Learn Japanese Faster Using These Tips
Posted on April 29, 2009
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If you’ve decided to give learning Japanese a go then here are some language learning tips and reference materials to get you going.
Fluency is greatest impacted by how often you study. In other words you’ll be able to remember more from studying 10 minutes everyday for a week than 70 minutes in one shot once a week.
Frequency of review is critical to learn Japanese quickly. It also really aids you in keeping track of how quickly you’re learning the language. You won’t have to wait a week to find out you can’t remember, if you study and review everyday you’ll know the next day.
Take a Break – An important Learning Tip!
Another great language learning tip is to rest your brain every 30 minutes or so. Don’t grind at it too long. Why? What will happen is that your retention will drop and you’ll catch yourself simply “putting in the time” instead of studying with enthusiasm. Giving a good measure of attention to what you’re studying creates a clear memory of the target word! When you take a break do something physical and don’t think about your studies. Shoot some hoops or do some house chores!
Language Learning Tips – Save Your Brain Space
Considering that you can only learn Japanese so fast, it makes sense not to memorize words that have roughly the same meaning- at least initially. So for example if you know that “I” means “watakushi”, why memorize the other Japanese equivalents of I, (watashi, boku and ore?) Use your time to learn different Japanese. You can come back to the other forms later.
Language Learning Tips – Flash Card Use
Flash cards. The key to rapid memorization. Cheap. Versatile. Write down vocabulary words on flash cards. The best way is to write a single word per card. Why? So you can really randomize the flash card order quickly. The mind has a tendency to remember order so if you’ve written say 5 words on 1 card you may remember “enpitsu” (pencil) simply because it comes after “hon” (book) on your flash card.
Then when you try to remember “enpitsu” without your cards you won’t be able to without seeing “hon” (book) first. You didn’t memorize the word – you memorized the order. If you write a single phrase or word on a card you can randomize the order by shuffling your cards. If you can rip through a stack of cards at the clip of 2 per second, rest assured you know the target. Those wishing to teach in Japan best start studying well before they leave..
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