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By Joe, July 17, 2009 3:29 pm

I’ve mentioned before briefly of my current Japanese study method, sentence mining, which I first learned about from AllJapaneseAllTheTime. So far it has been working out really well, my reading comprehension in particular has skyrocketed since beginning the method. However, when starting out, I had to more or less figure out on my own how to go about using this method. At AJATT, Khatz explains it in the following steps (I’m paraphrasing):

1. Find a sentence with a word(s) that you don’t understand.
2. Put that sentence into an SRS flashcard program.
3. Find a dictionary definition for what you don’t know and put it in the flashcard.
4. Don’t translate, simply try to understand.

This certainly works as a starting point, but it took me a good couple hundred cards before I started hitting my stride as far as sentence mining goes. Now that I’m approaching 1000 sentences mined, I thought I’d take a moment and write down step-by-step what I’ve found works for me when it comes to using this great language study method. Continue reading 'Sentence Mining Explained'»

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By Joe, May 26, 2009 11:22 am

Hello all! It’s been a while since I’ve written a post here. I’ve been busy moving back home and reacclimating to the life I left here when I went to Japan. But now I’m settled back in, found myself some work before I go back to school and have gotten the Japanese study ball rolling again. I figured since this blog is a Japan-focused one, I’d reflect on a year of studying Japanese more or less full time and what’s worked and what hasn’t. Hit the jump below to read on.

Continue reading 'Studying Japanese, One Year Later'»