spitfire on How Much does the Method Matter?I tend to disagree. Depening on goals, you can pick the best method to learn up to intermediate. However, the only way to master a language is through immersion, bar none. We could argue what...
Hintswen on How Much Would you Pay for Instant Fluency?I am a cheapskate but being able to watch anime without needing to read subtitles would mean allowing more time to watch and appreciate the animation. It would also mean I would be able to...
SilentGrig on 7 Things I’ve Learned Speed Running JalupThanks for posting this article. I found your first point super useful. I was breezing through the deck for the first few hundred Kanji as I had already experienced most of them before. But at...
laddr on Flashcard Leveling vs. Immersion QuestsYou can get all of his episodes on the castbox app if you want to start from the oldest episodes and catch up. I do about 45 minutes of podcasts a day right now. I...
Adam on Flashcard Leveling vs. Immersion QuestsThat's awesome. Being able to grind and quest with that amount of energy isn't easy, but has a great payoff!
Survivorship Bias while Learning Japanese
Ever read a blog, forum, or some other social media where someone was sharing their success story to learning Japanese? ...
How Much does the Method Matter?
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Answer the following question. Which path would you choose: 1. Try to become fluent in Japanese in 2 years, with ...
Why Pay Money when you can Learn Japanese for Free?
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Jalup 10 Year Anniversary
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My Covid Year on the JET Program as a Coordinator for International Relations
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Achieving Your Japanese Goals – November 2020
We all have goals, big and small. Things get in the way, preventing you from achieving them. Not any more. This ...
