Age: 28
Years as a student:
1 year prep school
1 year kindergaten
6 years elementary
4 years high school
4 years university
( not sure if what you mean with this, so just take a pick
)
Kind of learning center (university, language school, etc.) :
University
Why do you study Japanese?
Honestly, because I want to watch anime without relying on the subs. But later on I needed it because of work and to be able to live and completely immerse in Japanese Life
Do you think it is a difficult language to learn?
yes .
What are the main difficulties you face when learning Japanese? Why?
Particles.. i guess you could say grammar.. I could not figure out if I have to use "ni", "de", "he" in sentence construction.
What is the easiest thing to learn? What did you learn first?
Hiragana, Katakana .
Hiragana and Katakana and simple Japanese Greetings
How long does it take to get used to the Japanese alphabet?
Hiragana and Katakana might be learned in a few weeks or a month but Kanji
is a whole new story. If you go intensive learning you might be able to reach the JLPT Level 2 or 1 after a year or two, meaning you could already read the Japanese news paper
What was the first thing you were taught?
Greetings, simple phrases and Hiragana
What are the most common mistakes?
Use of particles. Wrong use of particles change the whole meaning of the sentence.
What will your knowledge of the language be useful for in the future?
Will be able to do some translation work