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"Breaking into Japanese Literature" deck - invidious - 2012-10-20
I'm getting started on "Breaking into Japanese Literature" and am just trying to figure out the best process to go through it.
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-into-Japanese-Literature-Classics/dp/1568364156/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350771888&sr=8-1&keywords=breaking+into+japanese+literature
Here's what I'm thinking: take all the vocabulary that I don't already know, from 2-3 pages at a time, and put it into Anki (core2k6k formatting) using sentences from jisho.org's sentence feature. Once I feel I've got a good grip on all of those kanji/vocab, I can read those 2-3 pages, then have it read to me by the audio, then read along with it, etc.
Thoughts? Should I try to put the sentences from the book into Anki instead of jisho.org sentences? I figured that reading it and understanding it would be enough to familiarize myself with the vocab in that context, but finding additional sentences on jisho.org might give me a stronger sense of the word's meaning.
Thanks!
"Breaking into Japanese Literature" deck - tashippy - 2012-10-21
Personally, I think everything you will need is in the book already. You don't need to memorize every word before you read. That's being overly-meticulous and taking the fun out of it, and also missing the point to a degree. I think just reading/listening to it multiple times and trying to get the overall meaning is more effective and enjoyable than picking each word you don't know and studying it in anki. Over time you become more comfortable with sentence structures and just trying to follow the plot or grasp the meaning without thinking about it over-analytically.
have a gander at this: http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366 it's an interesting idea, but i don't think it means you need to put down anki, etc. i think this [listening-reading] concept is slightly less effective for Japanese because of kanji, but it's nice to throw into the repertoire of study methods.
i'm reading Janet Ashby's Read Real Japanese ©1994 right now*, and, despite there being no audio (albeit, the book contains essays, not stories, so maybe audio wouldn't work so nicely) it is a really helpful book for me. the material is engaging so i want to read it. it takes a lot of focus becuase my eyes have to skip to the on page translations and grammar/expressions notes every sentence or five, but it's quite fun nonetheless because of said engaging material. If i stopped and wrote down every word I don't know, I'd never finish the book. I think it's important to learn whichever word(s) (which will often be repeated in the same chapter) through context.
* http://www.scribd.com/doc/38601859/Read-Real-Japanese
* http://books.google.com/books/about/Read_Real_Japanese.html?id=yqV5XB81l8MC
"Breaking into Japanese Literature" deck - nourished - 2012-10-27
@tashippy
I have the 2008 version of that book and it comes with audio, if it has the same stories (美しさ、真っ白なうそ、電車の中若者に注意 all come to mind) then I'm sure you could find it / I could provide it.
"Breaking into Japanese Literature" deck - Seamoby - 2012-10-27
tashippy Wrote:Personally, I think everything you will need is in the book already.I agree. Not every study method has to involve Anki. Before there was Anki there was...reading.
"Breaking into Japanese Literature" deck - undead_saif - 2012-10-27
nourished Wrote:@tashippyThe audio for all the stories is available on the website for free!
I have the 2008 version of that book and it comes with audio, if it has the same stories (美しさ、真っ白なうそ、電車の中若者に注意 all come to mind) then I'm sure you could find it / I could provide it.