This is how I plan to approach learning Japanese
please tell me if there is an error in my plan or
you recommend something else. Please note that I am
unable to take a class (there are none in my
vicinity) and I will be unable to hire a private
mentor or tutor for at least a few months (I can
postpone learning Japanese but I don't think I will
require one for a while), however, If there is any
specific time that you believe it would benefit me
most to have a tutor please say so. Currently I
know very little Japanese which includes, some
basic pronunciation, a little bit of grammar, and a
few phrases. I appreciate all help.
1. Learn the Hiragana and Katakana alphabet - I
will do this by using the book Japanese Hiragana &
Katakana for Beginners by Timothy G. Stout
2. Learn some of the basics to get a solid
foundation in Japanese - using Eriko Sato's
Japanese Demystified
I don't know if I should switch 3 and 4 or
postpone one or both of them
3. I will start learning Kanji – with
Remembering the Kanji, Volume 1: A Complete Course
on How not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of
Japanese Characters by James Heisig and any other
recommended books for learning Kanji
4. Further strengthen and review basics – with
An Introduction to Modern Japanese by Osamu
Mizutani & Nobuko Mizutani
5. (I'm not sure if I will be ready yet)
Genki's Integrated Course in Elementary
Japanese(Genki 1) and a Japanese-English dictionary
or English-Japanese Dictionary(I've heard good
things about Kodansha's Furigana Japanese
Dictionary)
6. At this point I think it will be crucial to
be able to put sentences together properly (if not
before) – with A Dictionary of Basic Japanese
Grammar by Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsutsui
(commonly called yellow; its sequels are
intermediate – blue and advanced – red)
7. After this I honestly have no clue, but I
really want to get to an advanced level (maybe get
a vocab-builder and just continue learning Kanji?
Or Genki 2?)
Thanks again for all of the help.
please tell me if there is an error in my plan or
you recommend something else. Please note that I am
unable to take a class (there are none in my
vicinity) and I will be unable to hire a private
mentor or tutor for at least a few months (I can
postpone learning Japanese but I don't think I will
require one for a while), however, If there is any
specific time that you believe it would benefit me
most to have a tutor please say so. Currently I
know very little Japanese which includes, some
basic pronunciation, a little bit of grammar, and a
few phrases. I appreciate all help.
1. Learn the Hiragana and Katakana alphabet - I
will do this by using the book Japanese Hiragana &
Katakana for Beginners by Timothy G. Stout
2. Learn some of the basics to get a solid
foundation in Japanese - using Eriko Sato's
Japanese Demystified
I don't know if I should switch 3 and 4 or
postpone one or both of them
3. I will start learning Kanji – with
Remembering the Kanji, Volume 1: A Complete Course
on How not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of
Japanese Characters by James Heisig and any other
recommended books for learning Kanji
4. Further strengthen and review basics – with
An Introduction to Modern Japanese by Osamu
Mizutani & Nobuko Mizutani
5. (I'm not sure if I will be ready yet)
Genki's Integrated Course in Elementary
Japanese(Genki 1) and a Japanese-English dictionary
or English-Japanese Dictionary(I've heard good
things about Kodansha's Furigana Japanese
Dictionary)
6. At this point I think it will be crucial to
be able to put sentences together properly (if not
before) – with A Dictionary of Basic Japanese
Grammar by Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsutsui
(commonly called yellow; its sequels are
intermediate – blue and advanced – red)
7. After this I honestly have no clue, but I
really want to get to an advanced level (maybe get
a vocab-builder and just continue learning Kanji?
Or Genki 2?)
Thanks again for all of the help.