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Language Learning Ideas Printable

Here is a printable I made that I hope can help you out on your language learning journey. It has different activities based on how much time you have, as well as a checklist for frequent activities. By using it, you can see what works for you and what doesn’t. 

I tried to include as many things that many people can use, but some activities can’t be used by all language learners, unfortunately. The links to the website are clickable in the PDF file. I tested this myself and have even included a blank version if you prefer to write your own activities. Again, these are just some ideas for you to incorporate and I hope that they are useful.

Download Links: Dropbox

Full Activities 

The ABCDE Method: Accomplish Tasks more Efficiently

I realized I had never made a post on my favorite apps to learn Japanese, so here it is! Although I haven’t started with these apps, I found them along the way, and I love them.

HJ (Human Japanese)

You can try the free version and have access to the first lessons. This app includes lessons for complete beginners and offers quizzes! What I like about it is that the person who made the app wrote a lot of explanations. There are 45 chapters, including ones about culture. When you complete all the lessons, you can download HJ Intermediate.

JA Sensei

I also bought this one, but there is also a free version. I use this one for two things: quick access to grammar explanations and kanji learning. If you’re a beginner, you can also use it to learn hiragana and katakana. What I love about it is that you can learn kana and kanji through quizzes: recognition or writing. Using this app, you can learn to recognize the characters, their reading and how to write them. As I am self-studying kanji, this is very helpful as it will tell me if I didn’t do the right number of strokes or the right order!  It also offers lessons and listening comprehension, but I don’t personally use these sections.  I started studying kanji seriously in October 2018 (which I do as a hobby) and I have been able to learn to write 460 kanji since then (now is April 2019).

Jsho

This is simply a dictionary (English-Japanese), it’s free, you can look for kanji using radicals, you can check the conjugations of verbs… To me, it’s a must-have.

Kanji Recognizer

I don’t use this one a lot, but it comes in handy when you’re looking for a kanji. You can just draw the different parts of it, and it will tell you which one it is.

NHK Easy Japanese News

This app provides easy Japanese news, and you can add furigana too. Very good to practice your reading comprehension, learn vocabulary and read the news! It’s easy to use when you’re on the go but I personally prefer to print the news and work on paper on my desk!

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