Comments on: JapanesePod101 http://www.japanesewords.net/741/japanesepod101/ From Japanese Words to Japanese Fluency Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:46:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nick http://www.japanesewords.net/741/japanesepod101/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Nick Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:52:30 +0000 http://www.japanesewords.net/?p=741#comment-186 Sheila, Great question. I think the best answer I can give is "it depends". I say this because it depends on what your goals and motives are for learning the language. If you are learning because you want to be able to converse in Japanese and hold general conversation then your focus should be on listening and speaking. I do recommend that everyone at least learn the hiragana and katakana as I feel this will help with pronunciation and getting the brain out of "English mode". If you are looking to live or work in Japan then learning the characters is very beneficial. It will give you a a much better understanding of the Japanese language itself as well as make living in Japanese society much easier. I hope that helps. Sheila, Great question. I think the best answer I can give is “it depends”. I say this because it depends on what your goals and motives are for learning the language.

If you are learning because you want to be able to converse in Japanese and hold general conversation then your focus should be on listening and speaking. I do recommend that everyone at least learn the hiragana and katakana as I feel this will help with pronunciation and getting the brain out of “English mode”.

If you are looking to live or work in Japan then learning the characters is very beneficial. It will give you a a much better understanding of the Japanese language itself as well as make living in Japanese society much easier.

I hope that helps.

]]> By: sheila gasquet http://www.japanesewords.net/741/japanesepod101/comment-page-1/#comment-183 sheila gasquet Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:14 +0000 http://www.japanesewords.net/?p=741#comment-183 Hello dear web host, recently, I have been listening to more podcasts, for movies, music and lectures. I have a question about learning. I find that the sight learning lags way behind the learning "by ear". Do you think , when learning a new langauge is it important to not just know what you're hearing but, to learn the written language as well? Perhaps this comes from my trepitdation in learning an alphabet that is so far from the Latin based ones that I'm more familiar with. Thank you for your assistance, Sheila Hello dear web host, recently, I have been listening to more podcasts, for movies, music and lectures. I have a question about learning. I find that the sight learning lags way behind the learning “by ear”. Do you think , when learning a new langauge is it important to not just know what you’re hearing but, to learn the written language as well? Perhaps this comes from my trepitdation in learning an alphabet that is so far from the Latin based ones that I’m more familiar with. Thank you for your assistance, Sheila

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