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Lots of benkou
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7.14.2005
5:47 PM | Link
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Last night was my third Japanese conversation practice with Kazuki. I think I'm doing a little better, and hopefully remembering some things - I used iFlash to study all of the vocabulary from our last session (33 new words and phrases), and now I have a bunch more to learn this time! Today I started thinking about all the studying I do, in one form or another, and I use quite a few methods:
Of course, I'm practicing conversation weekly with my new tutor Kazuki, which is a big challenge, but probably the most rewarding!
I usually do around two lessons of Rosetta Stone each week, which has been excellent for introducing me to new vocabulary (plus it's pretty fun!).
I've been working through the online lessons on YesJapan, a really fantastic site that I discovered several months ago (I plan on writing more about YesJapan soon!). They have excellent shows to download and watch, and I see at least one of those a week (I also write down vocabulary from the shows, too, but I've only started that recently).
I'm usually reading a book of some kind on Japanese language - I like to find ones with a fresh presentation, and I don't mind reading beginner's lessons, since there's always some detail I didn't know before.
I've been learning Japanese children's songs for fun, and of course, singing really makes words stick in my brain.
I expose myself to lots of listening practice by watching tons of anime and listening to lots of J-pop. I've actually gathered a lot from anime, since I look words up in my dictionary if I start to hear the same ones over and over.
Wow, it sounds like I should be fluent by now! However, constantly taking so much in means that lots of it spills over the edge (of my memory, that is!). I think practicing conversation will help me to finally make some real progress. But most of all, I just have fun learning because I think it's all so cool!Labels: japanese, life
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