Learning Japanese creates perfectionists out of us all. In part it’s caused by the enjoyment you first have as a beginner. Your early Japanese cards are easy. You understand them, and proceed to the next one without hesitation. What you learn builds off your previous knowledge, in a way that feels good and logical. One day things change. At first you spend more time on …Continue reading →
People quit learning Japanese. People return to Japanese after quitting. People repeat this cycle, over and over again, for years. Most people don’t make it all the way to the end on their first run. Some people quit for a few weeks, a few months, or even a few years. But if you keep quitting and returning, will fluency ever truly be in your grasp? …Continue reading →
We all have goals, big and small. Things get in the way, preventing you from achieving them. Not any more. This time you are going to win. Task Write down specific goals you want to achieve for the month of December Initial Instructions Leave a comment by December 1st and include: 1. Your specific goal(s) 2. Resources you will use 3. Game plan/strategy Completion Instructions Reply to …Continue reading →
We Make you Fluent iPhone Android Blog What is Jalup? Why use us? What makes us different from all the other giant companies and highly reviewed apps out there with millions of users? We Don’t Do Let’s learn Japanese!Let’s get speaking in Japanese!Your Japanese will get better!We’ll help you master Japanese!Have fun in 10 minutes/day! We Do Make you fluent. What we know We know who …Continue reading →
If you have noticed the lack of post updates lately here, it’s because I’ve been busy at work on the Android version of the Jalup App. As with the iPhone version, I decided to build it up from the ground by myself, and since I was new to Android development (and Android in general), it took quite a while. But I am now happy to …Continue reading →
Sometimes it can feel like there is a large divide between people who take Japanese classes and those who self-learn. But it’s really just all part of the same spectrum. People that take classes usually also self-study, and people that self-study often take some kind of formal lessons (whether that is a live class, online live class, recorded class, or through a tutor). If you …Continue reading →
Going monolingual. Going J-J. Banishing the English. It is one of the cornerstones of the Jalup method. Yet as you probably know, Jalup is still in the minority in encouraging and teaching you how to do this. Why is this? If it’s so good, why aren’t more people doing it? Is it really that special? The Criticism The majority opinion is still to stick with …Continue reading →
If it wasn’t obvious from posts like this, I am a huge Audible Japan fan. Unfortunately the time has come for me to move on to something else. Recently Audible Japan changed from a subscription system to a coin system. While this was a big shock, I actually was viewing it as a positive change in the long run. It would end up costing me …Continue reading →