RTK while taking Japanese class - any experiences?

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Reply #1 - 2008 October 13, 11:10 am
xenoleaf New member
Registered: 2008-10-10 Posts: 3

Has anyone tried completing RTK while taking a Japanese class?

Heisig does warns us that combining RTK with the traditional study of kanji has an adverse effect on the learning process. I was hoping that I'd be able to complete RTK1 by the end of December. In class we study around 20 kanji every two weeks.

Before I get myself into RTK, does anyone advise against it?

Last edited by xenoleaf (2008 October 13, 11:12 am)

Reply #2 - 2008 October 13, 11:38 am
AdamLeliel Member
From: Nottingham Registered: 2008-06-30 Posts: 91

My opinion is: it's not going to hurt you.

I find that studying them alongside in the traditional manner whilst learning grammar, vocabulary etc completely solidifies it in my head for me.

Reply #3 - 2008 October 13, 11:48 am
Tobberoth Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2008-08-25 Posts: 3364

Personally, I stopped training kanji in a traditional sense when I started doing Heisig. I don't think it's counter-productive, but I do think it's a waste of time. Since you have classes and can't skip the traditional ones, do them together.

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Reply #4 - 2008 October 13, 12:01 pm
kfmfe04 Member
From: 台北 Registered: 2007-10-21 Posts: 487

The only danger is that you may become so enamored with doing Heisig that you neglect your other classwork - this has happened to me while studying for the JLPT2; I have picked up Kanji at the cost of studying grammar.

But everyone reacts differently.  Do it alongside your classes, pay attention to what happens, and adjust accordingly.

Reply #5 - 2008 October 13, 12:50 pm
hknamida Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2007-08-16 Posts: 222 Website

I did RtK while taking classes, and I can't say I've had any problems because of it.

Reply #6 - 2008 October 13, 1:26 pm
xenoleaf New member
Registered: 2008-10-10 Posts: 3

That's good to hear. I'll be starting RTK, then.

Reply #7 - 2008 October 14, 11:05 am
plumage Member
From: NYC Registered: 2008-05-27 Posts: 194

Being able to associate a RTK kanji with a vocab word you already know really helps you learn both the kanji and the underlying vocab word. Some kanji which were difficult to get to stick, stuck almost instantly when I associated them with a word in my vocab SRS. At that point I didn't even need the story (which stories were never working to get those few kanji to stick anyway).

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