Why I don't use spaced repetition for Japanese
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2024
- We take a deep dive into a method of memorizing called spaced repetition learning. After using it in the past, I will explain why I don't really use it anymore and whether or not you should consider using it to learn Japanese.
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I think spaced repetition becomes less important as you become more familiar with the language. At first, it’s necessary to establish a baseline in the language
For most of the time, you are not at the level, which means years and years and years. For sure, for japanese. Which makes SRS a must. So, basically you are going to be using for most of the learning process.
Agreed, can't very well enjoy reading when you're looking up 9/10 words :'3
I agree with this video but also so much respect for the God tier choice in background music. I'm hoping when my Japanese is better I can play through a whole Persona game in Japanese.
I believe you are mistaken in one major point. SRS is also used at the same time when Immersing in japanese material.
Sure, in the first year you can focus learning 1000 words from anki. But later you will have to immerse on Visual Novels, anime, manga, music and also creating flashcards in the process at the same time. SRS is great for all the process, it's not good to cut off entirely.
Totally agree, and I never meant SRS as a general concept, moreso as a specific study method. I still always use SRS naturally and add words to word banks for later reference, etc. I just like to encourage people to try new things and to think about learning differently.
I hated flash card studying before I took on Japanese. I had learned German and studied French and Spanish already in the past and found the best, and only way to remember anything was through immersion (mostly reading books for me). Then came Japanese. How do you immerse in a language without any spaces between the words or an alphabet and everything is literally backwards from your native language? I tried and tried and failed and turned to Anki as my savior. It worked eventually. Now I have an Anki habit lol and can't kick it. But I still don't see how to immerse in Japanese as a beginner even if you're highly motivated. How do you overcome this?
Personally i'd love to switch to immersion but my japanese is way too basic as it is now to be able to get anything useful out of it
I think spaced repetition and grammar studying are good to build a baseline at first
I totally agree with you on this point. Naturally accumulated language is far more enjoyable than the dull spaced repetition concept. That said, there must be some peoven benefit to it as the results show success in other alphabet languages.
I also totally agree and certainly don't mean to take away the importance of repetition. I like to encourage people to try both and think about how they learn.