Re: Not all those who wander are lost
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:50 pm
I found your language log from looking for experiences with Assimil and I've been really interested in your explorations in Japanese.
Are you doing any study of the language, like using textbooks or audio courses? I'm just wondering how you're getting on with the native content you're using.
AJATT was all the rage when I first started learning Japanese but I didn't find it very worthwhile and I disliked the "language guru" nature of it. Drilling flashcards is boring and it's easy to overload on it especially when you've got so many RTK kanji drills.
I used a bunch of materials when I was learning Japanese--Pimsleur was boring but really really useful for getting me conversational. I also used a textbook called 'Japanese for Everyone' for self-study (different from 'Minna no Nihongo' which I used in formal classes). It was pretty good but it packed a lot into such a small textbook. For the past 2 years I've been using Genki to teach a beginning student and it's really good. There are a lot of supplementary materials that are so helpful (videos for each grammar point and dialogue, 3 listening exercises per chapter, online interactive exercises etc). I think it could definitely be used for self-study as well. There is an answer key and the majority of the exercises are possible on your own.
Anyway, glad you're still enjoying your studies with it and good luck!
Are you doing any study of the language, like using textbooks or audio courses? I'm just wondering how you're getting on with the native content you're using.
AJATT was all the rage when I first started learning Japanese but I didn't find it very worthwhile and I disliked the "language guru" nature of it. Drilling flashcards is boring and it's easy to overload on it especially when you've got so many RTK kanji drills.
I used a bunch of materials when I was learning Japanese--Pimsleur was boring but really really useful for getting me conversational. I also used a textbook called 'Japanese for Everyone' for self-study (different from 'Minna no Nihongo' which I used in formal classes). It was pretty good but it packed a lot into such a small textbook. For the past 2 years I've been using Genki to teach a beginning student and it's really good. There are a lot of supplementary materials that are so helpful (videos for each grammar point and dialogue, 3 listening exercises per chapter, online interactive exercises etc). I think it could definitely be used for self-study as well. There is an answer key and the majority of the exercises are possible on your own.
Anyway, glad you're still enjoying your studies with it and good luck!