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    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

NightSky Wrote:Isn't it funny that the two people mainly arguing in favour of the system are both self confessed beginners who don't know any Japanese? (OP and adam_invers). But then that's always t...
adam_invers Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-28, 5:11 pm
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

quark Wrote:adam_invers Wrote:NightSky Wrote:People *need* it to break through the fear barrier of Kanji. That's it. Everything later gets constantly reinforced anyway as they learn thousands and thou...
adam_invers Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-28, 12:20 am
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

NightSky Wrote:adam_invers Wrote:It was meant to serve its purpose as an explanation to your claim that Heisig's method didn't teach someone how to read, among other things. But learning how to read i...
adam_invers Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-27, 8:42 pm
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

NightSky Wrote:My point is sort of the same as before when I said I'm not sure I understand. I understand your English, but why are you writing this? To what point? What argument are you trying to mak...
adam_invers Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-26, 11:39 pm
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

NightSky Wrote:adam_invers Wrote:Even a beginner using the Heisig method will see that the system is helping them learn Japanese (alongside a valuable learning tool), as in a day or even less they'll ...
adam_invers Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-26, 4:24 pm
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

(Super long post, so sorry in advance. Also, I appreciate your post as there was a lot of good information in it that will help me as I progress in Japanese.) I agree that kana isn't really a barrier...
adam_invers Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-24, 10:36 pm
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

kurohachi Wrote:adam_invers Wrote:I'd personally be interested in knowing about any Japanese rappers that rap really fast, a lot faster than a native might speak. Maybe even ones who can rap at the sp...
adam_invers General discussion 762 217,390 2013-10-24, 6:40 pm
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

I'd personally be interested in knowing about any Japanese rappers that rap really fast, a lot faster than a native might speak. Maybe even ones who can rap at the speed of a auctioneer amid a bidding...
adam_invers General discussion 762 217,390 2013-10-24, 6:22 pm
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

I enjoy Heisig's method, although I've only used the method for kana so far. It's effective and after several reviews my retention rate, at least for hiragana, seems to be at 99.9% if not 100% in reco...
adam_invers Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-24, 5:05 pm
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

nadiatims Wrote:adam_invers Wrote:nadiatims Wrote:"so he might personally excel more from his method than the average person would." There appears to be little evidence of this. It stands to reason t...
adam_invers General discussion 856 195,565 2013-10-22, 1:36 pm
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

Inny Jan Wrote:adam_invers Wrote:[...] And I've read about how speaking a language in front of other people can be a bit of a challenge. So, everything you are saying here so far, rather than on your ...
adam_invers General discussion 856 195,565 2013-10-22, 5:37 am
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

nadiatims Wrote:"so he might personally excel more from his method than the average person would." There appears to be little evidence of this. It stands to reason that a polyglot who has learned sev...
adam_invers General discussion 856 195,565 2013-10-22, 4:42 am
    Thread: How should an intermediate learner start listening practice?
Post: How should an intermediate learner start listening...

Inny Jan Wrote:adam_invers Wrote:I'm still a novice when it comes to learning Japanese, but the best way I've found to practice listening to Japanese is to just listen to as much Japanese as you can f...
adam_invers The Japanese language 55 13,881 2013-10-22, 2:39 am
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

uisukii Wrote:There is a lot to be said about the sink or swim approach, and to put any negatives aside, I've got to say that it is brazen and motivating to see someone take such a "hands-on" approach...
adam_invers General discussion 856 195,565 2013-10-22, 1:46 am
    Thread: How should an intermediate learner start listening practice?
Post: How should an intermediate learner start listening...

I'm still a novice when it comes to learning Japanese, but the best way I've found to practice listening to Japanese is to just listen to as much Japanese as you can fit into your daily schedule. Be ...
adam_invers The Japanese language 55 13,881 2013-10-22, 12:18 am
    Thread: Japanese Tv.
Post: Japanese Tv.

I'm not sure where you live, but in the United States and Canada, in certain areas, mainstream cable and satellite dish providers have a selection of international stations, one of which happens to be...
adam_invers General discussion 5 1,276 2013-10-21, 11:57 pm
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

I appreciate the Fluent In 3 Months approach. It’s unique and it’s like throwing a person into the lion’s den almost immediately. I view the concept kind of like this. A person is placed into an envi...
adam_invers General discussion 856 195,565 2013-10-21, 11:33 pm