Hi everyone. I've been studying Japanese since January seriously. I'm at Wanikani level 10, and for the past 2 weeks, I've started to go through the genki books (was roughly following the schedule wanikani recommended on tofugo.) Thus, I've only been focussing on studying kanji — and only to recognise/translate them as well.
Now, due to an insane amount of luck, I was given a scholarship specifically for novice Japanese learners to go to Tokyo for a year that also covers a full time course at Naganuma. Super stoked, obviously! But also makes me wonder if I should shift my approach?
I was wondering if it would be sensible to learn how to write hiragana/katakana by hand, and maybe shift gears into producing (at least simple) sentences actively as opposed on chipping away at reading kids books in book clubs and just doing anki/jpbd? Has someone been here to naganuma, could share some experiences? Or recommend a study plan to make sure I get "the most" out of (especially the beginning phases) of naganuma?
If there's any forums/communities to connect with current/future students, I'd absolutely love to join as well and appreciate any pointers!
by ScaffoldingGiraffe