Hey,
I'm a student going in 1 month to Japan for a full master with a MEXT scholarship. Also I'm making an app to study the Japanese Kanji (but I don't want this forum topic to be about this).
Since I'm about to go to Japan I want to speak and understand Japanese, I truly do. I want to be able to communicate with my fellow Japanese students in Japanese. So I should spent this full month studying as much Japanese as I can.
However somehow things like "I want to understand Japanese", "I want to communicate in Japanese" are to vague as a concrete goal. I notice how I want to spend a day learning Japanese, but I end up doing not so much besides watching some anime without subtitles (which is a great way to learn non the less). I want to do more than just a few things Japanese and be happy with a learning day like that.
I notice that with the pressure I put on myself to study as much Japanese as possible only results in anxiety that in turn makes me study less Japanese. I need the fun back in wanting to learn Japanese instead of it becoming a chore I have to do (although I understand that for some parts of Japanese you have to go through tedious studying).
I was wondering what kind of concrete goals you set or other things to keep yourself more active with learning Japanese?
I'm a student going in 1 month to Japan for a full master with a MEXT scholarship. Also I'm making an app to study the Japanese Kanji (but I don't want this forum topic to be about this).
Since I'm about to go to Japan I want to speak and understand Japanese, I truly do. I want to be able to communicate with my fellow Japanese students in Japanese. So I should spent this full month studying as much Japanese as I can.
However somehow things like "I want to understand Japanese", "I want to communicate in Japanese" are to vague as a concrete goal. I notice how I want to spend a day learning Japanese, but I end up doing not so much besides watching some anime without subtitles (which is a great way to learn non the less). I want to do more than just a few things Japanese and be happy with a learning day like that.
I notice that with the pressure I put on myself to study as much Japanese as possible only results in anxiety that in turn makes me study less Japanese. I need the fun back in wanting to learn Japanese instead of it becoming a chore I have to do (although I understand that for some parts of Japanese you have to go through tedious studying).
I was wondering what kind of concrete goals you set or other things to keep yourself more active with learning Japanese?