2022.
(3) Sill at B2 (2023):
Learning Methods:
•Reading and listening to a high volume of native content and writing long essays or texts (immersion method) (90%)
•Shadowing (10%)
I have been at the upper-intermediate level since the end of 2022. Currently, I don't use any grammar textbooks or workbooks. Although I don't have any structured learning plans at this stage, I've switched everything I used to read, watch, and listen to in my native language to English. Since my major at university is English, I now read and write more in English than in my native language. The only skill I am at a loss as to how to improve is my oral English, which reached a plateau a year ago and never really progressed beyond B1. I still do shadowing and practice pronouncing individual sounds, syllables, and words frequently, but I suffer from phonological fossilization regardless.
I'm pessimistically certain that my English will never reach the C1 level unless I live in an English-speaking country for an extended period.
Nov. 12, 2023
Gen V review
Today I finished the popular series Gen V which has been in trend for a long time since the pilot episode was released. Gen V is descended from The Boys, a notable anti-superhero TV series. I spent a whole day watching it without a break and frankly, the plot was beyond my imagination and brought me surprise in spades. I was disappointed about The Boys season 4 though, I have to say the idea of anti-superhero led me to arouse a lot of deep thoughts, I was always dreaming about how cool it would be if I had a superpower, but for now, I no longer want to be a superhuman, no matter who you are, everyone has his own difficulty.
Nov. 12, 2023
Domenica
Non ho potuto dormire molto la scorsa notte. Soffiava un vento terribile e oggi è lo stesso. Il vento ha fatto cadere un armadio che sta sul balcone. Fortunatamente non è successo niente di male, ma è stato spaventoso.
Non sono uscita a fare una passeggiata, ma ho corso per mezz'ora in casa ( mi sono allenata con la Switch ).
Devo lavorare oggi. Dopo aver mangiato, accenderò il computer e aprirò tutti i documenti necessari per il mio lavoro.
A domani.
Nov. 12, 2023
Nov. 12, 2023
Shadowing
A Japanese YouTuber who speaks English very well said that the most important thing to improve foreign language is shadowing loud.
Shadowing is what you try to imitate native speakers’ conversation or contents created for native speakers.
The YouTuber said, “You should continue it. Just 15 minutes a day, try it for a month.”
Yesterday, actually I did that.
First of all, I couldn't keep up with the speed. I wonder if I could do this after keep doing this?
Second, there were times when I couldn't hear the original voice in my own voice. So It might be better to use earphones.
There was also a good point that I noticed after trying it.
If I was just listening to the voice, I would find myself thinking about other things and have a hard time concentrating, but while shadowing I was able to concentrate on the voice.
I’d like to continue the lessons.
Nov. 12, 2023
Nov. 12, 2023
オーストラリアの卒業の過ごし方
オーストラリアの高校は夏の時に卒業します。したがって、卒業後の過ごし方は夏によくあえる活動しかしません。
オーストリラリア人としては、最も人気がある場所はサーファズパラダイスという、とても有名な都市です。海は涼しくて、きれいで、真っ白な砂があって、完璧な景色です。みんなは、試験のため、死に物狂いで勉強しましたが、やっと終われたので、友達と一緒にのんびりで過ごすのはとても大切にしています。
ですが、社交的に苦手な人や外が嫌いな人がいる可能性があります。その人はずっと、家に引きこもって、ゲームをしたら、漫画を読んだりすることをして、学校が奪われた１３年を取り戻すために好きなように生活をしたい方は多いはずです。
そのあとは、医学に合格した生徒たちはのんびりする暇がないため、休憩せずに、ただ勉強に続けます。彼らの苦労はきっと報われるでしょう。
また、海外旅行をする人もいます。オーストリラリアの灼熱の太陽の暑さから逃げて、遠く寒い国へ行くそうです。イギリスやフランスはその一つの国です。家族と行ったり、友達と行ったり、一人旅で行ったりする人がいます。
その上に、ギャップイヤーにもできます。長い間、海外に住むことができて、アルバイトを探して、日々働いて、大学の民に貯金する人があります。
このように、オーストラリア人はこうやって、卒業後に過ごします。日本の学校のみんなさん、自分の卒業後の過ごし方をぜひ教えてください。
15:11:08 (UTC)
Streaks reset at midnight (00:00)