The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

Things I Wish I Knew When I Was A Beginner Japanese Learner, Feat. David Honeycutt

Mar 18, 2022

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I'm a Biginer, and I've Been Teaching Japanese for a Long Time.

03:12

Language Learning Is a Fun Process

02:09

What I Wish I Knew When I Was a Beginner?

01:39

Introduction

2min

Did You Take the Proficiency Test?

3min

Learning Japanese

2min

What I Wish I Knew When I Was a Beginner?

2min

The Japanese From Zero Book, a by George and A

2min

The Japanese From Girobek, Is the One With the Girl on the Cover?

2min

How to Get Things Into Your Long Term Memory

2min

Remembering the Congi Book

2min

Onkey Is a Space Repetition Flash Card

2min

10.

Vani Cane

3min

11.

Money Conny

5min

12.

The Longest Interval Is Like Six Months

4min

13.

How to Use the Pitch Accent in Japanese

2min

14.

A Beginner's Note Book, a Y Ya

1min

15.

I'm a Biginer, and I've Been Teaching Japanese for a Long Time.

3min

16.

Language Learning Is a Fun Process

2min

17.

Learn Catakan, Hragana and Cantagana

2min

In this episode, David Honeycutt, a Japanese resource review writer at Tofugu and an enthusiastic Japanese learner of over a decade, discusses all kinds of things he wishes he knew when he was a beginner Japanese learner. David covers topics like: - How to follow some sort of curriculum even if you’re a self-learner - The power of SRS (Spaced Repetition System) - Using a built-in dictionary on computers or phones - Setting tangible goals with deadlines and more. Make sure to give it a listen for David’s Japanese learning wisdom!