Hi everyone,
I just found this site and signed up to the forum to ask you all for some learning advice.
Perhaps a little personal introduction and outline of my goals would be in order.
I'm a 34 year old guy working in the Visual Effects for Film industry in Wellington, New Zealand.
My primary languages are dutch and english and I'm fluent in both.
It is my goal to eventually find a job in my field of expertise in Japan so I may work and live there. The country, the people, the culture and of course the language I find immensely fascinating.
So recently I've started taking some 'Japanese for Beginners' classes here in Wellington and am thoroughly enjoying the learning process. So far we've been learning the reading and writing of the Hiragana, some basic words written with them, and a few practical, everyday-use sentences.
Now I'd like to kick it up a notch and start learning Kanji and the Heisig books seem to be the way to go about it. I understand the first book teaches you "only" the meaning and writing, but not the reading. And I'm okay with that.... one thing at a time.
I've also downloaded Anki for my Mac and was wondering how Anki would best complement my studies when progressing through RTK1. Is it best to build one's own deck of cards, adding to the deck every with every new Kanji learned? Or do I use one of the pre-made decks readily available online?
I'm still new to the SRS system of learning so pardon me if my question seems a bit trivial.
Furthermore, I'd would love and appreciate any advice, hints and tips coming from RTK veterans before I embark on this massive journey.
Thank you for your time,
Lone Deranger
I just found this site and signed up to the forum to ask you all for some learning advice.
Perhaps a little personal introduction and outline of my goals would be in order.
I'm a 34 year old guy working in the Visual Effects for Film industry in Wellington, New Zealand.
My primary languages are dutch and english and I'm fluent in both.
It is my goal to eventually find a job in my field of expertise in Japan so I may work and live there. The country, the people, the culture and of course the language I find immensely fascinating.
So recently I've started taking some 'Japanese for Beginners' classes here in Wellington and am thoroughly enjoying the learning process. So far we've been learning the reading and writing of the Hiragana, some basic words written with them, and a few practical, everyday-use sentences.
Now I'd like to kick it up a notch and start learning Kanji and the Heisig books seem to be the way to go about it. I understand the first book teaches you "only" the meaning and writing, but not the reading. And I'm okay with that.... one thing at a time.
I've also downloaded Anki for my Mac and was wondering how Anki would best complement my studies when progressing through RTK1. Is it best to build one's own deck of cards, adding to the deck every with every new Kanji learned? Or do I use one of the pre-made decks readily available online?
I'm still new to the SRS system of learning so pardon me if my question seems a bit trivial.
Furthermore, I'd would love and appreciate any advice, hints and tips coming from RTK veterans before I embark on this massive journey.
Thank you for your time,
Lone Deranger
