In a previous post, I explained the theory behind Comprehensible Input (CI) and discussed the importance of using it in your language acquisition efforts (recap: it is probably the most important tool …
Turbocharge Your Vocab With A J-J Dictionary
Your First Monolingual Dictionary As you progress in your language acquisition journey, one useful tactic to really grow you vocabulary fast is to switch to a monolingual dictionary, …
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Language Islands
Keep from drowning in your conversations Have you ever had a conversation or language exchange that went something like this: A: Hi, why are you studying Japanese? B: I like anime. A: How …
How To Learn Kanji
Well, here we are. This is probably the number one topic that keeps people from mastering Japanese. My reading ability is far from native level, but I have achieved more than I ever thought possible …
To Speak Or Not To Speak?
One of the hot topics of discussion among polyglots around the world is "When is the best time to start speaking?" Opinions range from 'speak from Day One' to 'just focus on Comprehensible Input and …
SVO To SOV ASAP
"Backwards this language is," Yoda might have said upon first encountering English. After all, for native English speakers, the usual sentence structure is Subject-Verb-Object and for Yoda, as well …