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Purpose: Build a Foundation of Grammar, Vocabulary, and Speaking Skills
Time to Complete: 35 Weeks (~8 Months)
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Daily Study Chain Prep
- Go online and find a monthly or yearly calendar that you like the look of.
- Print it out.
- Buy or set aside two colored markers: Blue and Red; or Your Favorite Color and Your Most Hated Color; any two colors.
- Start marking (Blue) X’s on days that you study all three chain items, (Red) X’s the first time you miss one or more chain items, and No X’s every time you go two or more days without studying all three chain items (Hint: This should never happen).
Daily Chain Item #1 – Flashcards
- Download the Blank NihongoShark.com Vocabulary Deck.
- When you encounter new words in your studies, add them to your deck (either manually or using EPWing2Anki.
- Download the Pre-Loaded NihongoShark.com Vocabulary Deck.
Daily Chain Item #2 – Listening Practice
- Remove barriers to listening practice.
- Put audio lessons onto your phone, mp3 player, PC, Xbox, CDs—Everywhere!
Daily Chain Item #3 – Grammar and Speaking Practice
- On Day #1 of Phase #3, schedule a lesson or language exchange meeting for Day #7 of Phase #3.
- On Day #1-7 of Phase #3, plow through the Caveman Conversation Course.
- On Day #7, take your first (online) Japanese lesson.
- Schedule your second (online) Japanese lesson.
