JAPN 302 focused much more on reading and writing than the previous three core Japanese classes. For example, this class had regular assignments where I would read about exchange students’ or previous students’ experiences on a particular topic and then write about my own experience with the topic in detail. Additionally, this class had assignments where I was given native content to read, such as announcements, and had to use context clues to learn the meaning of words that I was not familiar with. I also regularly completed grammar exercises that involved creating sentences relating to my real-life experiences. Finally, this class provided me with the opportunity to speak with native speakers, as in previous courses. Overall, I liked how this class focused more on providing topics to either write or speak about and gave me more freedom to create sentences and express my thoughts in Japanese rather than being confined to a few sentence structures taught in class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This is an example of the final Reading\/Writing Practice Assignment (RWPA) I completed for this class. For the first section of this assignment, I had to read a writing example on the topic by an exchange student studying at ODU. The topic for this assignment was about the aspects of college life that I like as well as those I don’t. Based on this example, I then had to complete various tasks pertaining to the contents of the example. These included rephrasing unfamiliar words, giving my thoughts about how the author feels about the topic they wrote about, and answering questions about my own life that relate to what the author said. By completing the first half of this assignment, I became more comfortable with the new sentence patterns that were recently introduced in class, which gave me more confidence in my ability to write about my own life in the second half of this assignment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the second section of this RWPA, I applied what I learned in class by writing about my own college experiences. First, I started by answering a set of five required questions and providing some additional details about them. I then received feedback from the instructor about how I could improve my writing and suggestions about how I could make my second draft clearer and even more detailed. Additionally, I had the opportunity to reflect in English on my first draft and the instructor’s feedback before writing my second draft. I found the reflection portion of this RWPA particularly helpful because it allowed me to think critically about my writing and identify specific areas for improvement. Because of this, I was able to express my thoughts and feelings about college life in Japanese more deeply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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JAPN 302 focused much more on reading and writing than the previous three core Japanese classes. For example, this class had regular assignments where I would read about exchange students’ or previous students’ experiences on a particular topic and then write about my own experience with the topic in detail. Additionally, this class had assignments… <\/p>\n