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Originally Posted by SSJup81
The main problem is that casual speech and short sentences, if getting formal learning, aren't really taught much in the classroom. For me, I still have trouble with forming sentences informally because I've learned formal for so long. I have a time trying to remember the correct endings and such.
That aside, I do feel that watching Japanese programs will help with maybe pronunciation improvement, as well as vocabulary, but, as it was said earlier, one shouldn't try to learn the language solely from that.
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We are on the same page then. Really, to learn _any_ language well, one shouldn't rely on solely once source in my opinion. The best is to get a foundation in class and _not stop there_, but instead watch alot of tv-stuff in the desired language, try to talk to people (even though you might feel you suck), read whatever you can, and so forth...
Although I have to say I know a number of people who skipped the "class" part of that recipe. That's not to say they learned it all from TV, my point is just that it is absolutely possible to learn a language without studying it in school.
I think that practicing conversation also is neglected way too much in classrooms (for japanese as well as other languages). But oh well that's just OT, so I won't go there.