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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, February 23, 2009 5:05 pm

I gave all you guys the low-down on last semester’s classes, so I figured it would be a good idea to tell how you how things went this time around. Overall, this semester was just as successful as the last was and I had a good time in all of my classes. Once again, they centered around the Japanese language and the culture of Japan. So, let me give you the run down!

Continue reading 'A Review of the Second Semester’s Classes'»