Hey everyone! Hopefully this post makes sense, I was curious how people gauge their own learning progress. Studying Japanese on my own with limited options to converse, I was curious how people gauge their progress they’re making? I have a personal rule that if I ever feel like I am not learning …

I’ve once read a piece of advice that is supposedly often given to parents: Never judge your children by the grades they get at school. Judge them by how much effort they put into studying. I feel like with learning Japanese it’s similar: I prefer not to gauge my progress. Instead, I make sure I do…

You understand more when you’re reading/watching. :slight_smile: Your vocab grows as time goes on and you don’t have to look up as much kanji/you recognize kanji you looked up before. Or you can just do something like jpdb.io and see number go up.

I using the JLPT as a way to gauge by vocabulary as a whole, But I’m reading Manga and watching Anime to judge my ability to actually understand Japanese.

[image] amagi: I using the JLPT as a way to gauge by vocabulary as a whole You mean the levels and not the test itself, right? :sweat_smile:

At the moment I’m just watching which chapter I’m at in my textbooks and what level I’m at on WK. I prefer not to think about “studying” while enjoying Japanese content.

Umm… I mean that I’m using the book of JLPT vocab to guide what to learn next?

I gauge amount of progress I have made when I revisit something old and notice how simple it is now.

[image] Kazzeon: jpdb.io This has been my experience too. Eventually something new to me 5 months ago gets to the point I know it cold now. I definitely need to add more listening and immersion to the mix so I can get some passive practice at listening.

I pick up books at the store, try to read it. If I can read more than before, I made progress, if its gobbly gook I need to do more.

:eyes: [image] Japanese Film Club // Watching Welcome Back, Mr. Mcdonald! Book Clubs 映画が好き? One of the major factors in getting me into learning this language was my love of movies, especially many Japanese ones. So I’d love to share that with others, and hav…

Tips to gauge Progress

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