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Prepare for Language Shock (言語ショック)

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | December 13, 2016

You’ve heard of culture shock, and how a person adjusts to living abroad. How about language shock, where you experience a completely new set of trials you must face as you acquire a foreign language? *Click on Captions for English subtitles* AdamFounder of Jalup. iOS Software Engineer. Former attorney, translator, and interpreter. Still watching 月曜から夜ふかし weekly since 2013.

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Being Told by a Native why you can’t Become Fluent in Japanese

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | September 18, 2016

You can’t do it. You can’t become fluent in Japanese. Said by no one ever, right? Keep dreaming. While most people you meet will be nice and supportive, or at least neutral, you will run into one specific person, who will eagerly tell you something like the following: “Learning Japanese as an adult is not possible, especially as a Gaijin (foreigner). Save your time and … Continue reading →

Experiencing And Defeating Language Jealousy

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | July 4, 2016

Language jealousy: the feeling that bubbles up inside when you see someone with Japanese (significantly) better than yours, despite having studied (significantly) less. You worked your ass off. You put in the time. You used the best tools, the best methods, and did everything in your power to reach mastery. So why aren’t you there yet, when others are? Why is this person’s accent, sentence construction, … Continue reading →

Avoid a Negative Learning Environment

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | May 22, 2016

Being around positive people can make a major difference on whether you learn Japanese or don’t. The people you study with, the people you ask questions to, and the people who write about studying Japanese. These all go into your Japanese learning environment. While everything may begin bright and welcoming, it can turn dark very quickly… Everyone starts off extremely excited to study Japanese. It’s not … Continue reading →

Don’t Study Something Because You Feel You Have To

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | May 18, 2016

In Japanese there is a lot to learn. A lot. So much that you feel like there is no end in sight, no matter how strong a futuristic language-telescope you are using. With every step forward, you start to notice increasingly complex categories of how things in the language relate to you. Things that you don’t know. Things you want to know. Things you want … Continue reading →

Evolving Questions To Banish Self-Doubt

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | May 7, 2016

I talk a lot about self-doubt on this site, because it is plague that affects all learners. Regardless of your confidence in other areas, when it comes to Japanese, self-doubt pops up everywhere. In all the different phases of your journey forward, you repeatedly ask yourself “can I do this?” Then you start to imagine reasons why you can’t. Time, money, level, comfort, and a … Continue reading →

Finding Out How You Don’t Like To Study

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | May 4, 2016

The Japanese study experience is personal. Finding out what you like to do, when you like to do it, where you like to do it, and everything else that falls in between takes time. It takes trial and error. It takes success and failure. You have to do it. Otherwise you end up studying in a way you don’t like, and then you just crash. … Continue reading →

Don’t Get Stuck In Your Comfort Zones

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | April 8, 2016

When you’ve been doing something for a while, and start getting good at it, things feel great. You like your progress, your pace, and where it has taken to you. When things feel this good, why change into the unknown, possibly “feel bad” world that may (or you know is) waiting for you. What you’ve done has worked for you up till now, so it … Continue reading →

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