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Post by munchiaz on Jan 19, 2019 0:09:38 GMT
So in May of 2018 I decided to finally commit myself to learning Japanese. I have tried many times in the past and nothing stuck, and I usually gave up a few months in. I came across a method of learning Japanese known as AJATT (All Japanese all the time) now more known as MIA (Mass Immersion Approach) and I've been doing what this method instructs for the past 8 months. I'm still far far beyond anything close to being considered fluent. But from this method, and from people who have also used this, I'm hoping to reach a basic level of fluency within 3 years time.
I wanted to kind of get a discussion with others that may be learning a second language going. What methods have you used, ect ect. Lets talk
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Post by _jash on Jan 19, 2019 3:39:52 GMT
So in May of 2018 I decided to finally commit myself to learning Japanese. I have tried many times in the past and nothing stuck, and I usually gave up a few months in. I came across a method of learning Japanese known as AJATT (All Japanese all the time) now more known as MIA (Mass Immersion Approach) and I've been doing what this method instructs for the past 8 months. I'm still far far beyond anything close to being considered fluent. But from this method, and from people who have also used this, I'm hoping to reach a basic level of fluency within 3 years time. I wanted to kind of get a discussion with others that may be learning a second language going. What methods have you used, ect ect. Lets talk I kind of went the route of listening to pimsleurs cds and practice writing. I used this site for starting with hiragana. www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/
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Post by Galahad on Jan 19, 2019 5:08:37 GMT
Does learning programming languages count?I'm learning C as my third language now.
Edit:Sorry,you were clear what you meant,I skimmed through your comment when reading it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 20:03:28 GMT
Learning Japanese... I feel like a motivation greater than "I want to play Japanese games" is needed to be able to pull that off. I still have my copies of Dictionary of Japanese Grammar, Remembering the Kanji and Japanese for Everyone stored away somewhere.
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Post by munchiaz on Jan 20, 2019 3:28:24 GMT
Yeah one of my motivations is playing games, but I would also like to live and work there. I think taking in the culture that a like so much besides vacationing there would be a great experience.
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Post by dragonmasterdan on Jan 21, 2019 0:51:13 GMT
So in May of 2018 I decided to finally commit myself to learning Japanese. I have tried many times in the past and nothing stuck, and I usually gave up a few months in. I came across a method of learning Japanese known as AJATT (All Japanese all the time) now more known as MIA (Mass Immersion Approach) and I've been doing what this method instructs for the past 8 months. I'm still far far beyond anything close to being considered fluent. But from this method, and from people who have also used this, I'm hoping to reach a basic level of fluency within 3 years time. I wanted to kind of get a discussion with others that may be learning a second language going. What methods have you used, ect ect. Lets talk
I took a year of Japanese in Junior college. Fast forward nearly two decades and I retain very little of it from a writing standpoint but when I hear spoken Japanese can still pick out words or phrases and have some understanding of it.
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Post by ClodBuster on Jan 21, 2019 14:04:43 GMT
Good luck Munch. Twenty years ago, I was eager doing the same, learning Japanese. But eventually I decided that English and French were enough foreign languages to mess around with for me.
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Post by soop on Jan 21, 2019 14:21:35 GMT
Good luck Munch. Twenty years ago, I was eager doing the same, learning Japanese. But eventually I decided that English and French were enough foreign languages to mess around with for me. Your English is flawless. All I can say in German is "ach nein, das ist orangensaft in mein augen" and "Dein Hundt ist in mein Kartopfelsalad". And probably not even that well.
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Post by ClodBuster on Jan 21, 2019 14:49:57 GMT
Thanks soop, you made my day.
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Post by dshadoff on Jan 21, 2019 15:50:49 GMT
One pleasant side effect of learning a second language, is that it can make us appreciate our first language, and all the nuances. It made me want to avoid being sloppy in my English communications.
The biggest advice I can give you is not to give up, and keep going. You start out thinking "as long as I can basically understand, and be understood, that's OK", but then you can achieve that much, and it doesn't feel like it's enough. Then you get frustrated for (decreasing number of) times that you don't manage understanding. Then, you feel like you can make yourself clear, but there is no "beauty" in your speech, and you want to remove repetition, despite its usefulness at avoiding ambiguity. Then, you want nuance...
Just summing it up, it's a "Pokemon: Gotta catch 'em all" situation, where you'll always want more... just keep at it, and you'll improve (even when you can't prove it).
Dave
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Post by purple1308 on Jan 22, 2019 22:46:14 GMT
Man I want to learn a 3rd language but I need to find a good way of learning one
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Post by marktheshark on Jul 5, 2019 15:30:10 GMT
I've been wanting to learn Japanese for a little while now. It's just that I've been busy with quite a few things lately. I honestly regret not taking some language classes when I was still in college. Oh well. I really hope it's not too late at my age to learn another language.
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Post by dshadoff on Jul 5, 2019 17:28:18 GMT
It’s never too late, but it is a matter of persistence. I was 37 when I decided to take a proper course to learn Japanese. While I’ll be the first to say that I’m not as fluent as I’d like to be, this is also a common complaint of any near-native English speaker I’ve ever met. So don’t let any comments like that stop you. Honestly, I’ve been able to get so much more out of everything Japanese I interact with (even if I complain something is still lacking). So go for it.
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