Is there a book that teaches Kanji? I mean, really teaches it. Some provide background information and educate you on Kanji, but all books that I have found so far, provide you with no effective way to learn Kanji. What you generally find in the books on Kanji is just information. You can look up a character and get the information you need but as for learning the Japanese written characters, all books rely on the user to memorize. Even Heisig's famous method requires you to memorize your own made-up stories. So that series is no different.
漢字を教える本はありますか？本当に教えていますか？背景を説明して漢字の知識を仕込む本はありますが、今までの見付かった本は効果的な漢字学習方法はありません。漢字を学ぶ本の中に、一般的な見付ける内容は情報だけです。字を引いて欲しい情報を取ることが出来ますが日本の漢字を習うという方法は、全ての本は学習者が暗記するのを頼りにします。ヘイシグ先生の有名な方法も自分が作ったストリーを暗記する必要があります。だからその本も違いません。
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Studying the Basics
You're never too advanced in a foreign language to go back to the basics and improve your output. A language is a very peculiar thing. Even if we don't understand every little thing, we can and do advance to higher levels. We don't have to be perfect or to have perfect understanding before moving on. That's a good thing. But it also means we can still improve and still learn by going back to the basics and studying some beginner level material even after we are well into intermediate or advanced levels.
I have the book, Kanji in Context. I just recently read through all the vocabulary for the first 250 characters. There is not a character in that group that I have not seen before. I know all of them. But there are quite a few words that I still need to learn. And I was surprised at some of the readings of those characters. Some have readings which I have never seen before.
I'm sure there are many people who have passed Level 2 of the JLPT and who are studying for Level 1 that think they already know all of the Level 2 material. But even those who have already passed Level 1 can benefit from reviewing Level 2.
Some who read this article may grumble. They hate studying and they remember how they struggled. But there is no reason to hold onto those feelings. Studying material that is below your level is not hard at all. It's a breeze! And you can gain from it in a painless way.
It seems to be commonly held that reading for pleasure requires 95% or greater comprehension. That means you should read something where you understand 95% or more and you can still learn while enjoying the content. The same goes for studying. If you understand most of it, it won't be difficult but you can still learn what you didn't know.
I have the book, Kanji in Context. I just recently read through all the vocabulary for the first 250 characters. There is not a character in that group that I have not seen before. I know all of them. But there are quite a few words that I still need to learn. And I was surprised at some of the readings of those characters. Some have readings which I have never seen before.
I'm sure there are many people who have passed Level 2 of the JLPT and who are studying for Level 1 that think they already know all of the Level 2 material. But even those who have already passed Level 1 can benefit from reviewing Level 2.
Some who read this article may grumble. They hate studying and they remember how they struggled. But there is no reason to hold onto those feelings. Studying material that is below your level is not hard at all. It's a breeze! And you can gain from it in a painless way.
It seems to be commonly held that reading for pleasure requires 95% or greater comprehension. That means you should read something where you understand 95% or more and you can still learn while enjoying the content. The same goes for studying. If you understand most of it, it won't be difficult but you can still learn what you didn't know.
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