I didn’t expect to be writing another entry in the same day but with the entries I do have, my blog seems like a jumble mess of thoughts. So I’m writing this entry to give some clarity as to exactly how I study Japanese with the intention of taking the JLPT N3 level exam in December. I plan to edit this post periodically.
Grammar:
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TITLE |
PROGRESS |
COMPLETION DATE |
COMMENTS |
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“Japanese the Manga Way” |
Do 3 Lessons/ week; Lesson 1 |
June 2016 |
Need to stop being lazy. The sooner I start, the sooner I finish and move on. |
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Genki 2 |
– |
July 2016 |
I don’t do grammar exercises. Just read the grammar pts. |
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– |
Sept 2016 |
This is where grammar exericises will occur. Fills grammar holes that weren’t filled with previous steps. |
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N3 Sou Matome |
– |
Dec 2016 |
– |
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– |
Dec 2016 |
In unison with Sou Matome. |
Kanji:
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TITLE |
PROGRESS |
COMPLETION DATE |
COMMENTS |
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RTK 6th ed |
Stalled atm; will try to get back into it during Spring Break (this week) |
Aug 2016 |
Contains Japanese keywords. |
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N3 Sou Matome |
– |
Dec 2016 |
– |
Vocabulary:
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TITLE |
PROGRESS |
COMPLETION DATE |
COMMENTS |
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Optimized Core 2k/6k Anki Deck |
48 cards mature; 4% cards seen |
Oct 2016 |
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Level 1> Ch2 |
N/A |
I’m just doing this as additional study sessions |
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Vocab from native sources |
Haulted atm; want to focus on Core for a while |
N/A; this is my ever-growing vocab |
Manga, anime, articles, etc. |
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N3 Sou Matome |
– |
Dec 2016 |
– |
Listening: Watch at least 1 raw episode of a show/day
- Sub2SRS
- Kage Shibari
Reading: Read at least 1 manga chapter/day
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TITLE |
PROGRESS |
COMPLETION DATE |
COMMENTS |
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「しろくまカフェ」Vol 1 |
90/160 |
June 2016 |
Probably the longest time I’ve ever committed to reading something in Japanese. |