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Thread: Paul Nation, Learning vocabulary in another language Post: Paul Nation, Learning vocabulary in another langua... undead_saif Wrote:It seems I mistakenly gave the meaning that both are odd. I didn't find the second one odd, I pointed it out because I thought it's important. Maybe it's obvious to most learners, as... |
wccrawford | General discussion | 34 | 10,737 | 2013-10-17, 10:31 am | ||
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Thread: Paul Nation, Learning vocabulary in another language Post: Paul Nation, Learning vocabulary in another langua... Actually, I don't think either of those is odd. The first assumes that you're *only* taking the classes, and not studying on your own. Much of each 50 minute class is going to be paperwork and tests... |
wccrawford | General discussion | 34 | 10,737 | 2013-10-17, 9:28 am | ||
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Thread: Paul Nation, Learning vocabulary in another language Post: Paul Nation, Learning vocabulary in another langua... dabrowskiowski Wrote:Four strands! Paul Nation is a boss. A bit of a necro, but I had missed the answer before, so I'm thankful. ;) |
wccrawford | General discussion | 34 | 10,737 | 2013-10-17, 6:12 am | ||
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Thread: Don't know what to do.... Post: Don't know what to do.... So you don't have a job? That's your first problem. Go get one. Try for a nice one, but settle for what you can get. Earning your own money and being your own person changes things a lot. Rip tha... |
wccrawford | Off topic | 108 | 19,481 | 2012-03-30, 6:44 am | ||
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Thread: Favorite songs from before you began learning Japanese Post: Favorite songs from before you began learning Japa... Music from other countries has its own flavor, even if it's in a familiar genre. For him to say that he doesn't like Japanese music isn't that odd. In general, I don't either. Before I started lear... |
wccrawford | General discussion | 8 | 2,337 | 2012-03-30, 6:41 am | ||
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Thread: Taking lessons on Skype from Japanese Language teacher Post: Taking lessons on Skype from Japanese Language tea... I'd just find a language partner and talk to them, half in English, half in Japanese. Of course, it depends on what your time is worth. If your time is valuable, pay a teacher to talk to you instead... |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 8 | 6,571 | 2012-03-17, 2:06 pm | ||
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Thread: Why am I learning japanese again? Post: Why am I learning japanese again? Well, why ARE you learning it then? I know my reasons. I have books I want to read, and I enjoy writing and correcting diary entries on Lang8, as well as talking with my Skype partners. Sure, I can... |
wccrawford | General discussion | 12 | 3,160 | 2012-03-16, 12:04 pm | ||
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Thread: Jlist/Jbox expriences? Post: Jlist/Jbox expriences? I've ordered from them several times and never had an issue. -shrug- |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 7 | 11,514 | 2012-03-14, 6:36 am | ||
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Thread: Alternatives to RTK Post: Alternatives to RTK I played Slime Forest Adventure. It's basically the same idea as RTK, but doesn't rely on making up your own stories, and has an RPG game with it. I got to about 1300 before I quit, and it definitel... |
wccrawford | General discussion | 8 | 3,126 | 2012-03-08, 6:52 am | ||
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Thread: Iknow.jp =/= smart.fm Post: Iknow.jp =/= smart.fm iKnow constantly updates their database, so changes aren't surprising. Just the other day I complained about a translation and they agreed and changed it. It now matches the sentence provided and do... |
wccrawford | The Japanese language | 12 | 5,350 | 2012-03-06, 7:02 am | ||
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Thread: 30 Month Progress Report Post: 30 Month Progress Report I'm going to piggyback your post a bit with my experiences, too. I hope you don't mind. :) Reading - I read a lot of English, so I expected to read a lot of Japanese. What I found is that, initial... |
wccrawford | General discussion | 4 | 1,497 | 2012-03-01, 2:22 pm | ||
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Thread: More effiecient way for sentence mining scanned Manga? Post: More effiecient way for sentence mining scanned Ma... OCR is still pretty shaky when it comes to Japanese, but there is software out there to do it. It's pretty expensive, though. Personally, I recommend just practicing and you'll get better at it. |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 9 | 1,971 | 2012-02-29, 12:41 pm | ||
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Thread: Yabla - My Ultimate Language Learning Site! Post: Yabla - My Ultimate Language Learning Site! It looks interesting, but it's so very spammy, Ice Cream. :( I'd feel it was a lot less spammy without the referral links. And no Japanese? What!? |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 13 | 3,663 | 2012-02-28, 2:50 pm | ||
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Thread: these kinds of sites... Post: these kinds of sites... This thread is a direct insult to the site. Fabrice doesn't want piracy on this board, and we've respected that. Don't let the fact that it's free make you think this is public property. Fabrice pu... |
wccrawford | Off topic | 6 | 1,904 | 2012-02-27, 4:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Am I the Only One?!! Post: Am I the Only One?!! Sounds like you followed my path and concentrated on reading. I, too, had trouble listening. I solved it by... Listening. Yeah. You have to practice the skill to get better at it. It really is t... |
wccrawford | The Japanese language | 20 | 4,600 | 2012-02-24, 2:45 pm | ||
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Thread: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn phrases? Post: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn p... Yeah it went pay, unfortunately. I guess I can't really blame them, but they did a lot of other stupid things at the same time, like kill the API and the community lists. Ugh. Oh well. I still thi... |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 24 | 7,254 | 2012-02-22, 4:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn phrases? Post: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn p... Efficient study is different from person to person. For me, that means using iKnow and leaving the rest to fate. I didn't find anything else that worked for me. Others on here have drastically diff... |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 24 | 7,254 | 2012-02-22, 3:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn phrases? Post: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn p... There's no need to drop it completely. I study for about 30-45 minutes a week. The rest of the time, I'm doing one of my many hobbies. Sometimes that means reading manga in Japanese, or writing on... |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 24 | 7,254 | 2012-02-22, 3:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn phrases? Post: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn p... What is your goal? How does this book help you achieve that? What could better help me achieve that? Those are the things you need to ask yourself. If your goal is to read manga, then you should s... |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 24 | 7,254 | 2012-02-22, 2:27 pm | ||
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Thread: This guy = the man Post: This guy = the man If you like this guy, you might also enjoy reading Benny The Irish Polyglot's blog called "Fluent in 3 Months". The title is deliberately inflammatory, though. He doesn't actually go for fluency, me... |
wccrawford | Off topic | 112 | 19,916 | 2012-02-21, 2:29 pm | ||
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Thread: New method for readings? Post: New method for readings? It depends on what your goal is. If your goal is to memorize readings, then learning them from actual usage is the slow way. If your goal is to learn to read, then learning them from actually readin... |
wccrawford | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 2,524 | 2012-02-20, 12:39 pm | ||
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Thread: Opinions on paid sites that teach Japanese? Post: Opinions on paid sites that teach Japanese? IME, sites that offer a narrow focus tend to do their stated mission well, but sites that offer a wider focus fail pretty badly. I haven't tried the most expensive, like Silver Spoon, so they might b... |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 29 | 7,867 | 2012-02-13, 6:53 am | ||
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Thread: iKnow! The New Japanese Core 1k-6k COPYRIGHT? Post: iKnow! The New Japanese Core 1k-6k COPYRIGHT? It's copyrighted. So no, you can't distribute it without permission. |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 3 | 1,472 | 2012-02-05, 6:56 am | ||
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Thread: Core2k/6k vs Iknow? Post: Core2k/6k vs Iknow? Core6k is from iKnow. Kore6k is iKnow's stuff rearranged into a different order, supposedly optimized for learning. I use iKnow daily and find it to be great. It's been well worth the money. |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 14 | 3,780 | 2012-02-04, 6:48 am | ||
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Thread: How to practice with a Tutor? Post: How to practice with a Tutor? nadiatims Wrote:don't bother with a tutor. Search for a language exchange partner. If they're a good match, then you can become friends or something more, then you get someone you can speak to regular... |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 7 | 1,120 | 2012-02-03, 7:28 am | ||
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Thread: "Steam" Games in Japanese Post: "Steam" Games in Japanese That matches my experience. Plus, the controls are pretty rough. They have done things like lock you into a direction while you attack, and reading the forums, apparently you're supposed to combo ou... |
wccrawford | Off topic | 84 | 48,709 | 2012-01-31, 5:05 am | ||
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Thread: No Audiobooks for LotR or Harry Potter or other?... Post: No Audiobooks for LotR or Harry Potter or other?..... http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/d...83-5560257 |
wccrawford | Learning resources | 13 | 7,331 | 2012-01-30, 8:19 am | ||
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Thread: Online interactive learning software?? Post: Online interactive learning software?? Live Mocha. |
wccrawford | The Japanese language | 5 | 1,165 | 2012-01-24, 9:24 pm | ||
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Thread: Start over? Post: Start over? Just continue, and do your reviews. The ones you've forgotten will get taken care of by the reviewing system, and you'll start learning news one when appropriate. |
wccrawford | Remembering the Kanji | 11 | 3,459 | 2012-01-24, 8:59 am | ||
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Thread: Speaking Experience Post: Speaking Experience I've got a couple Skype partners that speak Japanese to me, and I occasionally attempt to speak Japanese back. (lol) I think it's done wonders for my ability to understand speech, but it does it so ... |
wccrawford | General discussion | 5 | 1,379 | 2012-01-20, 12:13 pm | ||
