Fantt
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- 29 Jun 2003
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Here's my current strategy for learning Japanese:
I have already learned all Hiragana and Katakana, and I know them well.
I have started, on and off using Heisigs Remembering the Kanji, but it seems like I battle between learning what the Kanji mean and learning Japanese. It's cool to know the meanings (not pronunciations) of 500 kanji, but I felt stupid because I didn't know any actual Japanese. So, I decided I want to learn some Japanese first and THEN start on my long journey of Kanji education.
I'm going through the entire Pimsleur Japanese audio lessons - all 90.
I'm using the Rosetta stone Japanese lessons - these are weird and I'm not sure how useful they are, but they're fun and strangely compelling.
I'm using some other Japanese vocabulary games to increase my very limited vocabulary.
I'm also using the Nakama 1 text as my formal grammar teacher and for more vocabulary.
After I feel like I know (really know) some Japanese, I'll start learning more Kanji and I'll crank back open my Heisig book.
Do any of you guys who have learned Japanese to a decent level have any suggestions, criticisms or advice? I can't move to Japan and I currently don't know any Japanese to practice my skills with.
My goal is to be able to read Japanese web sites and newspapers and to understand Japanese television (yes, anime and jdoromas). At some point, if I ever feel proficient, I'd like to get a job which would take me to Japan once or twice a year - I have no plans to move there for a long period of time.
Thanks for any advice!!
I have already learned all Hiragana and Katakana, and I know them well.
I have started, on and off using Heisigs Remembering the Kanji, but it seems like I battle between learning what the Kanji mean and learning Japanese. It's cool to know the meanings (not pronunciations) of 500 kanji, but I felt stupid because I didn't know any actual Japanese. So, I decided I want to learn some Japanese first and THEN start on my long journey of Kanji education.
I'm going through the entire Pimsleur Japanese audio lessons - all 90.
I'm using the Rosetta stone Japanese lessons - these are weird and I'm not sure how useful they are, but they're fun and strangely compelling.
I'm using some other Japanese vocabulary games to increase my very limited vocabulary.
I'm also using the Nakama 1 text as my formal grammar teacher and for more vocabulary.
After I feel like I know (really know) some Japanese, I'll start learning more Kanji and I'll crank back open my Heisig book.
Do any of you guys who have learned Japanese to a decent level have any suggestions, criticisms or advice? I can't move to Japan and I currently don't know any Japanese to practice my skills with.
My goal is to be able to read Japanese web sites and newspapers and to understand Japanese television (yes, anime and jdoromas). At some point, if I ever feel proficient, I'd like to get a job which would take me to Japan once or twice a year - I have no plans to move there for a long period of time.
Thanks for any advice!!