The problem with right and wrong in learning language is that everything on the wrong side is considered ‘bad’ and we’re afraid of ‘bad’ things so we avoid them. Forgetting kanji is bad, forgetting a meaning is bad, misunderstanding is bad, reading something that’s too ‘difficult’ is bad, watching a movie where you don’t understand [...]
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What is Fun?
Fun is a difficult word. The range of meanings it can take is wide and everyone has their own interpretation. One person says watching classic Japanese films is fun. The other says that writing calligraphy is fun. Who’s right? Fun is in the eye of the beholder. Fun is never about the action, it’s about [...]
What is the Purpose of Study?
First off, my apologies for falling behind in posting. I was doing some experimentation with learning Japanese. But it all relates to the question at hand. What is “study” for? This question isn’t unique to language learning, we could ask it for anything that takes years to learn. But it’s a question that, I think, [...]
What goes into an SRS?
From Nihongo Notes: If you read or hear anything in Japanese add it to Anki. Everything! Names, places, sentences, signs. Keep it up. Try not to miss a day or you will begin to forget the cards. You don’t want to end up with hundreds of cards to review as it will only demotivate you. [...]