I have been learning Japanese as a major over 4 years, and know how hard it is. Learning a new language is not just remembering.
Many people told me that language is just a tool, which I don’t agree with. It’s more about communication.
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” — Nelson Mandela
You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb
Keep talking with Japanese is a great practice, but if you don’t have much chance, here is a method I used to training my listening skill, by keep listening Japanese Podcast.
- Go to iTunes Homepage to download iTunes, install it. Click the iTunes store, find category of Podcast, and type words like “learn Japanese” to search.
- Many results are come out. Click Podcast to filter unrelated results.
- To find more click 「全て見る」
- Choose one, and by click 「無料購読」to subscribe it.
- Now, you can check it in you Podcast category. For people who has iDevice can sync Podcast with iTunes. If you don’t have, go for next step.
To get the mp3 file, just right click it, and find “show in Windows Explorer”, now you can import this podcast to your music player.
Click Japanese – SurvivalPhrases to download it. You also can try other words more than “learn Japanese”, if your Japanese is qualified, you can try 「聴く日経」「大人のラジオ」.
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