jettyke Wrote:I concentrate on listening comprehension first.buonaparte Wrote:Parallel Japanese-English:How would you learn with them? Just read the english and japanese box and move on to the next box?
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I read L1 (base language) and simultaneously listen to L2 (target language).
If I have trouble I quickly look at L2 while listening, if that does not help, I use a mouse over pop-up. I don't memorize anything, my goal is understanding. I go from the beginning to the end of a novel and then do it again.
When I understand everything or at least the vast majority I concentrate on speaking:
I first repeat after the recording here and there, first small chunks, even individual words, and then the chunks get longer and longer. After a while I can repeat almost everything without stopping the recording.
Then I concentrate on reading. I listen and look at the text in L2 - if I have trouble figuring the kanji (components, stroke order) I stop the recording and check. I do not memorize anything. My aim is understanding. I go from the beginning to the end of the novel/story, several times, if necessary.
Then I concentrate on reading: I look at the L1 text and read silently to a fragment and then listen to check if I have read properly. I don't memorize anything.
Then I concentrate on writing. I listen, repeat after the recording, look at L1 and write - but not everything, only something I wouldn't be able to write myself. I do not memorize anything.
Then I write myself: I listen and write down what I hear, but not everything - I skip the easy chunks.
I check what I have written against the L1 text.
I do not memorize anything. My aim is to maximize exposure.
And that's about it.
Then I use the new language. I listen, I read, I write, I speak. And now it is relatively easy. It takes some thinking, though.
Be happy,
do it your own way.