Comments on: The Immersion Environment: Rome wasn’t built in a day…But this isn’t Rome, so a week should totally do… /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/ You don't know a language, you live it. You don't learn a language, you get used to it. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 16:09:19 +0900 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.13 By: Have you ever engineered your change? | Simple Health Progression /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-1000064305 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 04:39:15 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-1000064305 […] Certainly there are things you have to do in your current language (jobs and the like), but having an environment to radiate your new language at you can help you learn much faster – much faster than […]

]]> By: kai /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-265207 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:34:39 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-265207 Ah see now that is cool lol. Wish it had Chinese or Japanese but
still they might add those later. Thanks for the feedback and the links!

]]> By: kai /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-265206 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:32:57 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-265206 Thanks! well once I get my programming skills up to speed maybe.

]]> By: ミヒ /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-258819 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:59:39 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-258819 Awesome idea!
I found three addons for chrome that do something like that:
chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/plpjkjplknknmhfhkjgcfgofclmlnine?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fabjlaokbhaoehejcoblhahcekmogbom?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
This one doesn’t support Japanese though:
chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-immersion-for-ch/bedbecnakfcpmkpddjfnfihogkaggkhl

haven’t found one for firefox 🙁

]]> By: 李便神 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-258538 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:22:26 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-258538 Wow great idea, maybe you can be the one :D.

]]> By: Kai /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-254221 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:35:10 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-254221 Has anyone thought of this program…
when you are browsing on the internet, the program would
translate the most common 5 – 10 words(verbs adjective, adverbs, nouns only)
into your L2 using google translate. Then everyday, or after a certain amount
of time has passed 4-8hrs of reading, the program adds a few more words to
the list of what gets translated. This keeps going till all words that can be
translated are translated.
just an Idea and if anyone decides to do it please let me know.
I think it would make learning through reading easier because you would
be learning the L2 words through context or by google translate if you need to.
It would be a painless way to acquire literacy in a language with a
completely different writing system.

]]> By: Kimura /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-145342 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 04:40:50 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-145342 “Become who you were born to be. Become Japanese.” BEST. ADVICE. EVER.
 
Anyway, definitely some great tips here; the only problem I have in implementing them (besides chronic お金がない) is I’m not old enough to move out yet. So the only place I can actually change all the way is my laptop, and even then it’s semi-limited for technical reasons (programs only having English versions, font fail, etc). Definitely going to try, anyway… 頑張ってね？
 

]]> By: The Path To Japanese Fluency Part 2: Crafting Want Into Need | Japanese Level Up /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-145291 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:45:45 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-145291 […] creativity as some things can not be changed completely, but they can definitely be tweaked.  Check here for some great environment change suggestions from the popular Japanese learning site […]

]]> By: Third Time’s The Charm? | Everyone High Fiving Everyone! /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-132152 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:47:52 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-132152 […] and grammar all at the same time while having Japanese music, movies, and tv in the background for immersion.  It wasn’t working for me. Information Overload! I was also associating learning Japanese […]

]]> By: It’s Not Choice, It’s Environment | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-120212 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:14:17 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-120212 […] easy way out. Don’t change yourself. Change your environment. Don’t choose Japanese. Choose a Japanese environment. Don’t do Japanese. Only have Japanese to do 1. Don’t try to “win” at […]

]]> By: yoshi_in_black /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-58875 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:27:09 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-58875 Well, for me changing my enviroment to Japanese was kind of natural I’d say.
Since the first time I watched Anime in Japanese Dub I prefered it that way. Since the time 6 yrs ago when I borrowed my first Japanese CD, my collection of Japanese music is growing constantly and listening to English music is kinda strange for me now.^^
A friend of mine found this page and now I’m reading many Manga in Japanese and, because I’m too lazy to look everything up I don’t understand, one time in English too.
What I also do is playing much Audiosurf, since that way I listen to Japanese music and play at the same time.

]]> By: cm /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-45029 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:10:54 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-45029 This is probably a stupid question, but I can’t seem to get access to anywhere that sells movies dubbed into Hindi (the language I am learning). I have Bollywood movies and I’m watching them, but I would love some American movies that I already know the plot of in Hindi. I’ve tried Ebay, Google searches, etc. but all the places that dub movies into Hindi only sell them in India. Any suggestions?

]]> By: khatzumoto /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-35430 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:46:12 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-35430 But if I…were married to a movie star… 😀

]]> By: kendo /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-35428 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:37:17 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-35428 You may never read this, since it was posted a million years ago, but I just thought I’d brag here, since you mentioned them a couple times in this article…I grew up rocking out with Matt Mahaffey and the other guys in the band Self. When I was like 16 their first album dropped and this girl I *knew* (–like in a biblical sense lol) was good friends with Matt’s sister or cousin, so I got to go to house parties at Matt’s house like every weekend while they were just starting to get big (I’m talking back when Cannon was just blowing up on the radios in the Nashville area). They used to put me on the list at the local bars they played like “Tha Boro” and “Wall Street” so I could come watch their shows despite being REALLY underage and looking about 12. Anyways, its just fun to have bragging rights about something, yeah? I actually burned out on their music years ago, so it definitely isnt a huge temptation to my environment, like it apparently was for someone… But, they were (are?) a great band, and Matt is a really cool, down to earth guy. Cool enough to let a kid hang out with a bunch of guys on their way up as rock stars, even if they have always remained moderately “underground”.

]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Lazy Kanji Cards: A New (?) SRS Card Format /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-35366 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:13 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-35366 […] easy for yourself to succeed is simply to make it difficult to fail (that’s what a lot of the AJATT immersion advice is about…the core principle is to make Japanese an unignoreable part of your […]

]]> By: spencer /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-27310 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:59:04 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-27310 Wow, this article really helped me with the immersion process. I like the “Before you jump, make sure you have somewhere to land” Idea. No sense in starting without the actual materials to replace it with!

Great post!

]]> By: kyoushou /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-24628 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:23:49 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-24628 Get it. Get the book, get the movie. Even if you don’t understand it yet. At first, just having it around you will be motivating. It’ll be another reminder of your goal and your future.

whoa,senpai is also an EVA fan! nice
i guess im on the right track because i collect Japanese PS2 games specially EVA and those Super Robot Wars, which i really wanted to play with just barely reading and understanding it.

]]> By: Mikomi Rae /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-17832 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:49:39 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-17832 I have some anime and stuff that I bought as a teenager that I can use to study, but I really would like to take your suggestion and trade a bunch of my English stuff with Japanese versions. Any idea where/how I can do something like that? I know there are sites like swaptree, but that’s just exchanging English books for English books, really… Thanks!

]]> By: Jack /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-15175 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:42:29 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-15175 Thanks so much for this Site Khatz but i hasve a couple problems #1 most gigantic problem is im only 14 and i have no money so i rely on lime wire and bittorrent to get all the materials and unfourtunately for me my mom is the hot tempered puertorican budget cutting type and 2 ive never taken a clas and dont speak a lick of jpapanese exept for the basics and was wonder ing in addition to immersion if i should use rosseta stone in my regimne before my kanji if its any use what are your thoughts ETC. but otther than that this site is really good and really psychological i always thought language is like learning the guitar because the only real way to lean is to feel it its not a technical thing you just become the guitar an extension of your body just like language is an extension of your mind

]]> By: jonasan sure-ki- /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do/#comment-13813 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:15:33 +0000 /the-immersion-environment-rome-wasnt-built-in-a-daybut-this-isnt-rome-so-a-week-should-totally-do#comment-13813 So this is from way long ago and you may never read this comment Khatzu, BUT… it’s related to immersion environment so i’m posting it anyway.

i’m an ALT (on the JET program) who was shown your website by a senpai. From the moment I read the first sweet, sweet line, I knew I was hooked. BUT. I’m an ALT. And I take ESL very seriously. As in, it’s very important that my students are receiving quality English instruction, such that I spend most of my day on the computer researching in ENGLISH. Sure my office buddies are chattering away in Japanese, but I’d be fooling myself if I said that it was anything but background noise to me. Other than at work your website, remembering the kanji, or my girlfriend are the only sources of English that tend to disturb my Japanese immersion. What do you think? Since so much of my time is spent at work, I *want* that environment to be Japanese as well. I’m sure there are texts in Japanese about ESL, but the amount of time it would require me to parse through those articles would significantly lower my productivity (which is already not kanpeki). Based on your own experiences, what would you recommend doing? I know you took notes in Japanese, was there a point where you searched for textbooks in Japanese as well? Or did you stop the immersion at note-taking? Are there other ALTs who frequent this site that have recommendations?

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