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📖Japanese Class 📖

Hello! Once again,

I'm here to talk about Japanese classes and if you're considering taking a class. Here is my experience. (As a college student)

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When I first started learning languages, of course started self-studying, I got my materials such as books and notebooks for Japanese and started doing self-study.

I'm pretty sure we all went on a self-study adventure when we had the time. But for me personally I could understand the material either it was too much information, or I had so many questions on why it has to be written this way.

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JAPANESE 1 CLASS: Japanese 1 or JP 1, was only about the basics, the alphabet (Hiragana & Katakana, listening and reading. These are what you will mostly learn throughout the whole class. > If you are worried about kanji, they won't teach you kanji until the very end of class and it was mostly about numbers, and dates. Another thing, you will take writing exams, reading quizzes + listening, and Speaking exams. -----THE ADVICE I WANT TO GIVE---- YOU HAVE TO GET COMFORTABLE TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE!! - this is one of the biggest things you need to do in Japanese class or any language class. It really helps if you speak the target language you're learning or attending. It's okay if you don't know you're in a room with people who are just learning as well and there's a teacher to help you when speaking. It's okay if you make mistakes everyone will make mistakes not just you. I promise no one is going to judge. The book I used for this class was: - GENKI VOLUME 1 VERSION 3 - GENKI VOLUME 1 VERSION 3 WORKBOOK (This also depends on what school you're going to be attending, each school is different)

Japanese 2 Class: Japanese 2 in the beginning will review what you have learn in Japanese 1, then later on will start on new lessons on Japanese 2. You will learn more grammar and a lot speaking than last class also partner work, speaking dialogue and making sentences together. This is where kanji is more introduce and you know (sometimes) have to use when making your sentences. Then you will have, all of the exams and quizzes you took in Japanese 1, but in Japanese 2 style all in Japanese some English added in, so you can understand the context of what you need to do. But also Adding Kanji Quizzes. > Japanese 2 focuses on the second half of the Genki book that is what my class did when I was attending. (Again, this is what I did when I was attending my class, every school is different)

----THE ADIVCE I WANT TO GIVE-----

Just review the materials, you are given! and make sure you know the kanji in hiragana, and the meaning these are important to know because they might be in your quizzes.

IMPORTANT!

MAKE A STUDY GROUP OR HAVE A STUDY PARTNER!

Is great to have someone you can depend on, in class, messages, facetime, or on breaks to discuss the homework's or study together.

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HOW TO MAKE YOU'RE OWN STUDY LIBRARY 📚🤍

I remember when I was getting into Language learning, I wanted to buy all of the language books there is for the language I was going to learn, either it was Japanese, or Korean I wanted to buy books and textbooks. But when we make this decision, we will overwhelm so here are some steps I took from concertation that you can follow or change it your style.

🌿 DON'T BUY TOO MANY TEXTBOOKS+ WORKBOOKS AT ONCE!!

Many people assume that buying more than one textbook is going to be the best option... but I would have to disagree. You have to put a limit on how many are you planning to buy and work on, for me personally I get one or two and that is it, but I would recommend doing some research on the books you're planning on purchasing because not every textbook out there is for you. You may not like the grammar explanation in them, some side notes, how fast the chapters are going, overwhelm with just words!! These are factors when it comes to picking the right book for you to start or continue.

🌿 MAKE A PLAN WITH THE TEXTBOOKS:

What I do with my textbooks is I will get two books,

One to get myself started, and when I complete one, I would start the other!

JAPANESE: I would get grammar book and workbook together and another grammar book.

Other Suggestions: Manga+ Kanji textbook+ Vocabulary Book... either one of these works well as your second

KOREAN: Grammar book+ Workbook+ Vocabulary

🌿 ORGANIZATION OF BOOKS:

I usually put my Korean books together but put in a barrier in between textbooks or any language learning books together, then my manhwa and Korean novels together. Same goes with Japanese I separate them manga with novels and textbooks with learning materials. I organize them differently each time when I feel I need a new style or books I complete.

-> Getting rid of non-needed books

I bet you didn't see this coming, but it's a best thing to do sometimes... when I complete and don't open the book for a while, I know my friends or family members has an interest of learning languages I would give them books I think are in their level or I would give them away to people who have the interest, so they don't need to worry about purchasing a new one.

✨KEEP THE ONES YOU ENJOY & NEED✨

IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO START NEW SOMETIMES!!

📖I hope this helps a bit if you have any suggestions, please let me know, remember I'm not an expert, just another learner who also makes mistakes and changes routines many times. 📖

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How to not give up on language learning

Some time ago I received a message from someone who was highly demotivated and was thinking about giving up on language learning, although they were still attached to it ✉️

Out of my answer, I created this post with tips that helped me a lot while I was having a hard time with Japanese. I hope you'll find it helpful too 🥰

Reflection

Ask yourself if you really care about learning this language by writing down a list of pros and cons. Of course, you have to be extremely honest with yourself!

Bonus points if you have a planner you can take a look at to visualize the progress you made with time

Change your routine

It happened so many times that I was on the verge of giving up on a language, so during these moments of burnout, I usually take my current language-learning routine and change it!

I suggest taking some time away from textbooks to focus more on passive learning through native content

Change your mindset

Do not rely on comparison with other learners of the same target language, you should only compare to your past self

Wasted time does not exist, even when you are just relying on passive learning, as this practice helps you with slowing down the process of the forgetting curve

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How to learn multiple languages at once - the best tips

New blog post! A summary of the thread I posted in one single post.

Getting started Here are some tips on how to learn many languages at the same time! There are a number of ways to go about it and the progress looks different however you do it, but it’s definitely possible. The important thing is to pace yourself and find what works best for your schedule. Learn one language to intermediate before moving on / Language stacking It’s tricky to learn two similar…

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🌿 Hello 🌿

♡ My name is emnine and I'm a language learner, I major and study languages such as Japanese & Korean. Making these kinds of accounts helps me to stay motivated and hopefully help others as well to not procrastinate on language learning. IT'S A FUN THING TO DO! 📖 I mostly post about what materials I'm using and what I am doing when it comes to learning.