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Fantastic, I am looking forward into trying all these things. Thank you so much, I feel much more confident now!
I will look into Tae Kim’s method. Seems interesting.
As for JapanesePod101, I gave it a shot (that was my 5th attempt to study Japanese) but the materials were very scattered and they ended up being very spammy/scammy. (especially not allowing me to properly unsubscribe – they eventually did and got a 3-month refund)
TF is amazing, it made my Japanese learning extremely fast, fun and efficient. In the meantime, I have spent a lot of time in Lang-8, long time before it was suggested by Koichi in Season 5 and looking for new vocabulary/grammar, in order to be able to articulate my sentences better, so having said that, I learn some new multiple-stroke kanji along the way, that apply in the things I do, like I’m a “作曲家” or the other day, I had to take my car to the “修理工場”, so in a way, I’m kind of getting ahead of myself.
I wish I could find a “lifehack” method of equivalent success for listening/speaking.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I appreciate it! :)
I also came across other supplementary learning methods, like AJATT. It sounded like too much to me. The guy suggests listening to 18-24h of Japanese listening footage all day, everyday, for 18 months (~10,000 hours) in order to “become” Japanese. I think it’s the opposite of TF’s approach; fun, laid-back, yet, efficient.
I’m in mid-Season 5, but I feel the most confused as I’ve ever been, in terms of learning direction (again, for listening/speaking). I know it might sound silly to some, but the internet is so torn between opinions and opinions, thus not knowing which one to choose. Any personal insight would be graciously appreciated!
Thanks for the responses everyone, good insightful tips. I will apply these things very soon.
And by no means I consider myself “intermediate”, I was literally quoting Koichi from Season 5′s intro. Sorry for the confusion. Beginner is more appropriate.
Does any one have any good online resources to share, like podcasts or anything relevant for listening/speaking? I haven’t heard of Tae Kim. I will look into it.
