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How to Learn JapaneseSimon Reynolds
How toLearn Japanese
Copyright 2007 by Simon Reynolds All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner whatsoever—electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any system of storing and retrieving information—without written permission from the publisher, except for brief quotations embodied in reviews.Email: sprstrikesback@hotmail.comWebsite:http://sprstrikesback.googlepages.com/homeManufactured in the U.K.First Edition: 2007 Book and cover design by Simon Reynolds and Yuka Reynolds
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How to Learn JapaneseSimon Reynolds
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
WHY LEARN JAPANESE? 4
2.
LEARNING TO LEARN 5
Where to start
Should I learn to read and write Japanese?
Approaches to learning 6
Finding a teacher 
Language schools
Language exchange7
Self-study
Self study tips
Building vocabulary8
Learning grammar 
Listening9
What did you say?
Speaking10
Confidence
Less is more
Tips on starting a conversation
Get out of jail free11
Troubleshooting
Slang
Practice
Writing
3.
PERFECTING PRONUNCIATION 13
Vowel sounds
Intonation
Thinking in syllables
Small
tsu
Dots and circles
Combined syllables14
Su
Ha
and
he
Common mistakes
Homonyms15
Pronunciation practice
4.
WRITING RIGHT 17
Stroke order 
Learning the
kana
Flashcards
Installing Japanese fonts on your computer 
Learning
Kanji 
18
 
How many
kanji 
do I need?
Approaches to learning
kanji 
 
Component analysis AKA the fast track
Using the internet19
Learning the pronunciations
Kanji 
town20
Kanji 
game
Buying a
kanji 
dictionary
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Audio books21
More reading on the web
Japanese tests
JLPT
J-test22
Kanji 
test
5.
BOOK REVIEWS 23
Textbooks
Kanji Dictionaries24
Kanji
Grammar 25
Verbs26
Adjectives
Particles
Miscellaneous
6.
MUST SEE MOVIES! 28
Seven Samurai 
Tampopo
Woman in the Dunes
Kagemusha
Rashomon
A Taxing Woman
Ran
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
7.
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ksyandaggerleft a comment

You are so great for sharing all that you know. Thanks a lot for all the tips. I'm a total beginner, so irregardless of how much of a freak I am about Japan, the language still looks scary ))) Your paper has unveiled some fears, now it does look a lot more realistic, even though I've only 1 year to master the language. I guess, it is still quite little time to feel confident enough, but I have good motivation. Thanks a lot again. All the best
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