http://www.megaupload.com/?d=994PJDX8 or http://www.megaupload.com/?d=59HC4HF2 (way bigger) is the download link. I put in a txt for you guys as well if you want to read or not. It's pretty straight forward. The books with the HTML I put in it that makes it work pretty well. Just choose either folder and open the .htm file
This method is meant for intermediate to advanced but you can still try if you're lower. I've tried hundreds of study styles and this is by far the best for me.
What you do is read books in text form so you can follow along with rikai-chan. You can instantly copy and paste sentences or words into rikai-chan and use the C hotkey to copy the words with rikai-chan as well. This speeds it up pretty quickly as you can make sentence cards in well under 30 seconds so it doesn't hinder your reading time. Oh and by books, I mean whole books, things that are like 170+ pages.
Now, if you're a lower level and can't read Japanese books well yet, then you can use the translated version provided to go along with your reading. This is like training wheels, getting you prepared to read on your own. Within a few books you will probably reach this stage. Your first book will be the hardest, but the second one will be a cinch.
I have put in html codes to make it really easy on the eyes so reading for hours isn't hard at all.
I've also included this rikai-chan page for you to type. It works better than any of the online ones imo. I always have it open 24/7 and use it whenever I want to put words down whether it be from online/a book/or a video game. When I'm done for the night, I go over the giant list to study. This way you can do massive amounts of vocabulary and manage to retain it.
The basic idea is, jumping into Japanese and reading a ton, and this makes reading hassle-free. When you spend too much time looking up definitions or making cards, it will be a pain and you can easily quit. This makes it enjoyable so you usually study for longer periods of times. Even without Anki, you will start to get to the point where you have a gut feeling you know almost all the words even if you didn't remember studying them. Eventually you will continue making stronger connections that you will find yourself rarely even using rikai-chan.
This method is meant for intermediate to advanced but you can still try if you're lower. I've tried hundreds of study styles and this is by far the best for me.
What you do is read books in text form so you can follow along with rikai-chan. You can instantly copy and paste sentences or words into rikai-chan and use the C hotkey to copy the words with rikai-chan as well. This speeds it up pretty quickly as you can make sentence cards in well under 30 seconds so it doesn't hinder your reading time. Oh and by books, I mean whole books, things that are like 170+ pages.
Now, if you're a lower level and can't read Japanese books well yet, then you can use the translated version provided to go along with your reading. This is like training wheels, getting you prepared to read on your own. Within a few books you will probably reach this stage. Your first book will be the hardest, but the second one will be a cinch.
I have put in html codes to make it really easy on the eyes so reading for hours isn't hard at all.
I've also included this rikai-chan page for you to type. It works better than any of the online ones imo. I always have it open 24/7 and use it whenever I want to put words down whether it be from online/a book/or a video game. When I'm done for the night, I go over the giant list to study. This way you can do massive amounts of vocabulary and manage to retain it.
The basic idea is, jumping into Japanese and reading a ton, and this makes reading hassle-free. When you spend too much time looking up definitions or making cards, it will be a pain and you can easily quit. This makes it enjoyable so you usually study for longer periods of times. Even without Anki, you will start to get to the point where you have a gut feeling you know almost all the words even if you didn't remember studying them. Eventually you will continue making stronger connections that you will find yourself rarely even using rikai-chan.
Edited: 2010-02-13, 5:32 am