Introductions!

[Issac]

By the way, I know GBATemp has a rule against non-English languages, but am I correct in assuming that doesn't apply in this group?

Yes of course it would be silly to have a group for learning Japanese, without being able to write in Japanese

 

[SG854]

Sugoi!
Konnichiwa, boku wa Juan-san.
O genki desu ka?

I decided to learn Japanese at the age of 11 years old. Contrary to what you're probably thinking, It wasn't because I was a Anime Fan or something.

I just liked challenges and Japanese seemed like a good one.

I learned Hiragana and Katakana with the aid of a NintendoDS and two games called: My Japanese Coach and Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jitten.
I learned some japanese by studying My Japanese Coach lessons. Tried to learn Kanjis by translating with Rakubiki Jitten, but I just gave up on Kanjis... THERE'S TOO MANY AND I'M TOO LAZY!

In 2013 I got the chance of studying Japanese in my city with a Korean teacher.
(Funny because Korean Sensei taught Japanese while speaking Spanish!!!)

And got the chance to travel to Japan as exchange student but couldn't pay the trip.

After that, I gave up on everything (not because I got sad, but because I focused on French, Portuguese and Italian at the time)

Up to this day, I'm still able to read Hiragana, most of Katana has been forgotten because I never used it, and probably know 3 or 4 Kanjis.
I hope this group revives my curiosity for Japanese again!

Did it?

 

[JuanMena]

Did it?

No.

 

[Issac]

We just need MOAR activity

 

[TigerTiger]

Me too...
How to revive passion? Revisit to what got you first into it? Take on realistic challenges for a sense of improvement?

Just don't be like me, I know all the tricks but every time I look at Japanese I feel like a failure for having let it rot so long I can't even stand to look at it anymore...

If you can start fresh-ish maybe you'll have a better time of it. Hope you find your motivation again

 

[Amadeus007]

こんにちは！僕はアマデウスです。
Hi there, my name's Amadeus! I've been studying Japanese for roughly 6 months now, and am still very much on the beginner level. Right now, I'm only doing self study, but I did find out a little while ago that the college in town has a few beginner level Japanese courses that I might sign up for for the winter term
Currently for self study, I use a mix between textbooks and apps like Hey Japan and Kanji Garden.
I'm not quite ready to take the JLPT N5 exam this year, but I'm going to study really hard so that I'll be ready to take the exam by next December!
I started learning Japanese mostly because of a fascination with Japanese culture and media, and I want to study abroad there for my masters degree or my doctorate!
どうぞよろしくお願いします！

 

[Jack_Bauer]

Hi There!
You can call me Jack Bauer.
I started learning Japanese around 5 years ago. I didn't spend all this time studying. It isn't obvious with work and family. It was a start-and-stop process. Somehow I managed to lift myself beyond N4. As it was getting tougher, I was struggling more and more and looking for peers to study with, to keep the flame burning!!
I used Genki I and II, at some point finished the Duolingo tree, Lingodeer's part 1. Started using Quartet book 1 but find it a little (too much actually) challenging.
Stopped learning a while ago, but kept teaching occasional students who show some interest in Japanese as I can guide them beyond N5 and then invite them to fly with their own wings!
I hope to find here some persons who've had the same struggle I went through learning by myself, and why not manage to reach N2. I find it very difficult to reach N1 outside of Japan, N2 would be an enormous achievement for me as it would (I guess) be enough to fluently understand TV and read books.

よろしくお願いいたします。