Comments on: How To Use a Japanese Textbook http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook You don't learn a language, you get used to it. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ahndoruuu http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-179759 ahndoruuu Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:24:05 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-179759 Nah.  AJATT Plus is cool but it won't actually teach you anything. It probably would have best been spent on manga :P You know how much manga you can buy in Japan for $200?  Frightening amounts, let me tell you.  Nah.  AJATT Plus is cool but it won’t actually teach you anything.

It probably would have best been spent on manga :P You know how much manga you can buy in Japan for $200?  Frightening amounts, let me tell you. 

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]]> By: Suisei http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-179622 Suisei Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:24:49 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-179622 Darn it. I just bought over 200 dollars for genki ;w; I should have spent it on AJATT Plus..:C Darn it. I just bought over 200 dollars for genki ;w; I should have spent it on AJATT Plus..:C

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]]> By: How to use a textbook to learn languages | Learn Languages the fast way http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-174846 How to use a textbook to learn languages | Learn Languages the fast way Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:59:55 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-174846 [...] more ranting about textbooks and how you can use them, here :http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. By Efficiency Hacks- Do [...] [...] more ranting about textbooks and how you can use them, here :www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. By Efficiency Hacks- Do [...]

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]]> By: Jason http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-79561 Jason Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:49:06 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-79561 Can you write an example sentence of a sentence that you don't understand?? Maybe I can help you. Can you write an example sentence of a sentence that you don’t understand?? Maybe I can help you.

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]]> By: You’re Not A “Learner”, You’re A Logistics Officer | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-75484 You’re Not A “Learner”, You’re A Logistics Officer | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:00:14 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-75484 [...] To the extent that the word “learn” often comes loaded with connotations of boredom, textbooks, confusion and more boredom, you don’t get good at Japanese by “learning” it. [...] [...] To the extent that the word “learn” often comes loaded with connotations of boredom, textbooks, confusion and more boredom, you don’t get good at Japanese by “learning” it. [...]

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]]> By: Tyler (Brokenvai) http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-72980 Tyler (Brokenvai) Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:43:13 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-72980 I did what Khatz did with his initial 500, which was mining sentences from a J-E dictionary. They're so simp-o. And everything is clearly explained. When I use the online Goo dictionary, I just borrow the Japanese example sentences they use to put the word in context. Then usually I can get a feel for it as well as the definition. I did what Khatz did with his initial 500, which was mining sentences from a J-E dictionary. They’re so simp-o. And everything is clearly explained.

When I use the online Goo dictionary, I just borrow the Japanese example sentences they use to put the word in context. Then usually I can get a feel for it as well as the definition.

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]]> By: Eri http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-72498 Eri Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:48:14 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-72498 Okay, so I'm not sure where exactly to ask this, but I guess here is as good as anywhere(?): I know textbooks suck; I have some I've used for sentence mining and by the second book I'm all "augh, I hate this, I want to mine sentences from the hordes of fanfics I have bookmarked!" But I find that even if I look up all the words in a sentence from something I see on a Japanese website I don't understand the sentence. I know basic grammar, and I can sometimes guess how it's supposed to go, but I hate not being 'quite sure'. Currently when I mine sentences from Japanese websites I only put the meaning of words, even if i don't understand the sentence. But is this really helping me? I don't know... I feel like the only place I can get sentences that I understand is from those boring textbooks. This is kind of why I'm having trouble switching to Japanese-Japanese QA in my SRS. Well, that and even when I look up the definition of words with a J-J dictionary I can understand the definition at all... (Have I just not done enough reps with my 500+ cards... or what?) Thank you in advance for any advice you can give; I really love this website and all its content. :) Okay, so I’m not sure where exactly to ask this, but I guess here is as good as anywhere(?):

I know textbooks suck; I have some I’ve used for sentence mining and by the second book I’m all “augh, I hate this, I want to mine sentences from the hordes of fanfics I have bookmarked!” But I find that even if I look up all the words in a sentence from something I see on a Japanese website I don’t understand the sentence. I know basic grammar, and I can sometimes guess how it’s supposed to go, but I hate not being ‘quite sure’. Currently when I mine sentences from Japanese websites I only put the meaning of words, even if i don’t understand the sentence. But is this really helping me? I don’t know… I feel like the only place I can get sentences that I understand is from those boring textbooks. This is kind of why I’m having trouble switching to Japanese-Japanese QA in my SRS. Well, that and even when I look up the definition of words with a J-J dictionary I can understand the definition at all… (Have I just not done enough reps with my 500+ cards… or what?)

Thank you in advance for any advice you can give; I really love this website and all its content. :)

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]]> By: パウラ http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-63377 パウラ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:33:26 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-63377 Just anything, ANYTHING but "Japanese: The Spoken Language." First of all, not only is there not a single Japanese character in sight in the whole freaking book, but it uses the most irregular romanization I've ever seen. Seriously, it's terrible. Also, there's pages and pages of uninterrupted, overanalyzed grammar. After "reading" them I just go ?_? (usually with an accompanying 何これ！？, right?) Seriously, it's terrible. It's scary. I should post a photo sometime– just, don't do it. That's beside the fact about it being outdated as hell. It still talks about "便利なタイプライター" (useful typewriters), okay? Typewriters haven't been all that useful for YEARS. (I mean, it's just an example but w/e.) Spare yourself your sanity. I only have it for school requirements, just like I use Windows purely for a school requirement, and…I digress. Point is, don't do it! :) Great tips though, I'll try my best!これからも頑張ろうね〜　仕様がないかも。 Just anything, ANYTHING but “Japanese: The Spoken Language.”

First of all, not only is there not a single Japanese character in sight in the whole freaking book, but it uses the most irregular romanization I’ve ever seen. Seriously, it’s terrible.

Also, there’s pages and pages of uninterrupted, overanalyzed grammar. After “reading” them I just go ?_? (usually with an accompanying 何これ！？, right?) Seriously, it’s terrible. It’s scary. I should post a photo sometime– just, don’t do it.

That’s beside the fact about it being outdated as hell. It still talks about “便利なタイプライター” (useful typewriters), okay? Typewriters haven’t been all that useful for YEARS. (I mean, it’s just an example but w/e.)

Spare yourself your sanity. I only have it for school requirements, just like I use Windows purely for a school requirement, and…I digress.

Point is, don’t do it! :)

Great tips though, I’ll try my best!これからも頑張ろうね〜　仕様がないかも。

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]]> By: Johann http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-20342 Johann Sat, 23 May 2009 20:23:51 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-20342 NHK offers a free textbook at http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/learn/story/index.html It has 100 lessons, and each of them comes with 5 minutes of audio (around 30 seconds of which are in Japanese) that you can listen to while going through the text. I'd say it's pretty good for a bilingual textbook. It doesn't even try to waste your time with useless tasks, it just gives you a few hundred Japanese sentences with English translations, wrapped up in a little story about a martial arts student who comes to Japan in order to become an Aikido master (you can do a lot worse for a textbook story). But, I have to say, "mining" this thing got boring pretty quick for me, even though it's not all that long. I lost interest after lesson 36 or so... dem computer games I've got here are much more interesting, and going through them feels a lot less like work. Maybe I'll finish up the rest of the book in a couple of weeks or so... but for now, finishing Planetarian 〜小さな星の夢〜　and Ever17 has priority :D NHK offers a free textbook at www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/learn/story/index.html
It has 100 lessons, and each of them comes with 5 minutes of audio (around 30 seconds of which are in Japanese) that you can listen to while going through the text. I’d say it’s pretty good for a bilingual textbook. It doesn’t even try to waste your time with useless tasks, it just gives you a few hundred Japanese sentences with English translations, wrapped up in a little story about a martial arts student who comes to Japan in order to become an Aikido master (you can do a lot worse for a textbook story).

But, I have to say, “mining” this thing got boring pretty quick for me, even though it’s not all that long. I lost interest after lesson 36 or so… dem computer games I’ve got here are much more interesting, and going through them feels a lot less like work. Maybe I’ll finish up the rest of the book in a couple of weeks or so… but for now, finishing Planetarian 〜小さな星の夢〜　and Ever17 has priority :D

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]]> By: efeilliaid http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-17734 efeilliaid Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:11:25 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-17734 Oh yes, Japanese for Everyone is THE book. In my opinion it takes you REALLY FAR and where grammar is presented, it's presented in a *useful* way. The accompanying audio ('out of print') is great too and you can get it here and there legally, as it's not in shops anymore. Oh yes, Japanese for Everyone is THE book. In my opinion it takes you REALLY FAR and where grammar is presented, it’s presented in a *useful* way. The accompanying audio (‘out of print’) is great too and you can get it here and there legally, as it’s not in shops anymore.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-9438 Alex Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:26:19 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-9438 Japanese for everyone. Ok, bad textbooks aside, this one is excellent for both sentence mining. See, it doesn't explain grammar much and has A LOT of sentences. Barely any grammar at all, but still learnable. Plus it's less than twenty bucks on amazon. While learning kanji, I've been informally going through it and just absorbing the sentences. This is a VERY good source of sentences. You can go through from simple sentences to complex sentences, as a textbook would, which is an advantage. Japanese for everyone. Ok, bad textbooks aside, this one is excellent for both sentence mining. See, it doesn’t explain grammar much and has A LOT of sentences. Barely any grammar at all, but still learnable. Plus it’s less than twenty bucks on amazon. While learning kanji, I’ve been informally going through it and just absorbing the sentences.

This is a VERY good source of sentences. You can go through from simple sentences to complex sentences, as a textbook would, which is an advantage.

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]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to Learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency » The Thrilling World of Legal Documents http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-7118 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to Learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency » The Thrilling World of Legal Documents Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:01:46 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-7118 [...] only materials specifically and explicitly designated for learning are for learning. In fact, the materials designated for learning tend to suck; they tend to be the ones from which you learn the [...] [...] only materials specifically and explicitly designated for learning are for learning. In fact, the materials designated for learning tend to suck; they tend to be the ones from which you learn the [...]

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]]> By: Duran http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-288 Duran Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:55:03 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/how-to-use-a-japanese-textbook#comment-288 Absolutely beautiful! I wish I would've read this before chucking over $100 USD towards Japanese textbooks. Though, I suppose I shall squeeze my use out of them, as you suggested. Absolutely beautiful! I wish I would’ve read this before chucking over $100 USD towards Japanese textbooks. Though, I suppose I shall squeeze my use out of them, as you suggested.

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