The endless search for the best method. The one that works so well that you can cut off months or years of required study time if you just keep up with it. But is this an illusion? How important actually is the method? If you chose another method, could/would you be as successful? Your focus has probably been on the method. However, I’ve noticed 5 … Continue reading →
Answer the following question. Which path would you choose: 1. Try to become fluent in Japanese in 2 years, with a 75% chance of failure2. Try to become fluent in Japanese in 5 years, with a 25% chance of failure The answer might be obvious to you. The answer might require you to think hard. You might think the answer is the same for everyone. … Continue reading →
One of the worst decisions I made for my Japanese was accepting a $20,000 scholarship for Japanese classes and materials. Over the next year, I funneled thousands of someone else’s money to a cause that I wasn’t fully committed to. A year later, my Japanese felt crippled and incapable of consuming native material. Afterward, I invested $500 of my own money to a creator I … Continue reading →
The most important part of my journey has been driving down the J-J lane. I’m not a speedrunner but I have done the occasional sprint. I suspect that in this I am not alone. Like many others I have only ever learnt Japanese as a self studier. Prior to finding Jalup I had started and stopped Japanese twice, and on my third try I tried … Continue reading →
It has been 10 years since I started Jalup, and I thought I would take this moment to look back at its history, explain some stuff you may have always been wondering, share some cool facts you probably didn’t know, reflect a bit, and to answer questions that I’ve been asked and have never really answered in public. This isn’t meant to be a full … Continue reading →
When it comes to learning Japanese people have a wide variety of reasons for starting. For some people it’s the television and media, for others it’s for cultural reasons, and I’m sure that for many people they’re not quite sure of their reason, they just wanted to start learning. Whatever your reason for learning may be, once your Japanese has progressed far enough many people … 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 November Initial Instructions Leave a comment by November 1st and include:1. Your specific goal(s)2. Resources you will use3. Game plan/strategy Completion Instructions Reply to your comment … Continue reading →
Update 11/6/2020Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to this fundraiser. It means a lot to me seeing that you guys still support Jalup after all these years :) We reached the goal! I’m going to start working this weekend on getting the decks ready for the apps. As I mentioned in this post, there’s a lot to do, so it may take a … Continue reading →
