PROGRESS POST #4:
26.6.2018 (nearly one year absence from WK!!)
WANIKANI
CURRENT WANIKANI LEVEL: 28
IN ONE MONTH I HOPE TO BE LEVEL… 29
PROGRESS REPORT:
Previous report: Progress post 3
- Reviews: Genki 2 and 外大日本語４ materials
- New grammar: a) Independent studies onward to 外大日本語５ second chapter, b) Joined upper-intermediate Japanese class
- Reading: First Japanese light novel read, dabbling into Japanese newspapers
- Kanji and vocab: Working WK review pile down from 1800 (currently at around 600)
What happened:
So I’m finally back to disciplined Japanese studies after a long absence. Since I can’t refer to “last month’s goals”, I’ve reported the general progress I’ve done during the year - which I’m considering as a starting point for this month’s goals.
THIS MONTH’S GOAL:
- Grammar: Diligent study of upper-mid Japanese class material
→ final exam target: > 89/100 (mid-term result: 75/100) - 外大の日本語5 material onward independently (but no specific chapter goal)
- Kanji: WaniKani review queue down to “natural” level -eg. no accumulated reviews due to prolonged absence.
- Reading:
NHK news, Yahoo News, articles…not interesting.
→ actually short 小説, as found in here, for example. - Vocabulary: Pick up new words diligently from read materials and REVIEW!
(use memrise to create private course for the new vocab?)
This month is a test to see how well I get back to Japanese studies - considering my time-consuming grad.school research efforts. Hence I don’t have much specific targets besides the final grade for the Japanese class. Based on this month’s results, I hope to be able to find a good balance between independent Japanese studies and everything else.
RESOURCES
CURRENT JAPANESE RESOURCES:
Kanji/vocab: WaniKani, KaniWani
Textbook: 中級を学ぼう・後学期（上中級日本語）
Speaking/Listening: Japanese bf (irregular), friends and colleagues in Japan (regular)
Reading: 小説、記事、新聞？
Dictionaries: Jisho.org, Rikai-sama
Writing: -
New resource of the month: Memrise (vocab)*
I’ve tried memrise before, but soon gave up as new content was scarce. However if I’m able to use it to customise vocab reviews, I’m more than happy to give it another try
POTENTIAL NEW RESOURCES: JLPT review sites? アルク？
RESOURCES ON HOLD: lang-8
JAPANESE ABILITY
Subjective: Hovering just below N2?
Objective: Recent J-cat score at 235, with listening as hands down strongest area.
CURRENT JAPANESE WEAKNESS:
limited vocab (also grammar, but concentrating on one thing for now)
HOW I WILL IMPROVE ABOVE:
Read and review!
HELPING OTHERS
Make mistakes often and readily (and correct them /get them corrected)
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