A reader, phauna, recently added some interesting thoughts to several posts here. I originally wanted to respond to the points he introduced but HiddenSincerity and toadhjo came along with some great food for thought. But really, at the heart of these discussions is right and wrong. Recalling the right answer for a given kanji. Grouping words [...]
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There Are No Difficulty Levels
Khatzumoto’s impromptu video on language learning over at AllJapaneseAllTheTime is a fun one. I recommend checking out the whole thing. I’d also like to reiterate my point in the last post on reading levels. Khatzumoto described his progress for listening to a language as moving from hearing gibberish, to hearing the occasional word, to hearing [...]
Starting with Heisig
Keep it simple. It’s amazing to me how many people learning Japanese do everything within their power to not read anything in Japanese. As though there is this magical point when they have memorized enough Kanji, drilled enough vocab, and crammed enough grammar, reading fluently will spontaneously occur. Now, to be fair, reading Japanese requires [...]