So, remember the Twyla Tharp “Dancing to Japanese Fluency” thing from before? Good times, huh? And remember how, in the course of all the dancing talk, we made mention of a little Japanese book with a powerful idea? And remember how we promised to get into a lot of detail about it someday? No? Yes?…
Books
What Can A Dancer Teach You About Learning Japanese?
by khatzumoto
What can a dancer teach you about learning languages? As it turns out, just about everything. Twyla Tharp. It’s not a household name. In fact, whenever I hear it, I picture Tilda Swinton — another woman lots of T’s in her name and very little fat on her body. …Just sayin’. Anyway, it turns out…
You Can’t Afford Not To Buy Japanese Books
by khatzumoto
If you think [books are] expensive, try ignorance Derek Bok, Bastardized by Khatzumoto 😀 “there are golden houses in books and there are beautiful girls in books” Understanding Chinese Culture and Learning Ting Wang University of Canberra, Australia Trying to get used to an L2 without buying books is like trying to go to college…
All Batting All The Time: Ted Williams Teaches Us How To Learn
by khatzumoto
Baseball legend Ted Williams was one in a million, widely considered the most “gifted” hitter of his time. “I remember watching one of his home runs from the bleachers of Shibe Park,” John Updike wrote in The New Yorker in 1960. “It went over the first baseman’s head and rose meticulously along a straight line…
Book Review: Do It Badly And Ahead Of Time! Three Easy-To-Start Habits That Will Make You Awesome Possum
by khatzumoto
It’s a book. It’s good. Let me tell you why 😉 . Title/Author/Info 「前倒し」仕事術! ムリなく始められる、3つの習慣 中井 紀之 (著) Do It Badly And Ahead Of Time! Three Easy-To-Start Habits That Will Make You Awesome Possum Noriyuki NAKAILanguage: Japanese Veracity: Non-fiction Furigana: No Genre: Business book Pros Cons Simple ideas but expressed in an insightful way that…
Book Review / 1-Minute Email-Fu | Quick, Concise, Chronically Awesome Japanese Business Email Examples For People Who Think Too Much
by khatzumoto
Cult? AJATT. AJATT? Books. Books? Today’s book: 1-Minute Email-Fu. A book that will quite literally turn you into the shogun of Harlem. Or at least of Japanese business email. Anyway, 問答無用！No more preliminary jibber-jabber! Let’s get right to it! Title/Author/Info Pros Cons 考えすぎて書けない人のための1分間メール術 [単行本]神垣あゆみ (著) 1-Minute Email-Fu | Quick, Concise, Chronically Awesome Japanese Business Email…