Krashen hits another nail on the head with this article.
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Learning Like a Native どんだけ～
by khatzumoto
So, there’s this new word out in Japan: 「どんだけ～!!??」(dondake). Well, it’s new to non-fashionistas like me, but it dates back to at least 2-3 months ago among the trendy, which means that some consider it “old”. But I didn’t come here to discuss whether or not 「どんだけ～」is passé, I came here to share something even…
Chinese Project Notes 2: Went Monolingual
by khatzumoto
Today, July 20, 2007, I crossed the Rubicon and went fully monolingual in Chinese. I do sometimes look up a Japanese word to find Chinese example sentences for it. So I guess this, makes me a mix between Steps 3 and 4 as outlined in this post on how to make the transition. As far…
FAQ Section
by khatzumoto
There is a new FAQ page up. Feel free to give it a look, it might save you having to send an email and wait for a reply. Of course, if your specific question is not answered, feel free to ask! When this site first started last year, I was getting these questions for the…
How To Learn Multiple Languages Without Getting Confused: The Laddering Method
by khatzumoto
It can safely be said that almost everything I’ve written on this site is backed up by personal experience — and personal success. Certainly, when it comes to methods that I’ve shared, I share them because I have used them myself and gotten great results. One of the reasons I stopped visiting online forums for…
How To Make The Most of a Visit to Japan…Or Any Other Country
by khatzumoto
A couple of months ago, a high school kid teaching herself German asked me for tips on how she should make the most of an upcoming visit to Austria. Here is what I told her…Austria and German have been replaced by Japan and Japanese, but either way, the advice still applies. It’s mostly common sense,…