Personally I have learned Japanese for 3 years and I have never spoken any Japanese at all except reading my anki cards out loud. If I try writing and speaking for myself I find I can probably convey my thoughts with correct grammar but speaking it the way a native would is difficult. I understand quite a bit of native content, but of course not catching the full nuances of everything I come across, mostly the simpler things.. I guess this affects how one speaks also
How much do you think you should be corrected when learning to speak for the first few times? Striking a balance between learning from mistakes and enjoying the process might be difficult, but please leave your thoughts and experiences.
If you have learned Japanese with a tutor online or friends, what worked for you? If you have experience speaking please write that and if you are just leaving your opinion while still in input-only phase please write that as well. Thank you 🙂
by ThymeTheSpice