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    Thread: Japanese SAT II
Post: Japanese SAT II

Having taken both the AP Exam and the SAT II in terms of difficulty I would say it's like this: N3 > AP Exam > N4 > SAT II A 600 is a an average score for the SAT II Japanese and most of th...
CerpinTaxt General discussion 7 3,114 2013-07-27, 10:50 pm
    Thread: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet
Post: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet

I think regarding the cloze deletion, it would be good to use the grammar examples as a passive learning source, and utilize practice sentences as cloze deletion. For me the passive exposure helps me...
CerpinTaxt Group study 13 7,377 2012-08-05, 12:35 pm
    Thread: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet
Post: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet

Once I get my hands on a book (around next week) I'm going to start on this. I'll set up a google doc and all that jazz. If someone wants to do now? That'd be great. I think right now there's people ...
CerpinTaxt Group study 13 7,377 2012-08-04, 2:01 pm
    Thread: Is there a free J-J dictionary for android?
Post: Is there a free J-J dictionary for android?

Could you point me to a copy of an epwing version of 大辞林?
CerpinTaxt Learning resources 6 1,255 2012-08-02, 10:34 pm
    Thread: Is there a free J-J dictionary for android?
Post: Is there a free J-J dictionary for android?

I've been trying to search and find one but most seem only to be English to Japanese. The only one I did find was 大辞林 which costs $30... I'm not sure how I feel about spending that much on an app....
CerpinTaxt Learning resources 6 1,255 2012-08-02, 6:51 pm
    Thread: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet
Post: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet

I'd definitely be interested in doing this. Hell I was going to do this eventually anyway. Is there a link to the exact book that you guys are tentatively planning on? In a few weeks I'm heading hom...
CerpinTaxt Group study 13 7,377 2012-07-25, 8:30 am
    Thread: Am I actually learning?
Post: Am I actually learning?

somstuff Wrote:Another problem I have is that when I'm doing vocab in Anki (Genki, Core, Tae Kim), I feel like I'm only looking at one certain unique part of the kanji, and determining the meaning fro...
CerpinTaxt The Japanese language 15 3,238 2012-07-17, 3:14 pm
    Thread: Downloading Movies from Youku
Post: Downloading Movies from Youku

Haven't tested this and maybe it's been changed, but if you're streaming something browsers usually save that data locally either in a .swf or .flv Finding the directory where these temporary files ar...
CerpinTaxt Off topic 9 15,810 2012-07-15, 1:22 pm
    Thread: Site for watching Japanese TV
Post: Site for watching Japanese TV

http://moviemaga.blog20.fc2.com/ Was this the site? I believe it has everything.
CerpinTaxt Learning resources 11 3,124 2012-07-13, 7:46 pm
    Thread: How many reps do you do in 10 minutes in Anki?
Post: How many reps do you do in 10 minutes in Anki?

1 in 10 seconds so i guess 60 every 10 minutes.
CerpinTaxt Off topic 14 2,385 2012-07-13, 1:06 pm
    Thread: Moving from intermediate to advanced
Post: Moving from intermediate to advanced

Ok woah this got more responses than I was expecting. Fillanzea Wrote:I think, as you move from an intermediate level to an advanced level, you have to move past SRSing using premade decks. At an adv...
CerpinTaxt The Japanese language 47 10,053 2012-07-09, 4:59 pm
    Thread: Moving from intermediate to advanced
Post: Moving from intermediate to advanced

So over the course of three years I've followed the advice laid out here, and from other sources, on how to study Japanese. I've gone through Genki I & II, gone through Tae Kim, done RTK, done KO2...
CerpinTaxt The Japanese language 47 10,053 2012-07-08, 9:43 pm
    Thread: Worst Mistakes
Post: Worst Mistakes

Not something hugely detrimental, but I srsd 握手 with the reading はくしゅ... Only after a few months did I realize that it was read あくしゅ
CerpinTaxt General discussion 21 5,915 2012-05-06, 2:30 pm
    Thread: Has anybody here finished all core 2000 and 6000 decks ?
Post: Has anybody here finished all core 2000 and 6000 d...

loverkanji Wrote:Btw, what is this L1 and L2 that people mention ? L1 = First Language, L2 = Second Language
CerpinTaxt General discussion 33 7,977 2012-04-13, 2:01 pm
    Thread: Are some people just good at learning a new language?
Post: Are some people just good at learning a new langua...

Merocor Wrote:I think that's more of a common belief spread by various concerned mothers who want the best for their kids and are enrolling them in as many things as possible. Being bilingual certainl...
CerpinTaxt General discussion 29 5,566 2012-04-12, 12:23 am
    Thread: What should I do?
Post: What should I do?

Just reading through this quickly, you do know you can appeal to BU for financial aid when you get a relevant finaid offer from UT? Most colleges, especially some state colleges do offer competitive f...
CerpinTaxt General discussion 69 6,893 2012-04-08, 11:08 am
    Thread: What's your area of study?
Post: What's your area of study?

Studying Information Systems. I always loved technology and realized I wasn't that good at programming, so IS kind of fit into that weirdly... I'm going the information technology management route in ...
CerpinTaxt Off topic 45 10,652 2011-12-05, 9:27 pm
    Thread: 虛 - Can someone help identify a kanji similar to this one?
Post: 虛 - Can someone help identify a kanji similar to t...

Are you just looking for that character? If so... 嘘
CerpinTaxt The Japanese language 9 1,439 2011-12-05, 9:19 pm
    Thread: Japanese Bands
Post: Japanese Bands

Another namedrop.... Sparta Locals Rin Toshite Shigure Zazen Boys Number Girl Rejuvenated Half-Face Qomolgama Tomato miimi Mass of the Fermenting Dregs School Food Punishment Someone also mentioned F...
CerpinTaxt General discussion 23 9,883 2010-04-04, 6:20 pm
    Thread: High-school credit
Post: High-school credit

Only other thing i can think of would be just self studying for the AP test and taking that. Is this language credit a required graduation requirement by the way?
CerpinTaxt JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 3 1,885 2010-02-05, 9:09 pm
    Thread: Analog tv is gone in Japan in 2011. End of Keyhole tv and the like?
Post: Analog tv is gone in Japan in 2011. End of Keyhol...

Bokusenou Wrote:Ah, thanks. I missed that.. Could someone give me an invite? You don't need an invite to register.
CerpinTaxt General discussion 22 18,897 2010-01-25, 5:04 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

@kazelee It seems he's going by anki stats? Then there was this site awhile back someone posted: http://answercowapp.appspot.com/app/kanjicoverage/index As for my recent achievements: Just started ...
CerpinTaxt General discussion 1,389 294,379 2010-01-03, 1:53 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

1 month behind schedule but I made it! Finally i can go back to actually studying Japanese.
CerpinTaxt Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,601 2010-01-01, 3:05 am
    Thread: beginner manga/childrens books to start on?
Post: beginner manga/childrens books to start on?

Yotsubato! is always a good starting point I think. You can check out mangahelpers.com and read the raws online.
CerpinTaxt Learning resources 38 16,852 2009-12-26, 12:09 am
    Thread: Cool Japanese girl's name
Post: Cool Japanese girl's name

Hashiriya Wrote:But a real name I really like is きりこ but I don't know the kanji for it... It just sounds nice to me I've seen it written 桐子
CerpinTaxt Off topic 68 15,432 2009-12-21, 3:00 pm
    Thread: Real College Credit for JLPT type tests...
Post: Real College Credit for JLPT type tests...

Hashiriya Wrote:meh, apparently AP tests are only available to High School students from what I understand. Anybody that is high school age should check into this though.. Yup, AP only for high school...
CerpinTaxt General discussion 4 1,730 2009-12-16, 5:23 pm
    Thread: SRS for High Schoolers
Post: SRS for High Schoolers

unauthorized Wrote:I don't know about you, but most of my school exams were so easy, that I could pass the exam with a near-perfect score in just one day of study. Heck, just listening in class was en...
CerpinTaxt Off topic 36 6,055 2009-12-16, 4:54 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

vinniram Wrote:I'm at 677, and I'm feeling like this is never going to end :( So many people are talking about what you do AFTER RtK, like 2001: A Kanji Odyssey, and Tae Kim. I want to get into that f...
CerpinTaxt Remembering the Kanji 908 186,061 2009-12-13, 11:55 pm
    Thread: polyglot dream list
Post: polyglot dream list

kame3 Wrote:Also I did not think any of the Indian languages (Bengali, Hindi) were worth it, considering everybody can speak English as a second language there (or at least that is what I was informed...
CerpinTaxt Off topic 73 14,895 2009-12-10, 12:52 am
    Thread: Kanji Coverage Percent
Post: Kanji Coverage Percent

Surprised that the 440 Kanji i learnt before RTK (combining Genki+AP Japanese Kanji list) gave me 65%
CerpinTaxt General discussion 23 7,277 2009-12-09, 7:28 pm