Comments on: On “Remembering the Kanji”: Heisig’s Method Reviewed http://joeinjapan.com/2008/03/18/on-remembering-the-kanji-heisigs-method-reviewed/ The blog of an American student abroad in Japan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Joe In Japan » Blog Archive » A Review of the Semester’s Classes http://joeinjapan.com/2008/03/18/on-remembering-the-kanji-heisigs-method-reviewed/#comment-154 Joe In Japan » Blog Archive » A Review of the Semester’s Classes Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:36:26 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/2008/03/18/on-remembering-the-kanji-heisigs-method-reviewed/#comment-154 [...] The format for the class basically went something like this: we would reach a new chapter in the book and there would be new grammar and vocabulary to learn. We would learn the new vocabulary by having the teacher hold up these cue cards with drawings on them of an action and we would drill them all two or three times. We would then move on to the grammar by having an explaination from the teacher and then practicing using examples from the textbook and the workbook. Finally, on Fridays, we would spend one period of class time learning kanji. By the end of the semester, we had gone over about 50 kanji and I’m sure that I passed last week’s test with flying colors, which I attribute greatly to Remembering the Kanji. [...] [...] The format for the class basically went something like this: we would reach a new chapter in the book and there would be new grammar and vocabulary to learn. We would learn the new vocabulary by having the teacher hold up these cue cards with drawings on them of an action and we would drill them all two or three times. We would then move on to the grammar by having an explaination from the teacher and then practicing using examples from the textbook and the workbook. Finally, on Fridays, we would spend one period of class time learning kanji. By the end of the semester, we had gone over about 50 kanji and I’m sure that I passed last week’s test with flying colors, which I attribute greatly to Remembering the Kanji. [...]

]]> By: Joseph http://joeinjapan.com/2008/03/18/on-remembering-the-kanji-heisigs-method-reviewed/#comment-32 Joseph Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:50:10 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/2008/03/18/on-remembering-the-kanji-heisigs-method-reviewed/#comment-32 Hi Joe, You may be interested in reading my post about remembering the Kanji. I've been a big fan of Heisig and used his method alongside other methods as taught in the classroom, and have found it beneficial thorughout my Japanese Studies degree, and more importantly in real life. <a href="http://www.tamegoeswild.com/thedailymumble/2006/06/remembering-kanji.html" rel="nofollow">The Daily Mumble: Remembering the Kanji</a> There's also a superb Java review program for Windows and Mac available <a href="http://www.kanjigym.de" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Joseph Hi Joe,

You may be interested in reading my post about remembering the Kanji. I’ve been a big fan of Heisig and used his method alongside other methods as taught in the classroom, and have found it beneficial thorughout my Japanese Studies degree, and more importantly in real life.

The Daily Mumble: Remembering the Kanji

There’s also a superb Java review program for Windows and Mac available here.

Joseph

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