Get Set, Ready! Japanese Study Time!
Posted by Persocom on Feb 3, 2009 in Japanese | 11 comments
I’ve been wanting to learn Japanese for a while, but it’s really hard to stay serious about studying something when you’re doing it on your own. At least, in my case, I tend to procrastinate too often, and thus things end up piling up and not getting done. Things that I should enjoy doing get thrown to the side with pitiful excuses as to why I haven’t gotten much done with it. Well, that’s not the case with my Japanese studying anymore! I’ve got four books, numerous bookmarks, joined a couple communities and the interest all there. Heck, I even have an online friend who randomly quizzes me once in a while. But even with all that, I’ve been slacking hardcore. I pick up a book and read a bit, I’ve gotten a few phrases, a handful of words and a decent amount of Hiragana stored up in my mind, but I just haven’t had the one thing I needed most, constant motivation. Also, much to my dismay, in my city there is nowhere to take Japanese classes or college courses. I’ve already looked into it, thinking that perhaps what I really needed was to be taught as a student with an actual teacher. Thanks to DannyChoo talking about iKnow on his site, I found what I was missing: interactive studying that goes at my pace. I think I’ve done more studying today alone than in my entire “studying” previously. Of course, this isn’t going to do it all for me, there will be more steps to take in the future, like actually speaking and having conversations with people. All in time. Anyways a brief introduction to iKnow. The site is pretty simple to understand. You register and create an account for free, pick your native language and the language you wish to learn. Once you’re set up you can tweak your profile or get to learning right away. You chose courses you want to take, or lists you want to study, and do them at your own pace, or at the recommended pace. I’m still new to it, so I’m still learning the features, but I had to share with everyone even though you may have seen it on DannyChoo. Read More
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