Study advice.
 

Anyone got some? I'll share my techniques.

I write a daily journal in Japanese. I also review the grammar I've learnt in class that I have difficulty with and try and read childrens books.

For listening/speaking I have a few language buddies with whom I practice Japanese every week and whom I help with their English.

Eat plenty of Kiwi Fruit!

:D

http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...-japanese.html

I speak in japanese when I'm at home or whatever.

if i can say something in japanese I do.

it helps

Thanks! :D

In your day to day routine, what ever you do or say in English, try to do it in Japanese. If you find that you are unsure of the grammar or a particular word, add this to you to do list.

If you are learning to write, it can be overwhelming with so many different characters. Pick a couple(whether 5 or 10) and write them out each day. It will really compound after you have done this for a month or so.

Pick a conversational Japanese language guide to practise real Japanese. Textbook Japanese is just that. You really want to be able to use your new found vocabulary in real situations to compound your learning.

A little bit each day as opposed to a whole day then nothing for the rest of the week is much better.

Hope this helps

If you really knew so much Japanese, you would not call yourself a sensei, period!

I agree, that's like calling yourself -sama. The Japanese are really picky about respect to others and being prideful. Even if you don't intend it, it kind of gives off the underlying tone and makes them very uncomfortable (like constantly calling them あなた, it sounds like you're accusing them).

Khengi, I've been meaning to say (but didn't know where) that your sig doesn't make sense. You claim to be "fluent" in Japanese, yet your sig is full of grammar errors.

It's a running gag between some friends and mine, and it would take forever to explain. I'm only partially fluent (fluent enough to teach), but I still have a ways to go.

In no way do I claim full fluency (in fact, to stop this from happening, I took it out).

Gotcha. And I wasn't trying to criticize you so much as I balk at people misleadingly claiming fluency on this board. I've repeatedly said that even I'm not fluent even though my Japanese is pretty good, and I think the word "fluent" is used often by people who ought to claim they are "conversational."

There are times on this board where people who lack experience in Japanese advise new members incorrectly and are misleading in doing so, and that is what I'm not a fan of. Hence my comment.

But I wasn't trying to sound angry or anything. If I did, I'm sorry.

Oh, no, no, no! In no way do I feel you were being malicious, as I'm with you on that. Fluency is a term used for someone who can express any thought near instantly in their means of doing so (for example, I can say I'm fluent on the piano as I can express any emotion instantly and reflect it with the music being played, though you'd have to be a musician to kinda understand that...)

But, like I said, you were justified in it, I would have done the same in your situation.

We are in complete agreement, Khengi. High five!

*high fives!*

Just to stay on topic, I'd like to name one of (in my opinon) the best guides on the internet to the language.

Tae Kim's Japanese guide to Japanese grammar