Literacy

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    Reading in Japanese is difficult, to say the least. I found myself frustrated that I couldn't read the words as fast as I wanted to considering all I've learned so far. It was especially disheartening to listen to someone else read something nearly fluently. I felt bad I couldn't keep up. That being said, what I was able to translate I was proud of, and I learned some new words and remembered ones I had already seen before I knew. Like finding out that the moon and moth are the same (月) which I find to make sense in a way. A full moon cycle takes a month to complete so making them the same Kanji seems to make the most sense to me.
    This whole situation reminds me of my old Spanish classes. I speak Spanish, it's my second language, but I can't read it too well so when I took the class, I was saddened to see how bad I was at it, even more so to see how fast everyone else picked it up. I'm grateful that I learned something of course but It's always sad to feel like you're falling behind everyone else and wanting to catch up.

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  1. SenseiSeptember 29, 2023 at 9:18 AM

    This was just your first time reading a book in class. It is ok to go slow. Your brain is learning new ways of organizing words in a new grammar pattern and the kana are so different from what we normal read. I love that you noticed the connection between Moon and Month for 月! Way to go!

    You are not behind at all.... your brain is busy making other connections. Reading requires building our stamina. The more you try to explore written Japanese, the better you will get at it.
    I know you can do this!

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