I want to use Japanese in work / remaining of the family who only speaks Japanese (or is is in japan) should I really try immersion or better getting something more “traditional” such as a textbook or stuff like this?
I know some basic Japanese, but sometimes I feel that understanding most anime casual japanese will not just be enough, ofc I try to balance my japanese to be not over formal at least with people close to me but sometimes I feel that understand phrases like “kaizoku ou ore ni narou” is not my highest priority, plus I have a 8 hour job that I use a lot my brain (coding) so I need to be really focused on it. should I still try immersion?
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You could always try a mix of both. Consuming japanese media will help you understand coworkers/family at least
Why not both? using one doesnt disable the other one, I dont know why many people have the perception that you either can use only immersion or textbooks, when in reality most people use both simultaneously.
Im also a fellow coder(backend), and what I did was doing a textbook lesson every 3rd-4th day whilst doing immersion daily(including anki and kanji). This should take like ~2h a day, and I would consider this approach quite balanced.
Obv. I cannot promise that this approach will work for you, as everyone learns different, but for me this approach was/is perfect.
Also immersion != anime/manga, there are podcasts,TV,Vlogs,Documentaries and “normal” novels out there