Category Archives: Learning Japanese

Little Things

As I was walking out today, I passed a secondary school advertising Mandarin lessons. I noticed the Chinese characters on the sign first and because I’m studying the Japanese language, I could read some of the sign. Admittedly it was only the words ‘Chinese’ and ‘September’, but I was quite pleased to encounter and understandContinue reading “Little Things”

Seasons of mist…

Wow, term begins again. I have recently uploaded a podcast. Thanks to those who listen and subscribe 😁

‘Appy Days’

I have mentioned this form of learning in my podcast a few times and in this post I’d like to discuss learning language through an app (for those of you who are visual learners, rather than aural learners). It would not be my usual method of learning, but I thought I’d give it a tryContinue reading “‘Appy Days’”

Learning a Different Language-Part 3

I have been using an app called Quizlet for quite a few years to assist me in learning languages. I’ve introduced it to my Japanese students and trainees. They found it quite useful, saying the pronunciation of Japanese is not perfect, but OK. Another useful educational service is TeacherTrainingVideos.com website. On this site it mayContinue reading “Learning a Different Language-Part 3”

Learning a Different Language-Part 2

I found when learning other languages, I started to learn more about my own language. Certainly when you start to train for teaching a language, the constant analysing opens your eyes about the structure of your own. In my school English language lessons, we learnt about the main parts of speech such as nouns, verbs,Continue reading “Learning a Different Language-Part 2”