Welcome to the “Listen Every Single Day” Challenge! :beach_umbrella: The community is working together to compile a list of the resources they like here . Please check it out if you’re looking for advice, and add to it if you have something you think others would like! This is the first Listen Ever…

LOLOL!!! Well, some of you are discussing the difference between Extensive listening (where you’re not purposefully trying to listen, but it’s just “on”) and Intensive listening (where you are actively trying to at least parse every word if not understand). I don’t get bored listening to the same …

For what it’s worth, reading you all talking about these struggles with listening is somewhat comforting in how much I relate to them, heh. It always felt like adapting to listening was just easier for other people than me (obviously not to say that listening in a foreign language is ever easy, but …

[image] Shannon-8: Well, some of you are discussing the difference between Extensive listening (where you’re not purposefully trying to listen, but it’s just “on”) and Intensive listening (where you are actively trying to at least parse every word if not understand). I don’t get bored listening…

I like your 3 divisions… passive listening, active listening and intensive listening (I think extensive was also used correctly, but I like short names) This it’s probably something official somewhere for linguists etc … but I like your classification…

[image] sycamore: this might be over complicating things but I think for me it is useful to distinguish between passive and active extensive listening to make three categories: Yeah I was going to add something along these lines, I agree completely. For me, all of my studying is active, my on…

:sound: :palm_tree: Summer 2022 Listening Challenge :palm_tree: :sound: LEDC 月火水木金土日 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Status: Completed. Shameless copy paste from the re…

Ah!!! that is what I meant to say!! It sounds like omk3 does everything actively, as you do rikaiwisdom san! I’m not good enough yet to do active listening much without always slipping down to intensive or getting frustrated. LOL!

[image] Shannon-8: I’m not good enough yet to do active listening much without always slipping down to intensive or getting frustrated. LOL! Honestly I think that’s completely fine until you’re able to relax a little bit and catch more with less effort eventually. I personally think podcast h…

[image] Shannon-8: It sounds like omk3 does everything actively More accurately, I try listening actively, but then inadvertently switch to passive (or totally indifferent) listening after a few minutes of concentration. :rofl:

Thank you, I’ll have to try this! I’ll go on a hunt for some longer listening material and give this a try, see if I fair any better. Also agree with your second post about the listening styles! Perhaps practicing all three is the key to becoming Japanese masters :thinking:

🔉 🎙 Listen Every Day Challenge (Summer Edition) 🏖

Japanese Language Listening

rikaiwisdom June 29, 2022, 6:55pm 184

Summer 2022 Listening Challenge

LEDC	月	火	水	木	金	土	日
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Status: Completed.

Shameless copy paste from the reading challenge

:loud_sound: :studio_microphone: Listen Every Day Challenge - Fall 2022 :maple_leaf:

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