Carlie’s Japanese Progress, July 2007

Here’s what I’ve been up to last month! Pimsleur I: I’m up to lesson 20. I’m haven’t listened to it for a week or so now, as my new job is closer to home (I used to listen to it as I walked to work, which was about a 30min walk, perfect!). I was finding it easier and easier, and perhaps moving too slow. I’m not sure if I’m going to have time to pick...

Your Learning Style… Learning Japanese as Effectively and as Quickly as Possible!

In my previous post in this series I talked about what was involved in learning Japanese. It’s considered one of the most difficult languages you can learn for an English speaker, and can take considerably more hours to learn compared to other languages. That being said, you could argue that it is more rewarding when you make a step forward in the language, and when you break it down it...

Pimsleur Japanese I: An Effective Way To Start Speaking Japanese

Pimsleur: Japanese I Review I’m lucky in that I have access to a lot of Japanese resources. I’ve had Pimsleur Japanese I for a while now, but haven’t actually listened to them. Now I’m sorry that I didn’t get around to listening to them earlier! My early thoughts was that this would be boring, especially compared to Japanese Pod 101. Suffice to say, I was...