Everything you watch in Japanese will make your Japanese better. That’s good news. It doesn’t matter how cheesy a love story, or how ridiculous a fight to save the world, you will absorb all that juicy Japanese. Eventually you start leaning towards specific types of shows, and your vocabulary expansion slows. New discoveries fade. The simple solution is to seek out new genres. Want to … Continue reading →
This is it. You are going to Japan – for real this time. All your hard work is going to be realized the second you step off the airplane, and let your Japanese ability run wild. But you have a month or so before you leave. You want to prepare, to make sure you make the most out of this trip. There is no way … 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 January Initial Instructions Leave a comment by January 1st and include:1. Your specific goal(s)2. Resources you will use3. Game plan/strategy Completion Instructions Reply to your comment … Continue reading →
It’s coming. Your list of life-changing Japanese learning habits that you are ready to form in order to create a fully 2020 (Tokyo Olympics bound) fluent you. New Year’s resolutions – a topic I’ve covered endlessly (here, here, and here), and I am still talking about. Is it because New Year’s resolutions are that important? Or because New Year’s resolutions are that dangerous? The New … Continue reading →
30 days is a pretty common number here on Jalup. You know those monthly achievement threads we’ve been doing here since 2014? That’s 30 days of realizing your Japanese goals. I had first gotten into 30 day challenges from a popular Ted Talk video from nearly a decade ago. The idea is simple. Do something for 30 days, and you will change your life. This … 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 use3. Game plan/strategy Completion Instructions Reply to your comment … Continue reading →
You get this image in your head: You are the Japanese student. You learn from the Japanese teacher. They provide knowledge. You absorb it. Even if this isn’t the typical structure you are used to, if you had a question about Japanese, what order would you trust the answer from the following people you could ask? Japanese teacher Japanese person Fellow learner of Japanese Yourself? … Continue reading →
A buildup of reviews is inevitable. You are going to get caught up in something non-Japanese and your numbers will grow. You forgot to turn on vacation mode. Now you have a vicious number staring you down. You decide to make today a full burst review day. You’ll spend hours on end to reach that beautiful “0 reviews due” you crave. Initial success and glory … Continue reading →
