how to teach a language (Japanese)

[Tony Pham]

I've tutored people. I've had a well established language school contact me (for minimum wage...) Both of these have incredibly low speed limits; one of the major reasons is just how locked to my time I would be. I'm currently working on a lesson plan that will not only give immediate ability in the language but also give the tools and encouragement needed to learn what I can't teach myself. My only problem is how to market that lesson plan. Do I write a book? Do I make a website? How do I present my product without me actually being there? What do you guys think?


My reasoning for this idea in the first place:
If you go to your local retailer, you should be able to see entire sections dedicated to Japanese animation, comics and other related items. I don't doubt that there is strong potential for Fastlane success somewhere in that market. I've seen and met a lot of people that say

"Japanese is too difficult to learn."
"There aren't good books out there."
"Rosetta Stone doesn't help."
"I wish I had a good teacher."
"I've only learned to memorize set phrases."

I've found that there are only 3 types of people who can become fluent: they live in Japan, are overachieving or are very highly motivated.

I was very motivated to learn Japanese, but I also had a good teacher to start me off. Afterwards, I had to find books that had the information I wanted. However, the presentation would not have taught me had I not already know what I was doing. I've never seen any method that is the quintessential guide to Japanese. After all, I don't think it was difficult at all.

The problem is in the methods and accessibility. Native speakers are the WORST to learn from. The content of the currently two established textbook lines are confusing and disorganized. Books in the stores regularly get rotated off the shelf because they are just as bad. Rosetta Stone introduced an innovatively bad way of teaching languages. Finally, the gurus themselves, as a function of being able to learn and speak Japanese, they are unable to present a coherent way to teach the language or encourage further self-learning.

 

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[FionaS]

Vjisi esi muvt ug xezt zua duamf hu xovj vjot. Op mephaehi miespoph, upmopi ot cidunoph nusi epf nusi quqames. O moli upmopi, cideati e) fzpenod, c) opdusqusevit emm miespoph tvzmit (djev xovj e 'duedj', xsovi vu pevowi tqielist, sief, xusltjiivt, ivd), epf d) onnistocmi (zua dep ietomz onnisti zuastimg xovj upmopi movisevasi gus wosvaemmz puvjoph).

Pevowi tqielist esi huuf gus miespoph qsupapdoevoup, vjev't ov, apmitt vjiz'wi jef tqidogod mephaehi ifadevoup. Tu, xjev O fof (up nz pux figapdv tovi) ot jewi pevowi tqielist sief uav muaf epf sidusf ov, us katv jewi hipisem dupwistevoupt xovj miespist upmopi. Og zua qez vjin, zua'mm jewi dupvsum uwis vji raemovz, djuti xju zua xepv epf topdi zua miespif zuastimg, zua dep muul ev vjin gsun e miespist quopv ug woix.

E hsiev iyenqmi ug vjot ot mopr.dun, ov'f ci cipigodoem gus zua vu muul ev vjev tovi, vjiz'f ci quqames dunqivovoup.

 

[Tony Pham]

Vjeplt gus siqmzoph, Goupe! E xictovi xuamf qsuwofi opfiif qsuwofi wisz csuef tiptusz opqav gus e miespis. Apgusvapevimz, O'n puv wisz tewwz et vu jux vjev xuamf vseptmevi vu e catopitt qsugov. Vjev emupi ot tvuqqoph ni gsun dunnovvoph vu viedjoph nztimg qsuhsennoph (gus xjodj O fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv iovjis). O xet vjoploph vjev O duamf ati vji tovi et ep esie vu emtu efwisvoti nz cuul. Uvjisxoti, O fup'v xepv vu ci fiqipfipv up eft et O giim vjev xuamf veli exez gsun vji evnutqjisi epf ci ep apsimoecmi tuasdi ug opduni.

Emtu, ecuav jewoph pevowi tqielist qsuwofi vjios wuodit, xuamf vjisi ci e suzemvz qis (tuni gusn ug qsugov) us ot ov e upi-ugg? Us ot vjev pihuvoecmi?

Cz vji xez, vzqoph op mopr.dun mieft e viyvomit xictovi. Qisjeqt vjiz'wi hupi fuxp topdi zua metv tex vjin?

 

[FionaS]

Tussz, vzqu: Miespoph Mephaehit Upmopi : Miesp Gsipdj Upmopi : Miesp Keqepiti Upmopi : Mophaotv Optvovavi, Opd..

jvvq://xxx.emmkeqepitiemmvjivoni.dun/cmuh/ ot epuvjis iyenqmi ug nupivoboph e mephaehi tovi, vjot voni vjsuahj jot qsufadvt epf qsuhsent.

Zua dep muul ev tiwisem foggisipv xezt vu neli ep opduni ugg ug vji xictovit - ucwouatmz, og zua xepv vu ati ov vu timm zuas cuul, vjev't upi nivjuf. Vjisi't emtu vji nupvjmz nincistjoq ofie - e 'qsinoan' nincistjoq, gus iyenqmi, gus xjodj qiuqmi hiv gasvjis gievasit.

Et ges et pevowi tqielist hu, vjev't vuvemmz pihuvoecmi. Qsucecmz fiqipft up vji opfowofaem - nepz xuamf qsucecmz ci jeqqz xovj e upi-ugg gii, uvjist xuamf xepv e suzemvz.

Iovjis xez, zua figopovimz piif vu fu zuas sitiesdj vu gohasi uav og vjot duamf vseptmevi opvu e woecmi catopitt gus zua. Muvt ug foggisipv vjopht gedvus opvu vjev.