Bad news everyone. It looks like if you want to be considered as a literate member of the Japanese society, you're going to have to learn an additional 196 kanji to make it in every day life. A proposal is in (and it seems … [Read more...]
With the advent of computers, e-mail, and all those other fancy things that causes our handwriting to be terrible and makes us dependent on spell check, getting opportunities to actually write kanji with our hands is … [Read more...]
Sometimes, I think, it's important to think different. Sometimes, when everyone is doing one thing, you should try the exact opposite. It doesn't mean it will work, but it's almost always worth the try. Perhaps you'll run … [Read more...]
Did you make it past that highly distracting image of the butterfly? Whew... then you might not need this article... or maybe you do? We can all learn how to be more motivated and inspired, and we're all human in that … [Read more...]
This is a guest post by the awesome Japanese language teacher and blogger Rainbowhill. Be sure to subscribe to his newsletter (a personal favorite of mine!) and follow him on Twitter. On Friday last week I spent most of … [Read more...]
This, of course, shouldn't be confused with being "emo" (do people still do that?). Your emotions are actually one of the most effective tools in your Japanese learning arsenal, yet you'll never see a Japanese teacher … [Read more...]