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Thread: applying for a job at Google Tokyo Post: applying for a job at Google Tokyo I have a young friend who was hired by Google this year (class of 2012). He will be working in Tokyo. He made contacts at a conference for Asian/Asian American engineers in New York when he was stil... |
Sean2 | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 18 | 11,755 | 2012-07-01, 2:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Should I get Iphone or Droid for Japanese learning? Post: Should I get Iphone or Droid for Japanese learning... I'm going to get a smart phone finally. The reviews seem to favor the droid, but a lot of people have Iphones. I'm not a technophobe, but I don't know how to use either phone and have never used a p... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 27 | 8,653 | 2012-06-22, 10:54 am | ||
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Thread: Any one learning Spanish with an SRS? Post: Any one learning Spanish with an SRS? I'm using SRS to work on my Spanish as well, but it looks like we have slightly different goals. I tend to make cards for things I have heard said, like today someone asked me, ¿Por dónde lo enciend... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 12 | 2,934 | 2012-06-10, 11:30 pm | ||
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Thread: I sometimes wonder is just hiragana enough? Post: I sometimes wonder is just hiragana enough? I think sticking with hiragana makes perfect sense for a lot of people. Adult students convinced the director of a private Japanese school that I have attended to change the curriculum so that many cl... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 35 | 10,496 | 2012-06-08, 7:31 am | ||
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Thread: Learning Vocabulary is going too slow Post: Learning Vocabulary is going too slow I learned tons of vocabulary a few years ago playing around with Gyakuten Saiban on a Nintendo DS. I took me a really, really long time to get to solve the mystery. I haven't had much success usin... |
Sean2 | The Japanese language | 25 | 7,779 | 2012-06-02, 10:02 pm | ||
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Thread: うるさいなり Post: うるさいなり mottles Wrote:I was watching the drama 家政婦の三田 today, and there was a part of the conversation I couldn't figure out...... どうもすいません。 mottles, Thank you for your post. The responses that were on topic ... |
Sean2 | The Japanese language | 22 | 3,054 | 2012-06-01, 2:08 pm | ||
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Thread: How can I correct ingrained errors in spoken Spanish? Post: How can I correct ingrained errors in spoken Span... Thanks. I'm trying. I thought I had "más de" (more than followed by a quantity) like "más de 100 pesos" and "mas que" as a comparison like "más que yo" down, but I made the mistake today and it bug... |
Sean2 | Off topic | 7 | 1,371 | 2012-05-15, 5:44 pm | ||
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Thread: How can I correct ingrained errors in spoken Spanish? Post: How can I correct ingrained errors in spoken Span... Anybody had success in correcting a mistake they make just about every time. Things like remembering the damn "a" after asistir or that it's always "más de" when you are talking about quantities. ... |
Sean2 | Off topic | 7 | 1,371 | 2012-05-15, 5:19 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I'm a lurker on this thread. When I read people's questions, I often realize I am not sure about the vocabulary/grammar point/ usage issue the person is asking about. Invariably there is a generou... |
Sean2 | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,741 | 2012-05-04, 8:58 pm | ||
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Thread: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarrior 2.0) Post: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarri... I have Anki on my MacBook and it works fine, but I got an error message when I tried to download AnkiEmperor. It starts "An error occured in a plugin.... |
Sean2 | Learning resources | 180 | 53,046 | 2012-04-09, 10:05 pm | ||
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Thread: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarrior 2.0) Post: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarri... Can you use this on a Mac with OS X. I am guessing the answer is no, but I wish.... |
Sean2 | Learning resources | 180 | 53,046 | 2012-04-09, 3:08 pm | ||
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Thread: What's your least favorite kanji to write? Post: What's your least favorite kanji to write? ditto on the road primitive. I also hate the one Heisig calls "claw." 猫. |
Sean2 | Remembering the Kanji | 39 | 10,694 | 2012-04-08, 9:47 pm | ||
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Thread: What should I do? Post: What should I do? Harsh. |
Sean2 | General discussion | 69 | 6,895 | 2012-04-08, 9:35 am | ||
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Thread: What should I do? Post: What should I do? imabi, You might want to take another look at the University of Hawaii, if you are sure about focusing on Japanese and Korean. Not only are they one of the top US Universities for East Asian Studies,... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 69 | 6,895 | 2012-04-07, 6:38 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking to work in Japan on a short-term (1 year) basis Post: Looking to work in Japan on a short-term (1 year) ... Once upon a time, I interviewed and hired people in the US to work at a now defunct language school in Japan. You mention being uncomfortable committing and moving someplace before knowing what it's ... |
Sean2 | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 25 | 11,846 | 2012-04-03, 12:20 am | ||
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Thread: for those lacking a nest0r... Post: for those lacking a nest0r... Love this. Thank you so much IceCream! |
Sean2 | Learning resources | 61 | 8,793 | 2012-04-02, 11:40 pm | ||
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Thread: Mixing up Post: Mixing up Yes. Yes. Yes. I have this problem and have had this problem for years. I don't mix Spanish and Japanese anymore while speaking, but I have not been successful at concentrating on both. I took a Ja... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 9 | 2,013 | 2012-03-25, 10:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Has Japan Let You Down? Post: Has Japan Let You Down? vonPeterhof Wrote:I don't know if anything can salvage this thread from derailment at this point, but BREAKING NEWS!!! DEBITO WROTE SOME NICE THINGS ABOUT JAPAN!!!!!!!!1!!!11!!!!!!! Nice try! |
Sean2 | General discussion | 372 | 53,095 | 2012-02-10, 11:59 am | ||
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Thread: Has Japan Let You Down? Post: Has Japan Let You Down? I got lured into this thread because I wondered if there were people who felt that they would have been better off either not spending so much time learning Japanese and/or going to Japan. I have man... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 372 | 53,095 | 2012-02-10, 10:23 am | ||
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Thread: Has Japan Let You Down? Post: Has Japan Let You Down? I have lived in Japan and traveled there a lot. My experiences have been mostly good, but I still understand how someone can get to the end of there ability to "take it." In the last few years many ... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 372 | 53,095 | 2012-02-09, 12:11 am | ||
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Thread: Has Japan Let You Down? Post: Has Japan Let You Down? I just got home from a class called "Taller de lengua y literatura Japanesa," or "Japanese language and literature workshop". I'm in Mexico. The whole thing was in Spanish. The other participants ar... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 372 | 53,095 | 2012-02-08, 10:55 pm | ||
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Thread: Horror Stories of Japanese Class? Post: Horror Stories of Japanese Class? IceCream Wrote:If you look at where the American system is failing at the university level, it's definately on this basis. The demand for entrance to ivy league schools is so high that you have to pay... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 221 | 36,149 | 2012-02-07, 12:11 am | ||
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Thread: I can't get a control on my envirement Post: I can't get a control on my envirement Doctorhabib, I don't think you are complaining to much. Some people are supernaturally focused and organized. I have to trick myself into getting things done. Different things work for different p... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 13 | 2,218 | 2012-02-06, 3:43 pm | ||
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Thread: What do you look for in a partner Post: What do you look for in a partner aphasiac Wrote:eggcluck Wrote:Being 27 and never having been on a date, I would settle for the first person to show any in me interest at all, ...as long I do not find them totally repulsive. I think ... |
Sean2 | Off topic | 40 | 6,334 | 2012-01-12, 11:58 pm | ||
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Thread: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions Post: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions Wow! I'm impressed with everyone's goals. My 2012 goals. 1) Give RTK another go with 10 Kanji a day. 2) Take a dance class. 3) Keeping plugging away at Spanish. I'm in Mexico this year, so Japane... |
Sean2 | General discussion | 93 | 19,343 | 2012-01-01, 12:06 am | ||
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Thread: nest0r - keep in touch Post: nest0r - keep in touch This thread would be so much better if Nest0r were here. |
Sean2 | Off topic | 161 | 22,523 | 2011-09-24, 10:32 pm | ||
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Thread: nest0r - keep in touch Post: nest0r - keep in touch My vote is: Apologize to Nest0r. Move on. Oops we don't get to vote. It's Fabrice's forum. Never mind. |
Sean2 | Off topic | 161 | 22,523 | 2011-09-21, 5:20 pm | ||
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Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon) Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon) "My only comfort is that the youngsters (who I fear might be more likely to fall for this wannabe internet huckster) probably won't have the money. (Then again, it was adults who purchased pet insur... |
Sean2 | Off topic | 567 | 98,522 | 2011-08-01, 12:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Love the kanji poster from kanjiposter.com Post: Love the kanji poster from kanjiposter.com Don't change the oil in my own car. Don't make my own kanji posters. Happy. |
Sean2 | Learning resources | 14 | 3,725 | 2011-03-17, 12:56 am | ||
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Thread: Love the kanji poster from kanjiposter.com Post: Love the kanji poster from kanjiposter.com Bought this. Very high quality. I'm going to get one of the two that you get for $39.99 plus $10 for shipping, framed. A nice present for myself. |
Sean2 | Learning resources | 14 | 3,725 | 2011-03-16, 10:27 pm | ||