The individual is given “grammar rules” and/or a “vocabulary list” to remember. Learning a language properly refers to a conscious process, similar to what one experiences in school. I often come across people saying, “everyone learns differently” and again, this may be true for other fields of study but not for language acquisition. We all acquire language in the same exact way, and that is through comprehensible input.

What this guide aims to do is educate you on effective methods to study Japanese, so that you don’t end up like the others that failed and instead succeed, all while having fun in your target language, and in this case, your target language is most likely Japanese.īack to the “visual learner” and “auditory learner” thing, while it may be true for other fields of study, it is not valid for acquiring a language. That is because this is a fundamentally flawed method - it does not work.

But I believe the method in the first place is very important.įor example, if someone told you that you could learn to swim by reading a book about swimming, would you be able to swim after you finished that book? No. There are other factors too, such as motivation, or hours spent each day/consistency. Whether you’re a “visual learner” or an “auditory learner” does not mean anything when it comes to learning a language, you have a big problem if you acquired your first language by hearing it (like we all did) but apparently you’re more of a “visual learner.” It mostly comes down to the method used to study Japanese. I believe it mostly isn’t their fault, but rather, the method’s fault. However, many people also don’t ever reach this goal, or even get close. Many people love the idea of being fluent, and being able to watch Japanese media without subtitles, in their raw form. What I mean is, not being able to achieve their goals. Why many people “fail” to learn Japanese ¶īefore I talk about this, I would like to clarify what I mean by “fail”. But language learning is something you do in the long term, so please take time to read this guide in its entirety.

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