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I feel a little worried now that I’ve come to the end of TextFugu’s lessons. I’m still practicing the vocab and review grammar points daily, but it feels like I’ve stagnated a bit. For those of you who have graduated from the TextFugu course, where did you take your studies next? I tried out the EtoEto thing Koichi is working on and it seems like a bit of a jump from where I am now. The reading and the listening aspects just made me feel a bit inadequate. There’s still so much I don’t know! Currently I’ve been trying to read various Japanese blogs and putting new kanji into Anki. That has helped but feels too narrow. I need to branch out into other things.
Maybe it isn’t worth getting stressed out over, I’ve only been learning since March. It is a bit tough to look at other study programs, they lack something that TextFugu had that kept me pushing myself. But maybe there is something I’ve missed.
Thanks!
Do you have an specific goals to work towards? If you have something like that, it will be easier to find some enjoyable learning routes.
My goal is reading Japanese books (in the short term at least), so I focused on things that would get me reading asap, while more or less neglected regular listening comprehension.
You said you’ve been reading blogs? That sounds like a great method to me (even if it’s a grind XD).
I would like to eventually be fluent. Reading, writing, speaking, listening, the whole nine yards. It seems daunting to lay it all out like that, but focusing too hard in one direction could cause some problems.
Have you had a look at Jpod101 yet? All their ‘scenarios’ are written out in the PDF’s, so it’s quite a diverse resource. Just be careful of their marketing team (I recon they hired a bunch of ex-phishers to handle the website design and sales).
Just out of interest, what do you consider to be “fluent”?
The thing is, TextFugu is sort of a one of a kind resource – there aren’t many (any?) others out there that are like it, so you’ll just have to learn to adapt to other styles and methods, I’m afraid. Tae Kim’s Guide (guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar) is pretty standard; many people use it and say it’s great (including me), so definitely check it out. Jpod101 is also good, I agree.
I’m looking into Jpod101. For those who have used it, where would be a good place to start if I have finished the content on TextFugu?
Also not sure if the premium is worth it. Seems like a lot of cash, and I’m pretty poor right now.
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This reply was modified 11 years, 4 months ago by
Victor Taylor.
You could also you Lingq. Its only $10 a month compared to TF $20. It may feel weird though because it focuses on mass input, i.e. reading and listening several hours a day, but you good great results faster than here. Mostly, because TF is practically a classroom to yourself.
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