I passed N2 eight years ago, spent one year and nine months at a language school in Tokyo, lived in Japan as a student then worker for a total of seven years.
To be honest I sort of cruised through language school. Language is the only thing that comes easy to me, so I never had to make much of an effort. Now it’s starting to show.
I no longer live in Japan (but plan on returning once I get my Bachelor’s) and I’m no longer attending language courses. I want to study on my own, but it’s something I’ve never done and I think I’m a little overwhelmed by the options (course books, anki, reading, italki etc etc…).
I think a lot of people on here study on their own, which I think is really inspiring.
So my question is, how do you study? Focus on one thing at a time or a little bit of everything at once?
Speaking and listening are my strong points. Areas I know I *need* to improve are reading and vocabulary.
Reading more seems like the obvious answer here, but I don’t know how to go about it. Should I look up every word/grammar I don’t know? Make anki cards of them all? Time myself?
I understand that what works for one person might not be the right way for someone else, I just want to get an insight to how everyone goes about this 🙂
Thanks in advance!
by Standard-Guarantee94