You’d think there would be some agreed hardest part of Japanese. Knowing this could help prepare you mentally for when you enter your toughest battle. If it’s difficult, it should be difficult for everyone equally. But when you take a deeper look at all the “difficult” things about Japanese, opinions are all over the place. Take the typical breakdown of Japanese studying: Reading, Writing, Speaking … Continue reading →
The adventurers that inhabit RPG worlds are broken up into classes. It defines how you battle and make your way through game. The five major ones are: Fighter Mage Cleric Ranger Rogue What does any of this have to do with learning Japanese? Surprisingly, Japanese learners seem to fall into each of the above. Let’s take a look at them and see which one you … Continue reading →
Thank you. Simple words that I’ve been meaning to turn into an article here for a long time. Jalup is approaching its 6-year anniversary. The site started as a simple multi-page Word document that I had created for my older brother when he decided he wanted to learn a foreign language. He changed his mind, I had several hours of work I didn’t want to … Continue reading →
Japanese. Game. Japanese. Game. Combine them and you get? Japanese game. What led me to make the comparison between the two, and gamify the Japanese learning experience? *Click on captions for English subtitles*
Continue reading →After character creation, and when we appear in the Japanese world, we all start in the introduction training dungeon. While you are there, it’s hard to really think past that. You have your wooden sword in hand, and you start swinging away awkwardly at straw dummies. You are the ultimate newbie. There is so much ahead of you, and the thought of one day getting … Continue reading →
Just as every beginner struggles with the decision of what textbook to choose, an even more confusing and time-consuming choice lies in deciding what method(s) to follow. With such an ever increasing amount of Japanese study websites, trying to find what works well and matches you can be a daunting task for even the fiercest of learners. Stop the stress. I’m going to make this simple … Continue reading →
I’m a former gamer. I played a lot of video games in my day. In the beginning era of MMORPGs I might of had a slight addiction. . . and by slight, I mean big. I was always trying to decrease my game time. But something strange happened. After I starting learn Japanese I eventually quit video games completely. Effortlessly and unconsciously. This sounds contradictory. … Continue reading →
I’ve found 3 main mindsets in learning Japanese. The first is treating it like any other academic subject. You go to classes, you have textbooks, there is a specific structure of progressing, there are quizzes, tests, and papers, and you track your improvements. The second is to learn Japanese naturally, like a Japanese person would, and just get used to it. I prefer the third … Continue reading →
