I use the audio and watch videos. The exercises I'll try to do them someday, though I think they're not really worth the trouble.
Between both textbooks, I recognize that tobira as more grammar, but all in all I like AIAIJ the most, probably because I'm loyal to japan times and because even though AIAIJ lacks in exercises, the ones it has are more useful than the ones in tobira imo. Also, I don't like the audio from tobira, I don't like the voices, particularly one from a girl...and they could speak a little faster too...
It's a great textbook anyway, but the lack of (many) exercises is a minus.
I'm doing it in a fast pace because as I finished AIAIJ I know almost everything there, which is good because I can review.
Between both textbooks, I recognize that tobira as more grammar, but all in all I like AIAIJ the most, probably because I'm loyal to japan times and because even though AIAIJ lacks in exercises, the ones it has are more useful than the ones in tobira imo. Also, I don't like the audio from tobira, I don't like the voices, particularly one from a girl...and they could speak a little faster too...
It's a great textbook anyway, but the lack of (many) exercises is a minus.
I'm doing it in a fast pace because as I finished AIAIJ I know almost everything there, which is good because I can review.