Japan has a peculiar amount of cultural difference compared to America, hence there is a large population of people (especially younger generations) that would do just about anything to learn the language. As I teach Japanese, I have found the number one reason a person wants to learn this new language is because he/she wants ...
Ever watched a Japanese anime and wondered what they were saying? Okay, well you’ve probably watched it with subtitles, but what exactly do the words really mean? And how can you learn and apply them? For many, learning Japanese is common, not only in the U.S where anime has taken off with stunning alacrity since ...
Learning a second language can be fun, but many language students lack exposure to their chosen language outside of the classroom. Japanese, in particular, can be challenging because Americans don’t often hear Japanese spoken on a regular basis the way they often hear Spanish, for example. When I first started studying Japanese, I could pronounce ...
Time and time again I am asked to help intermediate learners of Japanese to help them freshen up on the one of the nations’ most popular modern languages. According to the “Japan Foundation”, 1 in approximately 2,500 people studied the Japanese language in 2006. Considering that the United States Census Bureau is predicting the nations’ ...
Constantly people are asking me what influenced me to learn Japanese as a third language. To the best of my knowledge, I always reply that it is the hardest language to learn. Being a person with a stubborn personality, I chose to learn Japanese while in college and while living abroad in Japan. After that ...
Most people who come to stay in Japan for any extended period of time soon find themselves needing to study Japanese or further expand upon their current knowledge. On the surface Japanese seems to poss little difficulty. Japanese phonetics are simple as all consonants are always followed by a vowel, this comprises the bulk of ...