I have been searching different methods in learning language from AJATT to JALUP, Antimoon to Assimil, L-R to "Speaking from Day One", and I found that JTA method to be perfect for me.
Basically how the JTA method works is that you learn through video immersion by first watching the video in its L2 audio with L1 subtitles (i.e. JP audio with ENG sub). Then, right after you watch it, you immediately re-watch it, this time with no subs. That way you have a firm grasp of what they say, the subs aren't in the way so that you can hear what they say and the brain does the rest of the work, and through time, you'll start picking up patterns and words by doing this.
The good thing about this method is that it is so easy to do. You barely need anything. If you have your choice of anime or drama with you (and subs) you just need to watch it twice then your done. You also barely need to do anything. Well, at least compared to other methods.
As for me, I tweaked the original method. Instead of watching the whole episode then re-watching it completely, I separate them into small chunks and that's what I work with. I have the chunks made from scenes, each not lasting 5 minutes each. These small chunks are what I re-watch. The other difference is that I download the Japanese subtitles and re-watch it more than once. The way I watch it is I play a chunks 5 times in this order: English subs, Japanese Subs, English subs, Japanese subs, and no subs. I repeat the English, because if after watching the English subs for the first time and I still don't understand, I will be able to understand it if i re-watch the ENG subs. And if I do not understand it again then I repeat again. The Japanese subtitles repeat again for the second time because when I played the ENG subs for the first time, the JP subs followed. Due to this method I can improve my listening skills, I can easily follow Japanese words, I can look up for a word I don't know, and I get to know the kanji of that certain word. After that, using Subs2SRS, I input the video in Anki and review from there. I also apply other techniques such as shadowing.
And of course, I do not do this alone. This is not my only means. I have other sources such as Core 2k/6k, RTK, Tae Kim, Minna no Nihongo, etc.
Note: I only started this week.
Basically how the JTA method works is that you learn through video immersion by first watching the video in its L2 audio with L1 subtitles (i.e. JP audio with ENG sub). Then, right after you watch it, you immediately re-watch it, this time with no subs. That way you have a firm grasp of what they say, the subs aren't in the way so that you can hear what they say and the brain does the rest of the work, and through time, you'll start picking up patterns and words by doing this.
The good thing about this method is that it is so easy to do. You barely need anything. If you have your choice of anime or drama with you (and subs) you just need to watch it twice then your done. You also barely need to do anything. Well, at least compared to other methods.
As for me, I tweaked the original method. Instead of watching the whole episode then re-watching it completely, I separate them into small chunks and that's what I work with. I have the chunks made from scenes, each not lasting 5 minutes each. These small chunks are what I re-watch. The other difference is that I download the Japanese subtitles and re-watch it more than once. The way I watch it is I play a chunks 5 times in this order: English subs, Japanese Subs, English subs, Japanese subs, and no subs. I repeat the English, because if after watching the English subs for the first time and I still don't understand, I will be able to understand it if i re-watch the ENG subs. And if I do not understand it again then I repeat again. The Japanese subtitles repeat again for the second time because when I played the ENG subs for the first time, the JP subs followed. Due to this method I can improve my listening skills, I can easily follow Japanese words, I can look up for a word I don't know, and I get to know the kanji of that certain word. After that, using Subs2SRS, I input the video in Anki and review from there. I also apply other techniques such as shadowing.
And of course, I do not do this alone. This is not my only means. I have other sources such as Core 2k/6k, RTK, Tae Kim, Minna no Nihongo, etc.
Note: I only started this week.
