If you had 3 hours a day to learn Japanese how would you spend it? How should I balance grammar study, output practice and reading practice?
I'm currently living in Tokyo. I'm at about N5. I really need to improve my speaking and listening skills as quickly as possible because it would make my life a lot easier if a could reach the illusive ✨conversational✨.
Everyone always says if you want to improve your listening just listen more. At least for me this is bullshit. I've invested so much time in beginner podcasts and I live in Japan! All I'm doing is listening! Still, my listening skills are depressing. Anyone else like me? What helped??
Here is my tentative plan:
• 1 hours grammar + vocab from Genki to prep for class
• 30-50 minutes of private lessons
• 30 minutes output practice (either through hello talk or talking to chatgpt)
• ~15 minutes 1 satori reader story
- ???
Outside of study time:
• Maintain my anki vocab deck + 2-5 new kanji/kanji vocab a day (wani kani) while on the train
• Keep listening to beginner podcasts + watching Japanese content in spare time
Bonus question: How do you handle grammar review? Sometimes I feel like I'm forgetting as much as I'm learning.
by FlyingPotatoGirl