スナザル

I’ve been spending a lot of time reading blog posts, forums, books, etc. on learning new languages. I realize that this time could more productively be utilized in actually studying the language, but that’s just me; I like to have a coherent method of proceeding before I embark on a task.I began learning Japanese over a year ago and got through Pimsleur and to about the 400 kanji mark in Remembering the Kanji before I got burned out. I didn’t have a set method and for me that is essential to keep me going.After reading some inspiring posts on the how-to-learn-any-language forum I think I have begun to realize some efficient ways to utilize my time learning languages. The main reason I got burned out was that I was trying to follow the method outlined on alljapaneseallthetime.com. The method is, I’m sure, excellent for extremely motivated people, and there are even motivational posts on the blog however, I just wasn’t able to devote myself entirely to learning just the kanji. I wanted some tangible results to show my progress. Well, after reading some posts I found a user who started studying with RTK and Assimil simultaneously. Encouragement was found when kanji studied in RTK were encountered in Assimil.I think I am going to restart RTK, since I have already gotten through roughly 400 kanji I shouldn’t have much trouble getting back up to speed. I have found in the past not to set a quixotic goal and instead choose a more pragmatic albeit slower pace. For this I think I will initially aim for 30 Kanji a day. If I find this is too much or too little I will adjust accordingly.In addition to RTK I will aim for one lesson of Assimil a day and continue reviewing the past 5 lessons in that same day. Only after 2 days have passed will I enter the sentences into my SRS.After RTK and Assimil I think I will continue with the listening-reading method but this is too far off to worry about now.I will be posting my progress every couple of days. Partly so that people can learn from my mistakes and partly as a commitment.