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Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig? Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn... Oh thank you for elucidating that. I was being a little flippant too in reflecting your comment about Heisig-sensei being "wrong". It seems really that this is a matter of how we define the word "phil... |
CureDolly | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 3,994 | 2016-06-12, 3:08 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese learning Blogs Post: RE: Japanese learning Blogs (2016-06-08, 2:35 pm)gaiaslastlaugh Wrote: I don't read a lot of "Japanese learning" blogs per se. None, really. I think there's a period at the beginning where it makes sense to dig into different ... |
CureDolly | General discussion | 11 | 1,120 | 2016-06-10, 10:24 am | ||
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Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge (2016-06-10, 9:37 am)CureDolly Wrote: (2016-06-10, 2:08 am)RawrPk Wrote: (2016-06-10, 1:47 am)CureDolly Wrote: Just passed the 300 pages mark. However it's worse than it looks because I know I a... |
CureDolly | Group study | 361 | 69,296 | 2016-06-10, 9:39 am | ||
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Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Eek - double post. See below. Gomennasai m(__)m |
CureDolly | Group study | 361 | 69,296 | 2016-06-10, 9:37 am | ||
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Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Just passed the 300 pages mark. However it's worse than it looks because I know I am going to lose around a week later in the month, so I ought to be doing better than this at present to get to my tar... |
CureDolly | Group study | 361 | 69,296 | 2016-06-10, 1:47 am | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading @FlameseeK Sorry I overlooked your last paragraph in my earlier reply Quote:With very little work today by my standards (halfway through the second episode), I've added almost 50 words so far. Am I b... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-10, 12:51 am | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading That's an interesting question. I like to compare the different frequency indices. I think it is safe to say that if anyone says it is common then it probably isn't rare. These indicators are based on... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-10, 12:18 am | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading Thank you again. Currently I rely primarily on massive input to contextualize words, with Anki more as a backup to stop words from falling into the void between natural exposures. For that reason I ... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-09, 8:51 pm | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading Naruhodo. Thank you so much. I just re-tried the sentence function and just got the kanji repeated, which was what happened before. But now I see the reason. Most of the time I am not Rikai-ing an on... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-09, 8:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading (2016-06-09, 6:18 pm)Roketzu Wrote: (2016-06-09, 6:14 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: After a lot of trial and error, it seems I can add cards. The audio thing though isn't working. I don't know if it's a pro... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-09, 7:27 pm | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading I think all you have to do to start a new Anki deck that is ready for Rikaisama input is: Start a new deck (Create Deck) Made sure the fields are Expression Reading Meaning (You can check/change ... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-09, 6:12 pm | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading (2016-06-09, 12:04 am)sholum Wrote: I forgot who I heard this from (on this site), but Anki is a tool that increases your familiarity with words, making it easier to remember them, but you won't rea... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-09, 12:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading (2016-06-08, 3:58 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: I feel it's very easy for Anki to take away more time from reading and listening than it should. I can easily spend 6+ hours every day on Japanese, but when 1h+... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-08, 4:40 pm | ||
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Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig? Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn... (2016-06-08, 7:16 am)Stansfield123 Wrote: (2016-06-07, 10:15 am)CureDolly Wrote: So for example, when I suggest learning kanji more organically, I am certainly not suggesting that we learn without... |
CureDolly | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 3,994 | 2016-06-08, 12:32 pm | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading As gaiaslastlaugh-san says, massive input won't be all that massive at first simply because without basic core vocabulary reading is a very slow process. The problem with core decks is that they don'... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-08, 10:05 am | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading (2016-06-08, 3:15 am)CureDolly Wrote: (2015-12-13, 3:03 am)SomeCallMeChris Wrote: Well, I think it's quite worthwhile to do Core 3k regardless of the rest of your study plan. That first 3k words i... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-08, 3:34 am | ||
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Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading (2015-12-13, 3:03 am)SomeCallMeChris Wrote: Well, I think it's quite worthwhile to do Core 3k regardless of the rest of your study plan. That first 3k words is going to show up -constantly- know mat... |
CureDolly | The Japanese language | 114 | 7,719 | 2016-06-08, 3:15 am | ||
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Thread: (Light) Japanese Novels Post: RE: (Light) Japanese Novels I have been reading 赤川次郎. While most people may not be as がっかり as I was that 三毛猫ホームズ doesn't actually expound the solutions to mysteries but just acts like a regular cat, I would warn that 赤川先生 is a... |
CureDolly | General discussion | 24 | 1,923 | 2016-06-07, 11:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig? Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn... (2016-06-07, 3:39 am)Dudeist Wrote: I get the impression that a lot of the opposition is people expecting it to do more than it is supposed it. It doesn't teach you to read or write the language nor... |
CureDolly | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 3,994 | 2016-06-07, 10:15 am | ||
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Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig? Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn... Learning Japanese wholly organically by playing baseball with children is exactly what I would recommend if one has the opportunity to do it. Heisig-sensei did in fact take a month to read through gr... |
CureDolly | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 3,994 | 2016-06-06, 9:39 am | ||
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Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig? Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn... (2016-06-06, 2:52 am)FlameseeK Wrote: I can't even begin to describe how much of a fallacy it would be to judge the quality of his work based on his ability to speak or write Japanese. I agree with... |
CureDolly | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 3,994 | 2016-06-06, 3:09 am | ||
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Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig? Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn... Thank you both for the kind words. Just for the record, I am a she-dolly, not a he-dolly. We made our Sound Sisters Kanji readings Anki deck pink 'cause we like it, but also because the color seemed ... |
CureDolly | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 3,994 | 2016-06-05, 5:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig? Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn... Some people seem to have strong opinions about the way they do things. Sometimes it seems like "Everyone else is an idiot. Blue IS the best color". Personally I didn't use RTK and I do think it is be... |
CureDolly | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 3,994 | 2016-06-05, 4:14 pm | ||
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Thread: Where's Khatzumoto? Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto? Slightly off-topic, but speaking of guarantees... I received an advertising emai circular from a certain well-known Japanese-teaching entrepreneur (whom I won't name) that ended with this: P.P.S. W... |
CureDolly | Off topic | 529 | 102,706 | 2016-06-05, 12:55 pm | ||
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Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge I haven't seen anything in the rules about it one way or another, but it seems to me that if you read them during the contest period and want to sign up and register your reading so far, there should ... |
CureDolly | Group study | 361 | 69,296 | 2016-06-05, 11:40 am | ||
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Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Sou desu ne! I couldn't do that in English(*ﾟﾛﾟ) My kouhai is beating me right now too. Tough time to be a doll. Still, it's all part of the fun, ne. （⌒▽⌒） |
CureDolly | Group study | 361 | 69,296 | 2016-06-03, 9:53 pm | ||
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Thread: Making Learning Japanese Fun Post: RE: Making Learning Japanese Fun A lot of games have furigana (eg. Dragon Quest, Professor Layton) so kanji shouldn't be a problem. Also turn-based games like the ones just mentioned do not apply time pressure (just remember not to... |
CureDolly | General discussion | 43 | 2,898 | 2016-06-03, 9:10 pm | ||
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Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Nothing yet. Too many other things happening to get to any reading done, and now I have to go out to attend to some things (´;︵;`) Personally I try to leave any re-reading to outside of the contest.... |
CureDolly | Group study | 361 | 69,296 | 2016-06-01, 4:36 pm | ||
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Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge I'm in. I have set a modest 800-page goal as I have a lot of other things going on at the mome (a lot of which, luckily, involve speaking Japanese). I did the same last time for similar reasons, but ... |
CureDolly | Group study | 361 | 69,296 | 2016-05-30, 11:54 am | ||
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Thread: Making Learning Japanese Fun Post: RE: Making Learning Japanese Fun (2016-05-26, 4:39 pm)yogert909 Wrote: (2016-05-26, 4:16 pm)CureDolly Wrote: Thinking about it, I think one part of why I don't like pre-learning myself is that very often my first association with... |
CureDolly | General discussion | 43 | 2,898 | 2016-05-26, 5:51 pm | ||
