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Not sure if this is the right forum- but I'll try here.
I often hear people say that using romaji is detrimental to one's ability to learn Japanese. So I am wondering if anyone knows of any published studies that have looked into this issue. I would be particularly interested in any empirical studies i.e ones that actually compared the language ability (both perceptive and productive and both the verbal and written modalities) of learners who used romaji at the begining of thier studies verusus those who started off learning kana.
Thanks.
I often hear people say that using romaji is detrimental to one's ability to learn Japanese. So I am wondering if anyone knows of any published studies that have looked into this issue. I would be particularly interested in any empirical studies i.e ones that actually compared the language ability (both perceptive and productive and both the verbal and written modalities) of learners who used romaji at the begining of thier studies verusus those who started off learning kana.
Thanks.