言語は単に口から一方的に音を出すだけのものではない。言語は意思を伝達する為の手段である。
考えてみて下さい。もし話す時に体を全然動かせかなったとしたらどうなるか。
Tag: inspiration
【日本語】The First and Last Time I Ever Questioned My Progress
I was frustrated..
Some amount of time ago, I was sitting in front of my laptop. I had just finished my SRS reps for the day, and I was frustrated.
“I still don’t know anything!”
“I can’t say what I want, when I want.”
“I still freeze and stumble over my words.”
“Will I ever understand all of this?”
Yes, I was being really dramatic. For some reason, I just suddenly lost it. I was ready to give up.
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Tadoku Round 2: Not an April Fools’ Prank
April 1st is almost here, and you (probably) know what that means….
TADOKU. 多読。Reading. All Day Long. Language Acquisition. New Learning Methods. Trash-Talk. Twitter.
What? Read on, friend.
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Self-Study and the Classroom: Introduction
Hello hello.
You crazy awesome language learners have heard it all before: Classes are terrible for learning a language.
Although I tend to agree to some extent, I have to say that having access to native speakers and other learners who are genuinely interested in learning on a daily basis is very encouraging. In fact, that’s what class is to me now, not a time to learn necessarily, but a time to simply add more fuel to the “I-wanna-learn-Japanese” fire. Even so, I’ll learn new stuff sometimes. But that’s not what this post is about.
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Remember the “Self”
In an age of Internet Language Gurus, I’m noticing a disturbing trend among some language learners.
I think many people are forgetting the “self” aspect of self-study.
Taking a break from laughing at 医龍*, I decided to have a look see around some language blogs. It’s just something I do from time to time. It’s part of my “always experimenting” mentality. Anyways, I’m browsing the forums of said blogs, and what I saw was shocking, disappointing, and rather frustrating.
Progress leads to Motivation leads to Progress….
Hello world! I have some imporant news. I can’t spel.
But seriously, I have some awesome news and I have to share it now!
Today I felt the results of my new “study schedule”! And I just poked myself in the eye, so this will be typed with my left hand. (I’m right-handed.)
It’s hard to feel like you’re actually learning when you’re just enjoying yourself, but today showed me that yes, it is happening. I am learning. I am not aware of it. And that’s the best feeling. So, if you don’t feel like you’re making progress, here’s the secret:
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