(2016-03-20, 12:01 am)ariariari Wrote: Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I am the guy who recommended nihongo challenge reading / grammar. I call it "my remedial grammar book" because I should know everything in it (I passed N4 2 years ago). But I only started using anki for grammar after passing N4 (so I still need to put it all in), and there's still some grammar there that I don't know. It's kind of embarrassing, but there you go.Don't be embarssed. It's good to admit weaknesses so that you better yourself. I'm doing the same with my abysmal grammar score of zero from J-CAT. You praised the Nihongo Challenge book for improving your "remedial grammar" so I checked it out and love it! Perfect foundation builder!
I can retake the J-CAT again in August which is perfect timing to determine whether I can even attempt to touch the N3 Sou Matome books.
As for using JTMW as the first review grammar source, for me it made perfect sense to use because my main reading source is manga so why not be fully primed to read it,eh?
Then afterwards, using Genki 2 and finally the "remedial grammar book" as the official checklist for all needed N4 grammar.