It's time for my March goals update! Let's just pretend I'm not posting this in the middle of April. This month was extremely busy in terms of work and personal life, so my studies once again had to be put on hold often. When self-studying or at least not studying in a formal situation with required readings or exams or homework, making time to study can be difficult. And even if you are studying formally, it can be difficult sometimes to push yourself to accomplish the work if there are other things going on in your life. But, I still tried to incorporate Japanese study daily, even if it was only kanji flashcards or learning a couple new vocabulary words.
3月の日本語の勉強のアップデートが4月の途中なんだけど始まります！今月は個人的に忙しくて、またあんまり勉強に集中ができなかった。一人で勉強している時勉強の時間を作るのは難しいね。授業受けってても、忙しい時にちゃんと宿題や勉強を終わらせるのは難しい。しかし、今月も毎日少しでも勉強をする努力した。漢字の暗記カードや新しい単語でも毎日勉強します。
My Goals at the Beginning of the Month
Spend at least 10 minutes per day studying Japanese
Learn one new vocabulary word a day
Learn one new kanji a day
Active listening practice once a day
Reading practice once a week
Spent 5-10 minutes studying Japanese most days 〇
Learned at least one new vocabulary word a day 〇
Reviewed 5 kanji almost every day 〇
Actively listened to the news or kids' shows almost every day 〇
Read manga once a week for most weeks △
No Japanese writing practice ✕
〇 = completed, △ = partially completed, ✕ = did not complete
Primary Study Tools/Methods
Kanji flashcards on Quizlet (decks that I made with on'yomi, kun'yomi, and English meaning)
Japanese mobile phone dictionary - to look up new vocabulary words
Children's shows (いないいないばあっ！・おかあさんといっしょ・アンパンマン)
Kanji review - flashcards on the mobile app make it easy to study anytime, anywhere
Vocabulary - I was able to remember new vocabulary I learned from manga, TV shows, and daily life, because I only learned a few words at a time
Listening - I do well with children's shows, but the news is a different pace and so I miss some important points
Reading - Wotakoi (manga) was a higher level than I expected, and I had to look up a lot of words and idioms (thanks to @sienne-k 先輩 for providing a lot of the word definitions ^.^)
Keep up with daily active listening practice
Learn or review one grammar point a week
Write a sentence every day or 3 sentences every week - write in small chunks rather than all at once so that I actually do it rather than just talk about it
In May I will be traveling (and in April I will be preparing to travel) so my ability to formally study will be limited again. I will try to focus on studying in small doses rather than sitting down to do a long period of study since I won't have that much time.
5月旅行するつもりで、4月は友達に会ったり、旅行の準備したりするのでまた勉強時間が少ないはずだ。そしてまた毎日少しだけ勉強するつもりだ。教科書やワークブック使わずに勉強する方法を探している。
If you have any suggestions about studying-on-the-go, please let me know!
もし皆さんは時間がない時に勉強する方法があれば、是非教えてください！
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