(Re)learning Japanese | Tadoku challenge, book review & JLPT N1? | Japanese language update
Welcome to yet another Japanese language update! It has been three months since I started to relearn Japanese and I've been making really great progress. In the last two months I finished the N3 & N2 decks, I participated in the Tadoku reading challenge (and failed miserably), I built a solid reading habit, and read a few really good books. I might (have to) take the JLPT N1 in the summer, so I might prepare for that, but we'll see what happens over the next few days. Watch the first two episodes of my Japanese learning here: • I'm (re)learning Japanese | Japanese level... • (Re)learning Japanese | learning kanji & r... Tadoku reading challenge: https://tadoku.app/ UPDATE: Apparently I wasn't the only one upset with the challenge, so they adjusted the scoring system a little bit: https://tadoku.app/blog/posts/wrap-up... Migaku: https://migaku.com/affiliate-general?... Bookmeter: https://bookmeter.com/home TIMESTAMPS 00:00 intro 01:28 Anki progress 02:20 reading is great! 02:49 Tadoku reading challenge (frustration) 05:27 Japanese book review (Earthlings, 5cm per Second & more) 09:07 taking the JLPT? 10:34 future plans: being more delibate 11:18 future plans: JLPT vs speaking practice 13:02 I don't even want to take the JLPT 14:28 final thoughts I am not sponsored by Migaku, but by signing up with my referral link I get the chance to earn a small commission.
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