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Duolingo is one of the most popular apps for beginners in many languages. In this episode, I discuss if it's any good for learning Japanese.Visit https://tobhowtolearnjapanese.guide/ to join a growing community of Japanese learners and receive
Keith reflects on the progress he's made in Japanese since returning to Japan, extracting 4 key insights that will benefit Japanese students at any level.(U.S. military affiliated persons living in Okinawa) Make 2022 the year you learn Japanese
Learn some highly contextual Japanese with the phrase 行けたら行く (iketaraiku). Keith also discusses the cultural implications of this phrase.Get a 20% discount off of your purchase of The Tower of BabblingGet a copy of my Japanese notes including 行
In this episode, Keith provides 4 pieces of advice he would give to his younger self when he started learning Japanese.With so many ways to learn Japanese available today, learners can easily become overwhelmed trying to choose the best method.
In this new experimental short format, Keith shares insights from his own Japanese lessons by describing the meaning and origin of the Japanese slang チッキてる (chikkiteru) and パリピ (paripi).Ryoma's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/studyjapanese.
In a Tower of Babbling Japan first, Keith welcomes Ms. Chloe Clougher to the podcast.An avid language learner who has studied Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and now Japanese, Chloe shares her experiences from her international travel in China, Jorda
Learning Japanese can be difficult for native English speakers.In this episode Keith explains how he made his Japanese language learning harder back in the day and two lessons he learned from the experience.Are you ready to learn Kanji?Try Skri
Do you have a reason why you are learning or want to learn Japanese?In this episode Keith invites you to think about your why, and offers an explanation for why having this foundation is vital to keeping you learning Japanese even after it gets
ようこそ！(Welcome) to the Tower of Babbling Japan!Keith discusses the difference between fluency and literacy, and how it is critical to helping you go further with your Japanese.Get the 2021 Introduction to The Tower of Babbling and access to the
It's back!Keith announces the return of this podcast, with a new look and new focus.Website: Gateway · Tower of Babbling - Learn Japanese (tobhowtolearnjapanese.guide)
Two months later...In this brief update, I talk about what in the world I've been doing for the past two months and introduce my second podcast, Cereus & Limnic Podcast!The podcast provides background information about the making of
This is the final episode of the podcast!In this episode I say thank you and farewell. I also talk about what I learned while making this podcast, and briefly discuss what my next moves will be.Website: https://keithhayden.net/
In the last episode, I discussed how technology may change the way that we learn foreign languages in the future.In this episode, I talk about ways you can prepare for that future.Website: https://keithhayden.net/
In the last ten to twenty years, technology has forever altered the way we live our lives and how we communicate with each other. But how will it affect foreign language learning in the future? Will we even need or want to learn one?Join m
In this episode, I continue to discuss different methods that will help you standout as a language learner.Specifically, I discuss formal and informal language immersion programs and introduce you to a category of language learning materia
You've learned your target language to a decent level, now you want to use it to get a job. What are some ways you could standout to employers, potential clients or other stakeholders?In this episode, I talk about the pros and cons of lang
Have you ever considered using your language skills in a professional capacity?If so, this episode will give you an idea of some of the positions that could be waiting for you in the job market. Some are well known, others are more obscure
Becoming highly literate and proficient in a foreign language is a stunning achievement that few achieve. But over time, underuse and neglect can cause us to lose the gains that we have worked so hard for.What can you do to prevent this fr
It is an unfortunate truth that not everyone will be thrilled that you have reached such a high level in your target language.In this episode, I talk about how to recognize prejudice and what you can do to mitigate it.I also speak abou
One of the ways the you can improve in your target language at the Native-like level is to learn how to tell better stories.In this episode, I tell you the story of Jason, a UPS truck driver who desires to launch his writing career by givi
Welcome to the Native-like Level!In this episode, I define what it means to be at this level of language learning, as well as provide you a road map for the methods for improvement and topics for consideration that we will cover in the nex
The Language Confidence Scale is a self-assessment tool that allows you to evaluate how confident you are in your target language. In this episode, follow along as I self-assess my language confidence as a Spanish language learner. As I go
We have reached the end of the Advanced Level, but before we move on, I'll cover some ways that you can test your reading and writing skills in your target language.I also discuss general considerations that all advanced language learners
As you gain more experience in your target language one way to prove to yourself and others that you really know your stuff is by taking a test and having an objective entity evaluate your skills.If it has been years or perhaps decades sin
Writing can be a very private affair, but as advanced student one of the best ways to improve is to get feedback for your writing.In this episode, I discuss various ways to get your writing in front of an audience, even if it is just one p
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