Archive for June, 2005

Avoid Romaji

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

(edited: it’s romaji, not romanji)
This Amazon reviewer made a whole self-study syllabus, full of recommendations. “Learn Japanese with fluency by avoiding romaji!!”

“To gain fluency in the Japanese language, you simply MUST avoid romaji (the printing of Japanese words and sounds with the roman alphabet). It’s a crutch in every way, shape and form, and […]

A woman in Japan

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

This is a journal of a Japanese woman, Coco M. Saito who grew up in Canada. It’s fully absorbing, like a good girle novel. Besides the fact that it is fun to read, it contains all kinds of very insightful cultural points. (So I have a good excuse for perusing it!)
The writer discusses potential […]

Language Learning blogs/journals

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

As Joshua and I set this space up, I’d like to look more at others who are using blogs or online journals for their own language learning. Especially at this point- different tools, tips for setting up the site. I’m thinking along the lines of an Audio RSS feed.
Here’s one example of a online […]

Japanese Language for newbies

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

This great article gives an overview for the newbie Japanese learner. The author also discusses his own language learning experience.
Japanese lanaguage overview by Peter Payne

“My point in writing this article is to provide a) a very basic “quickie” overview of the Japanese language, which will hopefully reduce the shock factor for anyone preparing to […]

Hello world!

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

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