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    Thread: Learning Resources: Boyfriends, Girlfriends, and your study.
Post: Learning Resources: Boyfriends, Girlfriends, and ...

I was going to find a Japanese girlfriend to help me learn Japanese more quickly, but my wife didn't approve of the idea ;)
_Qbe_ Learning resources 29 4,809 2008-08-12, 12:06 pm
    Thread: Chapter 23 - Who's idea was this?
Post: Chapter 23 - Who's idea was this?

Preach it, brothers. Chapter 23 is a bear--not because of difficulty, but because of the sheer number of kanji. I'm finishing it today. By my calculation, I've spent 3 weeks on it now. It's goin...
_Qbe_ Remembering the Kanji 18 3,358 2008-05-17, 1:49 pm
    Thread: What age are you?
Post: What age are you?

I'm 40. Started RTK in July 2004. I've stopped and restarted at least 4 times now. My high-water mark was frame 1151. Currently back around 450.
_Qbe_ Off topic 357 73,670 2008-02-22, 10:14 am
    Thread: JLPT 2007 Results
Post: JLPT 2007 Results

Passed 4級. I got an email today from The Japan Foundation letting me know that I could check my results online: Writing: 95/100 Listening: 71/100 Reading: 157/200 Total: 323/400 After the test I wr...
_Qbe_ JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 53 19,983 2008-02-20, 11:59 pm
    Thread: jlptstudy.com
Post: jlptstudy.com

The other day I sent an email to Peter van der Woude of jlptstudy.com. He replied: Peter Wrote:The computer that's hosting the site has had some catastrophic failure. I'm a bit surprised it's taking...
_Qbe_ General discussion 4 1,900 2008-02-16, 1:27 pm
    Thread: I need to interview someone...
Post: I need to interview someone...

Maybe you could try to contact The Man himself. Fellow member taijuando did a really great (and inspirational) interview with Heisig for kanjiclinic a while back.
_Qbe_ Off topic 2 1,088 2008-01-25, 4:10 pm
    Thread: Heisig Method Non-Believers
Post: Heisig Method Non-Believers

billyclyde Wrote:_Qbe_ Wrote:When people get religious about their learning methods, there's little point in arguing with them. Like us, right? We're all calling them "unbelievers," after all. I sug...
_Qbe_ Remembering the Kanji 43 11,412 2008-01-08, 3:12 pm
    Thread: Heisig Method Non-Believers
Post: Heisig Method Non-Believers

Biene Wrote:No, not non-argumentative types, but rather a lot of us had enough arguments for some time on the topic. Bingo. I spent way too much time arguing the virtues of Heisig with unbelievers wh...
_Qbe_ Remembering the Kanji 43 11,412 2008-01-08, 1:30 pm
    Thread: Recommend Japanese language podcasts?
Post: Recommend Japanese language podcasts?

From my bookmarks: Nippon VoiceBlog -- sadly, appears to be dead like njuku japancast.net Talking Drunk-- for those who like Japanese and beer Osaka dialect lessons
_Qbe_ Learning resources 21 14,253 2007-12-10, 11:39 am
    Thread: Adverse effects of RTK1?
Post: Adverse effects of RTK1?

leosmith Wrote:Let me take a wild stab and say "The Japanese Page". There are some good resources there, but the forum is controlled by a group of, for lack of a better word, trolls. And that's ironic...
_Qbe_ General discussion 27 6,461 2007-11-22, 4:23 pm
    Thread: AKSTNHMYRW (mnemonic)
Post: AKSTNHMYRW (mnemonic)

I learned the kana from Remembering the Kana and thought the song with the Fr?re Jacques tune was stupid. Guess what has consistently worked for me? Yep. That song. It never fails me.
_Qbe_ General discussion 29 10,123 2007-11-22, 3:56 pm
    Thread: New Here...Question on Organization/Schedule
Post: New Here...Question on Organization/Schedule

I started learning Japanese as a hobby in 2004. About a year ago I was diagnosed with moderately-severe ADHD. Since then I've been figuring out how it's affected my life in general and language lear...
_Qbe_ General discussion 18 3,820 2007-11-21, 4:11 pm
    Thread: Turning Your PC Japanese?
Post: Turning Your PC Japanese?

Don't know whether or not this is what you're looking for, but last year I was inspired by AJATT to get a Japanese OS on my PC; since I'm in IT and use a computer 12 hours/day, it seemed like a good a...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 14 3,320 2007-11-13, 11:34 pm
    Thread: Will Kanji make me boring (?_??)
Post: Will Kanji make me boring (?_??)

As others have said, you are the one who will determine how much of your time it will eat up. You can give it 10 minutes per day; you can give it 10 hours per day. However, the tradeoff is that the ...
_Qbe_ General discussion 7 1,931 2007-08-24, 9:10 pm
    Thread: JLPT 4 Grammar
Post: JLPT 4 Grammar

http://www.jlptstudy.com/ should have some useful resources for you.
_Qbe_ JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 3 3,679 2007-08-16, 7:21 pm
    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

Christine_Tham Wrote:Okay, based on the recommendations on this site I have ordered a copy of JFE. I have also borrowed the cassette tapes from the library to listen to. Is the workbook worthwhile us...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 72 34,440 2007-08-03, 9:37 am
    Thread: Any thoughts on Vee David's "The Kanji Handbook"?
Post: Any thoughts on Vee David's "The Kanji Handbook"?

A few months ago I asked my local Barnes & Noble to order this one, since I was at a standstill with RTK and floundering about for an alternative. I spent an hour or so looking at the book and kn...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 6 4,943 2007-07-22, 1:19 pm
    Thread: Why?
Post: Why?

I started learning Japanese in July 2004 solely as a diversion, triggered by a combination of overwork, no pay raise and discovery of Japan as portrayed by the video game Shenmue. I've always loved l...
_Qbe_ Off topic 29 6,709 2007-07-17, 11:53 am
    Thread: Your favourite songs
Post: Your favourite songs

Cool--gotta love a suggestion thread. Last year I listened to Ai Otsuka a LOT. Even my sons became fans. Currently some of my favorites are: Chemistry Judy and Mary Yui Horie (some of her older st...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 30 8,295 2007-07-16, 10:29 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Congratulations to those of you who have finished. Reading this thread today has given me the motivation to start my fourth push to finish RTK. Megaqwerty Wrote:Dr. Hellsing Wrote:Valeant benefici,...
_Qbe_ Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,597 2007-07-12, 9:32 pm
    Thread: textbooks
Post: textbooks

khooks Wrote:I can't find a source for it, but there's also a followup to Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar called "A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar" that's very good. Both are a litt...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 119 45,127 2007-05-11, 8:55 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Congratulations Daniel! Completing the book in 8 weeks is impressive. I've had RTK1 for 2.5 years and am still only at 1150 or so; I'm tempted to give up, but your words are inspirational. I think ...
_Qbe_ Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,597 2007-03-16, 2:39 pm
    Thread: Learning a few words as you go
Post: Learning a few words as you go

If you're studying Japanese in conjunction with RTK, is it possible NOT to learn common words as you go along? It happens to me frequently; I consider it a bonus that comes with using RTK. More gene...
_Qbe_ Remembering the Kanji 4 1,261 2007-02-21, 1:44 pm
    Thread: Kanji Games for the Nintendo DS
Post: Kanji Games for the Nintendo DS

I bought a Nintendo DS just so I could use of the DS dictionaries (漢字そのままDS楽引辞典); I've looked at some of the others available but am not convinced that they'd be useful to me at this point (1150 in RT...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 231 128,177 2007-02-15, 9:33 am
    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

It seems like we've been spending about 4-5 hours of class time on lessons 7-14, plus I've been doing another 3-4 hours of work on the exercises, plus another 2 or so on vocabulary and dialogs, so abo...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 72 34,440 2007-01-08, 3:44 pm
    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

Our weekly Japanese class starts again Wednesday and we'll begin Lesson 14. At the current rate we'll be finished late this year. That's not good enough for me anymore (I'm tired of slow progress!),...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 72 34,440 2007-01-08, 12:57 pm
    Thread: Index of online Japanese resources.
Post: Index of online Japanese resources.

Yeah, I listened to the first 40 or so of Jpod101, got really tired of the American guy and gave up. Might try again, but I'd really like some better listening material for the daily dogwalk. Yomiur...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 16 5,120 2007-01-08, 10:09 am
    Thread: What makes a kanji "difficult" to the Japanese?
Post: What makes a kanji "difficult" to the Japanese?

The other day I was talking with one of my conversation partners in Japan. The subject of kanji learning came up, and I mentioned that I had just learned 摩, as in 摩滅. She said, "Oh, that's a very di...
_Qbe_ The Japanese language 12 10,575 2006-11-25, 9:00 pm
    Thread: Best online site for learning Japanese: Mixi!
Post: Best online site for learning Japanese: Mixi!

You can find a brief tutorial on getting set up here.
_Qbe_ Learning resources 5 3,043 2006-11-09, 11:47 am
    Thread: Japanese Torrent Sites (music, anime, etc.)
Post: Japanese Torrent Sites (music, anime, etc.)

I'm a bit late to the party here, but I'd like to throw in another vote for Trick. Season 1 is a lot of fun, though season 2 drags a bit. We're hoping it picks up in speed again. My wife is hooked ...
_Qbe_ Learning resources 27 131,562 2006-11-03, 11:58 am