Chris Hart

クリス・ハートさんはとてもいい日本の歌手で、アフリカ系アメリカ人です。かれはうたをうたうのがとても上手で、日本語が分かります。三年前にハートさんは『のど自慢 ザ ワールド』（Song For Japan）に入って、勝った。そして、プロデューサーがハートさんを知っていた。アルブムを作りました、コンサートもありました。かれはたぶん日本の一番成功した外国の歌手ですから、すごいですね。

これはハートさんのカバー「糸」です。中島みゆきが書いた。

PE6 Reflection

I feel satisfied about my progress in doing what I planned in my goal statement. Here are the specific evaluations:

1) Learn how to use in speech any new vocabulary appearing in my Blog entries
I have not yet written a text-based Blog post since PE1, so the first item doesn't apply yet. However, I have been learning new Japanese vocabulary and their usage from dramas, cartoons and films. Surely, I will have written Blog assignments before the end of the semester, and I will do as item 1 dictates for each Blog post I write.

2) Learn at least 3 Japanese songs
So far this semester, I have learned 「碧い瞳のエリス」by 安全地帯 (PE3) as well as 「最愛」by 柏原芳恵 (PE5)。I will definitely have learned three songs by the end of the semester, probably more. To be honest, I'm not sure how much I'm actually improving my speech by singing, but I enjoy doing it and I feel like I'm learning new vocabulary as well as new ways to use known vocabulary in the process.

3) Shadow 15 minutes a week outside of PE
This was easier to do near the beginning of the semester. I generally shadow a show I'm watching for 15 minutes on a Saturday or Sunday. During the midterm period, I didn't accomplish my weekly quota, but I have continued my shadowing routine since.

For the rest of the semester, I will keep following items 1 through 3. I will so also go to either language table or office hour at least once a week.

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