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    Thread: Loss of passion for Japanese.. help!
Post: Loss of passion for Japanese.. help!

Remind yourself why you decided to learn Japanese, and find a way to make your learning fun. You could also set small goals for yourself and try and achieve them in a certain time frame.
scoltock General discussion 29 6,358 2011-11-25, 12:57 pm
    Thread: What is the best background music for studying
Post: What is the best background music for studying

something like this [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7TdlZ8I8Po] ? I just searched alpha binaural beat on youtube. I prefer listening to music that I like, although it sometimes distracts me. ...
scoltock Off topic 40 11,129 2011-11-19, 8:10 pm
    Thread: I study Nihongo because...
Post: I study Nihongo because...

astendra Wrote:I think this is my reason: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjaWC0Vwxu8] why does day[9] always look stoned on his dailies :D I guess I started learning because I got into anime ...
scoltock Off topic 358 111,232 2011-11-06, 6:14 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Finally half way :D I tried to go at a pace of 100 a day a couple of months ago....I lasted 6 days, lol I'm glad I forced myself to start doing RTK again, otherwise I would still be nowhere. Need to ...
scoltock Remembering the Kanji 616 180,552 2011-07-24, 2:46 pm
    Thread: Adults ‘better’ than kids at learning new language
Post: Adults ‘better’ than kids at learning new language

A 2 year old could talk circles around me, as I know literally no vocab (just a few words from anime) because I'm only halfway through RTK after burning out a couple of months ago. I was just saying t...
scoltock Off topic 21 5,937 2011-07-24, 1:07 pm
    Thread: Adults ‘better’ than kids at learning new language
Post: Adults ‘better’ than kids at learning new language

Kuma01 Wrote:And yet a Japanese 8 year old can still talk circles around me. A japanese 8 year old has spent 8 years surrounded by Japanese and needed to learn the language to communicate with people....
scoltock Off topic 21 5,937 2011-07-24, 12:42 pm
    Thread: Average Retention
Post: Average Retention

I think the reason I forgot 25 kanji was because I was trying to get through them as quickly as possible, so my stories were not very vivid and I did not spend enough time trying to memorise it proper...
scoltock Remembering the Kanji 18 5,439 2011-04-12, 5:00 am
    Thread: Average Retention
Post: Average Retention

I don't really have a 'normal' pace, as I only started a week ago. One of the reasons I decided to try 100 a day was just to see if it felt natural or 'normal' to try and get through that many. Truth...
scoltock Remembering the Kanji 18 5,439 2011-04-09, 5:36 pm
    Thread: Average Retention
Post: Average Retention

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) my life is not as busy as it used to be, so I will almost always have enough time for 1-2 hour reviews, even if it is just spread throug...
scoltock Remembering the Kanji 18 5,439 2011-04-09, 4:54 pm
    Thread: Average Retention
Post: Average Retention

Hi, I've only been doing RTK for a week now, and I have been doing 50 kanji a day, with about 95 - 100 % retention. I have recently found myself with a but more time, so I started to try and do 100 k...
scoltock Remembering the Kanji 18 5,439 2011-04-09, 4:46 pm