Reflection 12

In the class on Tuesday, I gained knowledge of writing essay in Japanese. I wrote essay about my experience at college in the US which is quite different from Chinese universities. The biggest challenge for me to finish essay is that I had to finish by the end of class so that it forced me to think quicker than when I write essay after class. Although I think did not write a really bad essay, I still need more time to practice with using grammars that I just learned. And then, I will think about my topic that relates to Japan and also I want to make it more interesting.

Reflection 10

During the presentation, I didn't have too much eye contacts with others but I was reading the essay all the time. So I don't think I did very well for the presentation this time so that I will do more preparedness if I have another chance for next presentation.
Nounって is a colloquial topic marker and it is often in a question setence. ～だけじゃなくて/でなくて、～も means not only...but also...
アーロンのトピクはクリスマスプレゼントのあげ方。アメリカでクリスマスの時、家族や友達にプレゼントをあげます。まず、リストを作って、プレゼントを書きます。ときどき、友達に手伝ってもらって、プレゼントを考えます。そして、早くモールで探して、プレゼントを買います。クリスマスのイブの前に、プレゼントを包んで、クリスマスの木の下で置いてます。