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    Thread: applying for a job at Google Tokyo
Post: applying for a job at Google Tokyo

I have a full-time job offer as a software engineer at Google's Mountain View office after college (bachelor's). I wouldn't worry about the masters degree. If you have a lot of coding experience, emph...
cantohamster JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 18 11,759 2012-06-17, 1:41 am
    Thread: How do people normally learn characters in a class?
Post: How do people normally learn characters in a class...

I'm not sure if Chinese students necessarily have a better way of learning the characters. I've known people who quit Chinese after 2.5 years because of the characters. I think in that amount of time ...
cantohamster General discussion 27 5,779 2012-06-02, 2:55 am
    Thread: How do people normally learn characters in a class?
Post: How do people normally learn characters in a class...

Thanks for the interesting replies everyone! Here is a list of the Kanji taught in Genki (http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/about_en/about07_en). So are Kanji tests separate from normal tests for grammar ...
cantohamster General discussion 27 5,779 2012-05-31, 6:44 am
    Thread: How do people normally learn characters in a class?
Post: How do people normally learn characters in a class...

How do people normally learn to write Chinese or Japanese in a classroom setting? I imagine they'd start off with 1-10 and then dates, but then what characters do they learn?
cantohamster General discussion 27 5,779 2012-05-30, 9:40 am
    Thread: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?
Post: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?

Sigh, it took until now (week 7) for my copy of RTH2 to arrive, and now I'm already past frame 1050. At this point I think it'll be more motivating to me to just finish the first book and then go thro...
cantohamster Chinese and Hanzi 13 2,921 2012-05-30, 6:10 am
    Thread: Computer Science BS in US then Masters in Japan?
Post: Computer Science BS in US then Masters in Japan?

Like someone said in your other thread, I think your best bet would be to work for a big tech company in the US and then transfer to their Japan office. My intern host at Google did just that, althoug...
cantohamster JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 11 7,462 2012-05-17, 4:23 am
    Thread: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?
Post: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?

LOL! Don't worry, I'm just in a hole studying Heisig anyway ;D
cantohamster Chinese and Hanzi 13 2,921 2012-05-03, 4:15 pm
    Thread: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?
Post: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?

鼠 is frame 2917, isn't it? That would be the second book: http://hanzi.koohii.com/study/kanji/%E9%BC%A0
cantohamster Chinese and Hanzi 13 2,921 2012-05-03, 7:11 am
    Thread: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?
Post: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?

@chamcham: Haha no problem! :] @Nagareboshi: Yes, Heisig does say that in the first book (I assume you have the first edition, which I also have). But in RTH2 (and probably in revised RTH1?), he say...
cantohamster Chinese and Hanzi 13 2,921 2012-05-03, 12:03 am
    Thread: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?
Post: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?

Noo, I'm not talking about RTK, I'm talking about RTH (Hanzi, not Kanji). Completely different story. ;P
cantohamster Chinese and Hanzi 13 2,921 2012-05-02, 4:40 pm
    Thread: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?
Post: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?

I've been studying RTH1 for 2.5 weeks now (up to 400 characters!), and now I've noticed that in RTH2 Heisig suggests going through both books at the same time, if you're so inclined. Is anyone else th...
cantohamster Chinese and Hanzi 13 2,921 2012-05-02, 3:02 pm