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Thread: The "I just finished KO2001, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished KO2001, please congratulate m... As for "what's next", another product from the same folks is Essential Japanese Verbs. you get multiple sentences covering each of 201 verbs. Each verb gets something like 15-20? maybe? sentences, w... |
jhenson | General discussion | 120 | 33,802 | 2012-04-03, 4:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Subscribing to iKnow Post: Subscribing to iKnow A paid service is asking you to re-subscribe prior to your subscription ending. This seems like a pretty common strategy. Often, a service will even offer a discount for early re-sub. Standard inte... |
jhenson | The Japanese language | 27 | 11,011 | 2011-10-02, 9:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Anyone have this experience? Post: Anyone have this experience? Hell, I get Magamo's first example with English when listening to young kids -- absolutely no idea what they are talking about and it's all, presumably, in English. |
jhenson | General discussion | 12 | 2,106 | 2011-09-17, 12:25 am | ||
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Thread: A question about writing the characters in RTK Post: A question about writing the characters in RTK The "messes" they write are legible **Because** of the stroke order. If you don't get the stroke order right, and you start move away from a slow, carefull, line-for-line block style, your handwritin... |
jhenson | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 3,228 | 2011-09-16, 12:04 am | ||
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Thread: Training Listening Post: Training Listening I wouldn't say that shadowing does nothing for listening. In order to shadow something, be it an audio book or a conversation, or whatever, you have to be able to pick out every single syllable or yo... |
jhenson | The Japanese language | 22 | 6,513 | 2011-09-14, 1:46 am | ||
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Thread: Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary Post: Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary If you find the sentences in Core boring, then the sentences you pull out of Kodanshas furigana dictionary won't be any better. Nor probably any beginning level resource for sentences. They're going... |
jhenson | The Japanese language | 21 | 5,161 | 2011-09-10, 10:11 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Every time I see a Magamo post I want to Report it. . .for being awesome. Thanks magamo. |
jhenson | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,315 | 2011-09-08, 11:29 pm | ||
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Thread: Kanji VS Sentences Post: Kanji VS Sentences The only sentence deck I've tried using is the Shared Deck that is most sentences from the Dictionary of ___ Japanese Grammar set of books. I'll read the grammar point in the book. Including all the ... |
jhenson | General discussion | 18 | 3,471 | 2011-09-08, 10:28 pm | ||
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Thread: The AJATT Method Post: The AJATT Method So, in summary: For any service: 1. How much time would it take YOU to do what you could pay SOMEONE ELSE to do? 2. How much is your time worth to you? 3. Math Also: 1. Some people make bad decisio... |
jhenson | General discussion | 1,517 | 595,153 | 2011-09-08, 11:29 am | ||
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Thread: "All About Particles" question Post: "All About Particles" question Looks like a mistake in the book to me. I think they put the wrong example sentence in there. |
jhenson | Learning resources | 4 | 1,036 | 2011-08-31, 11:27 pm | ||
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Thread: who really does the shadowing method. Post: who really does the shadowing method. Shadowing is one tool in your Toolbox. Depending on how you're doing it and what material you're shadowing, it could help with Pronunciation, Speed, Intonation, Rhythm, Listening Comprehension, etc. ... |
jhenson | Learning resources | 23 | 9,404 | 2011-08-29, 12:38 am | ||
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Thread: For anyone interested in AJATT.. Post: For anyone interested in AJATT.. Students are often money-constrained rather than time-constrained. For a time-constrained individual who's time-sold is worth more than someone else's time-charged, then different rules apply. So if ... |
jhenson | General discussion | 81 | 21,694 | 2011-08-25, 7:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Has anyone NOT used RTK? Post: Has anyone NOT used RTK? I see it like this: Let's say two people both have several bills to pay. One person writes out a check. Puts the check in the envelope. Walks to the post office and sends it. Comes back, writes out... |
jhenson | The Japanese language | 107 | 23,179 | 2011-08-23, 11:33 pm | ||
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Thread: How much do you re-do? (immersion) Post: How much do you re-do? (immersion) In the earlier stages of learning, there is probably more value in re-reading, re-doing, books, audio, whatever, simply due to there being less really good material available for that level. |
jhenson | Learning resources | 35 | 7,352 | 2011-08-19, 1:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Should I take an undergrad study in Japan? Post: Should I take an undergrad study in Japan? I'll add one more thing -- as someone with a degree in Chemical Engineering -- being a serious student in that field doesn't leave a lot of time for other activities. |
jhenson | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 36 | 9,261 | 2011-08-18, 12:59 am | ||
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Thread: Should I take an undergrad study in Japan? Post: Should I take an undergrad study in Japan? You have probably 1 to 1.5 years before you need to apply? Find out. Your Japanese may have to be good enough to attend by the time you apply, not by the time you start. As a back-up, look for sc... |
jhenson | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 36 | 9,261 | 2011-08-17, 10:47 pm | ||
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Thread: How long do you study a day? Post: How long do you study a day? First, I agree that's too much time. Here is my daily RTK cycle. 1. Review "Red" (Previously Failed) cards 2. Review "Blue" (New) cards 3. Review "Orange" (Due) cards 4. Learn New cards (Creating ... |
jhenson | Remembering the Kanji | 38 | 14,052 | 2011-08-17, 12:05 am | ||
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Thread: Conjugation Japanese - New Android App Post: Conjugation Japanese - New Android App What I do in situations like that, for example with iKnow multiple choice, is to fail it if I don't know the answer before looking at the options, even if I figure out correctly After looking at them.... |
jhenson | Learning resources | 8 | 3,731 | 2011-07-06, 4:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Conjugation Japanese - New Android App Post: Conjugation Japanese - New Android App I don't love the 'type it in' suggestion, (hate trying to type stuff in on the phone, especially on the train, riding in a car, etc), but I think that a "Flash Card" style implementation serves the sa... |
jhenson | Learning resources | 8 | 3,731 | 2011-07-05, 9:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Subscribing to iKnow Post: Subscribing to iKnow 1. Anki is customizable enough to allow you to emulate or even improve on the iKnow format. 2. Learning to do this, then actually doing it/revising it, could take quite a bit of time. 3. I use iKnow t... |
jhenson | The Japanese language | 27 | 11,011 | 2011-07-01, 1:26 pm | ||