In 2 months I will be leaving to go to a camp for 7 weeks in which I have no technology, the first 3 weeks I’ll have almost no time at all, but the next 4 I’ll have around 30 minutes a day
I’ve also only just barely started learning again and I’ll only have 2 months of experience under my belt by then so I won’t be able to just read a manga or something so I’m not sure what options I’ll have to atleast somewhat retain what I’ve learned, if anyone has any good ideas I’ll take it and thank you for your help in advance 🙂
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Can you elaborate on what “no technology” means? Like, no shelter? Or no electricity and water? Or do you have electricity, water, shelter, but no internet? Would a phone work?
Details would help!
Buy text books?
Are textbooks not an option? Books go a long way when you have no technology…
Back in the olden days, a flashcard was something we made physically by hand for learning kanji and vocab. You could easily make a deck of 100 or 200 cards for learning and reinforcing your previous learning while gone.
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Do Heisig’s book – Remembering the Kanji. Repeat the lessons. Test yourself. I would not worry about writing them – recognition alone is enough. Remember the Kanji by keyword alone. You could clear 400+ Kanji if you stick with it, realistically too. Buy the book used on ebay or amazon or something – you need it physical and you need to have some paper and pens.
Generally speaking, people who manage to get through RTK/Wanikani will learn vocab much easier and retain their gains longer because many Japanese words are derived from the keywords. It felt like cheating when it came time to do vocab – entire blocks of Kanji were just all really simple. You will have to review lessons like a manual SRS – but do it right and you could set yourself up to get fluent much easier.