Monthly Archives: July 2010

Realtime Kanji Revision

Posted on July 15, 2010 by marcusbird

Me getting in my RTK1 review. Almost back to the 800 Kanji. Should be back to 1,050 by Friday, then back to learning!

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The Road to Vocabulary Part 1

Posted on July 15, 2010 by marcusbird

The  Road to vocabulary Part 1 One of the hardest things about learning a new language naturally, is vocabulary. In fact, a lot of people who have eidetic memory (photographic memory) can learn languages pretty quickly because they never forget … Continue reading →

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Holy Japanese Characters batman!

Posted on July 13, 2010 by marcusbird

Wow. I brazenly dove headfirst into my Minna Nihongo books and really saw where I was with my Japanese. I’ve heard many people talk about “complete immersion”, including Khatzumoto, Guru of AJATT fame. This is essentially reading as much Japanese … Continue reading →

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Minna no Nihongo みなの日本語!

Posted on July 13, 2010 by marcusbird

Just a quick update. I was chatting Japanese (practicing with one of my roommates) and he told me that he had received a few extra Minna No Nihongo textbooks for free, so he gave them to me. それを友達からもらった！ It’s a … Continue reading →

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The Road to RTK1 Recovery: If you took a break, it might be “aight”

Posted on July 13, 2010 by marcusbird

So you took a break… This post is just to chat about what happens if you take a very long break from SRSing and studying RTK1 in general and what you can expect when you hop back on the wagon. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Stop: Motivation Hurdle # 4

Posted on July 12, 2010 by marcusbird

Though I haven’t publicised this blog much, anyone who was actively following it can see that for a little over three months, I’ve had little or no activity on my learning site. This is due to a very bizarre set … Continue reading →

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