Japanese

July 28, 2021

I made my 2021 New Year's resolution to begin learning Japanese. It is now July and I am continuing to learn Japanese each day. I think this is the first New Year's resolution that I've actually stuck to. It's been hard to build up the habit and consistency of practicing Japanese each day, but I am proud of the point that I have reached.

While the best method to learn a new language entirely depends on the learner, I figured that I would detail what works for me. Up until July 6th, I had been entirely studying on my own. I am now taking an Extended Basic Japanese course through the University of Cincinnati in addition to studying 1.5 - 2 hours each day. The course is based off of the Genki I textbook and workbook. However, everything that I've done on my own has leveraged a variety of resources.