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Are you learning Japanese the wrong way?

This entry is part 7 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ Forum

This entry is part 7 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumHey, it’s part something-or-other of the Best of AJATT+ Forum series. Today’s post comes from アンソニー, who comes to us with a confession. He learned Japanese the wrong way. Through out the last three years of my Japanese project I… watched 100…

Deletions

This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ Forum

This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumTime for another installment of the best of the AJATT+ forum! TripleJ started a topic about deleting cards. So let’s talk about deleting cards. I know we’ve said it a bunch of times, but it bears repeating. When your SRS deck starts to…

Improving Your Life Through Japanese

This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ Forum

This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumHi, it’s rigabamboo with another AJATT+ gem I found in the forums. Has following AJATT principles changed your life in any way? Besides, y’know, the obvious – becoming awesome at Japanese. ダンちゃん, for example, apparently has abs now! I have a little…

What is it about these MCDs? Part 2: The Awesomeness

This entry is part 10 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ Forum
This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series MCD Revolution

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 4: The Active Output

This entry is part 12 of 14 in the series Best of AJATT+ Forum
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series MCD Revolution

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…