I am trying to figure out what's the most effective way to do listening practice. Right now I have no problems with reading things up to my level, however, when I try to listen to things I am overly reliant on (Japanese) sub titles. I want to really dive into listening practice but I have a few questions about what's most effective:
*Is it best to watch native content or content you can mostly understand (I.e. should I watch a Japanese YouTuber even if I'm understanding less than if I watch someone like Akane do a comprehensible Japanese video?)
*is it better to use subtitles so I understand the content or best to let my brain struggle to make the connections on things?
*is it best to try to translate things in my head or to try to figure out what's happening based on what I understand and context clues?
*is it better to watch something without subtitles and then watch it with subtitles to see how much you understand or watch it with subtitles so I know what's going on and then watch it without to make stronger inferences?
Any other tips or advice anyone has would be great
by Zetrin