Anki is a program that takes a massive amount of info, breaks it down, and spreads out over time so you’ll never forget. Studying with it is fine for most people. You accept the daily reviews it spits out for you every day. But as with any study tool, you want to know when the need for it will end. Many people are worried that they will … Continue reading
A lot of people talk about the Core 2000. If you go to the Anki shared decks, you can find a variety of decks for the Core 2000, Core 6000, and even the Core 10,000. Many people on Japanese forums who are studying for the JLPT will talk about the Core 2000. Although it may sound like some fancy ab workout, the Core 2000 has quite a history … Continue reading
Anki is the ultimate flash program talked about to death on this site. Once you start using it it becomes second nature to you. However it can be a bit intimidating using and setting up for the first time, especially since it is designed to give the user as much customization and flexibility as possible. But people like simple. They want simple. You want to download the … Continue reading
As more people have been using the Jalup Beginner/Intermediate these days, I’ve had a lot of insightful conversations both by comments and e-mail. Some of these reveal methodology, thought process, and others the technical use side. All of this is useful information for anyone using these decks, or just going through J-E/J-J in general. So I thought it might be helpful to put these together … Continue reading
When I first heard learners in the Japanese community talking about MCDs, I did what any sensible internet user would and Googled it. Okay, I probably should have seen that coming… But even more refined searches lead me to scattered information about MCDs. In the past two years, many in the Japanese community have shifted to MCDs based SRS cards instead of sentences. So what’s … Continue reading
Notice how all methods discussed on this site always refer to J-E but never the opposite E-J? You look at a Japanese sentence, see how well you know it, then check the English to see if you understood it right. But what about the opposite? Seeing an English sentence and having to produce the Japanese. Afterall, wouldn’t this practice your production ability? There are multiple reasons … Continue reading
Japanese-Japanese (going monolingual). One of the major cornerstones of the Jalup method, and something that has been featured on this site since its inception on this defining 4-part “Intro to Anki.” These are the 4 most viewed posts on the site, and it’s time for the long awaited part 5, which is a major addition to the core method. I’ve given you more techniques and … Continue reading
Everyone is always looking for ways to make Anki more exciting and more enjoyable. A tool is only good as how you use it. People do everything from adding images, video, audio, and more, but what about a more personal touch to it? Heading to Japan soon? Perfect. It’s time to create a “travel memories” Anki deck. You know when you wander around Japan and … Continue reading
I don’t add new cards to my Anki deck any more. There, I said it. One day, I was filling in sentences as usual. I had a goal of adding around twenty new sentences to my deck every night. It took me about an hour, and more often than not, longer. It was a chore to find good example sentences. That day, I was scouring … Continue reading
Learning Japanese is like building a wall out of bricks. You’ve already laid the foundations (learning katakana and hiragana). You’ve spent hours researching various methods on wall building (this website and others). You’ve purchased all the equipment (textbooks, Anki, other programs, and native materials). You are ready to start building. It’s time to get your hands dirty and start sweating a little. As you know … Continue reading
