Since Austin talked about getting to Japan to study Japanese yesterday, it seemed appropriate to talk a bit about what to do when you actually get there. When it comes to study abroad, for every student that returns home … [Read more...]
Eventually you're going to graduate. You're not going to be in Japanese class forever. And since you already know how to survive the classroom, you need to know what to do afterwards. So what do you do once you don't have … [Read more...]
Sometimes we (myself included) need a reminder that time moves in mysterious ways, and that each and every person always has way too much of it whether they think they do or not. As Einstein said, "The only reason for time … [Read more...]
There are many different things you can do to help with learning Japanese that really aren’t all that difficult and require little to no effort on your part. Maybe you’ve heard of some of them. Maybe you’re even doing some … [Read more...]
When you're listening to Japanese, does it ever sound extremely fast to you? Perhaps around 21% faster? Well, you'll be happy to know that a few smart people (Pellegrino, Coupé, and Marsico) did a study on this and more, … [Read more...]
Passing the JLPT at any level requires being able to read some Japanese and of course the best way to learn to read is well....reading stuff. The problem with reading is that it's really hard. For most of us below the … [Read more...]