I’m studying for N1 currently.
I worked in a Japanese company so most of my reading practice and listening practice comes from just working in Japanese, but I actively study every night using a few different resources.
I read a grammar book and take grammar quizzes to cover the annoying grammar points I know will come up in the test.
I use a flashcard app for vocab (looking for a new app currently) for vocab.
For notes, I either:
1. Each word that comes up in the flash card app that I don’t know the reading/use of PERFECTLY, I write in a notebook along with an explanation, some example sentences and any useful notes in English on how to use it. I organise each page by study day and each page has new words, maybe a new grammar point and anything else. Closer to a diary.
2. To second method is very simply using the square-paper empty books and DRILLING vocab. Every word that comes up in the app review I just write down 2 or 3 times in the note book in black pen. The next day I write the vocab again in red pen then get my new vocab for the day in black pen. Hard to explain but in the end its just a notebook full of vocab written over and over again without notes or anything.
Granted everyone’s different, but any comments on the above two styles would be appreciated. Thank you
by Kairi911