This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumThis entry is part 6 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionEver notice how we like to do things that are easy, and we don’t like to do things that are hard? For example, maybe you aren’t really into this episode of…
What is it about these MCDs? Part 5: The Variety
by rigabamboo
This entry is part 13 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumMCDs aren’t just for kanji and vocab. Kalek: I learned a lot [of syntax] by making MCDs of the examples in Tae Kim’s guide and some in All About Particles. I also made MCDs of particles when reading whenever one was used…
What is it about these MCDs? Part 4: The Active Output
by rigabamboo
This entry is part 12 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumThis entry is part 5 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionWhy are MCDs so effective? My hunch (and limited experience) is that MCDs convert into output faster and more accurately than the “original glazed” sentence cards because we’re doing a deeper…
What is it about these MCDs? Part 3: The Format
by rigabamboo
This entry is part 11 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumThis entry is part 4 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionThe magic of MCDs comes from using super super simple cards to learn complex things. The simplicity can’t be stressed enough. Back in my misled ganbaru days of learning Japanese, I…
What is it about these MCDs? Part 2: The Awesomeness
by rigabamboo
This entry is part 10 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumThis entry is part 3 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionPreviously I wrote a brief introduction to MCDs, a card format popular at AJATT+. Why use MCDs? Instead of answering that myself, I’ll just quote some forum sempais: ダンちゃん: Individual MCD…
What is it about these MCDs? Part 1: Introduction
by rigabamboo
Rigabamboo here with another installment of the best of the AJATT+ forum. We love to rattle on about MCDs on the forum. We’ve been at it ever since Khatzumoto introduced them to AJATT+ here. What is it about MCDs that causes so much discussion? In a nutshell: They’re simple. They’re powerful. There’s nothing like that…