I'm going to shamelessly promote my blog for a minute (don't worry, it isn't commercial), and hopefully get some feedback and suggestions on a series I'm writing on Heisig's method. The first two articles have been posted, and the third is almost ready, but I'm looking for ideas on what else I can cover.
The first article is called The Heisig Files, Part I: History and Criticism. I cover the history of the method, then some of the main arguments people raise against it, and I attempt a rebuttal of each.
The second is The Heisig Files, Part I: Return on Investment. I talk about the time commitment and address the question of "Will I just be wasting my time?" I argue that the time invested in learning the 漢字 up front will make the rest of your study much more efficient, so it's worth the trade-off.
Part III is called The Unified Theory of 漢字. I talk about who should use which books (is it necessary to use RTK3, for example), and who should use all the books (I'm learning both Japanese and Chinese). I even talk about going on from there (while studying the language) if you want to do things like pass Kanji Kentei Level 1, or do research in grad school on character etymology and usage (me again).
I'm open for suggestions on what else to cover. There's so much that could be written about it, I'm sure I missed plenty.
Thanks.
The first article is called The Heisig Files, Part I: History and Criticism. I cover the history of the method, then some of the main arguments people raise against it, and I attempt a rebuttal of each.
The second is The Heisig Files, Part I: Return on Investment. I talk about the time commitment and address the question of "Will I just be wasting my time?" I argue that the time invested in learning the 漢字 up front will make the rest of your study much more efficient, so it's worth the trade-off.
Part III is called The Unified Theory of 漢字. I talk about who should use which books (is it necessary to use RTK3, for example), and who should use all the books (I'm learning both Japanese and Chinese). I even talk about going on from there (while studying the language) if you want to do things like pass Kanji Kentei Level 1, or do research in grad school on character etymology and usage (me again).
I'm open for suggestions on what else to cover. There's so much that could be written about it, I'm sure I missed plenty.
Thanks.
Edited: 2009-10-14, 11:53 pm