I sat there flustered for a while before mumbling something about a man walking into a bar. The interviewer rolled his eyes. Sitting in a smokey cafe after the interview I remembered The Michael Jackson Joke which is probably the best beginner-Japanese joke of all time.
I should've told him that one! Although he probably would have rolled his eyes at that too When I tell people I'm a Japanese teacher they quite often ask: how did you learn Japanese?
And I don't find this question particularly easy to answer. I've met lots of people like this and there's nothing wrong with that, unless learning Japanese is the reason you moved to Japan.
You've signed up, bought the textbook and are on your way to class. The day is here! It's your first ever Japanese lesson! Your first class can be exciting, but also a bit daunting. I've taught lots of first-ever Japanese classes to beginners over the years. Here's what to expect from your first lesson at Step Up Japanese. I had a friend in who also lived in Japan and was also learning Japanese.
Like me, he hoped to be fluent one day. I told him that I was going to learn all common-use kanji by making up a mnemonic story for each one. He laughed at me, of course. But this slightly convoluted method is the thing that took my Japanese kanji knowledge from beginner to advanced. So here is the story of how I studied kanji, some suggestions for kanji practice, plus some advice from another friend who took a totally different approach to me.
My students ask a lot of good questions. There are pros and cons to all methods of learning a language. When I started teaching Japanese, I thought that beginner classes would be a kanji-free zone. I thought we'd be totally focused on speaking as much as possible, and reading and writing would be a homework-only activity for my students. Which makes sense to me, as the writing system is kind of what got me interested in Japanese in the first place, too! Anyway, I have a lot of kanji books.
And today, I'd like to share some of them with you! So here are my top five kanji books , for beginners up to advanced. December in Japan is bounenkai season, when workplaces and social groups gather for end-of-year parties.
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