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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
01/30/09

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And suddenly it is revealed why the majority of Japan is really, really poor at English
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KamikazeSailor
01/29/09

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Studying English isn't the problem. Japanese is hard as hell to learn. At least when the English language needs a new word they just combine the same 26 letters in ways that hadn't been combined before. The Japanese create all new stinking letters!
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Jesse in Japan
01/29/09

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The Japanese are very fond of pretending to study English... not so fond of actually studying English, though.
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Channing
01/29/09

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Wow, believe it or not I thought to myself. Sweet, Japan has decided what the best way to learn English is, now I can speak Japanese! :V

Then I clicked through and realized that I somehow confused Japanese and English.

orz
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FarmboyinJapan
01/29/09

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This article is not talking about playing Gears of War to learn English, what it is talking about using some of the new 'educational software' that is available for the DS.

The most popular seeming to be 'Eigo Tsuke'

Schools across Japan are quickly catching on to this new kind of learning, and some school districts now require a DS as part of the English curriculm.

When I was in school, I taught English four days a week at a Toyota factory part time ($60 an hour!), and all the students studied outside of class, not with textbooks, but with DS.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
01/29/09

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I'm an idiot by birthright and I'm generally open to suggestions but something about this list... something... seems very off. It's definitely throwing up a blue flag and my roach senses are percolating because I can see the smear of caution on the floor.
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Sutekh_Slain
01/29/09

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add to their accents our stupid game dialogue and you have the makings of an unintelligible and horribly trite vocabulary.

on the bright side, the xbl bigots may not be all american.
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Raspberyl's Lover
01/29/09

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So that's why there's English subtitles in Dissida...
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FarmboyinJapan
01/29/09

@drownedphoniex:

There's English subtitles in Dissida....really?
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超外人
01/29/09

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I'd have voted #2. I don't think video games are that effective at teaching English, but that's just me. A difficult language is likely best when you immerse yourself in it and speak it constantly with someone.
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Sensai
01/29/09

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Sorry...what is distance learning? For some reason, it brings to mind Skyping with people who know the language...but I can't see that being that helpful.

Also, how about I pose the exact inverse of this question: what's a good way to learn Japanese?
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超外人
01/29/09

@Sensai: Distance learning is a proper term for "online classes" and the like.
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超外人
01/29/09

@Sensai: I didn't notice your second question, but I think your best bet would simply be trying different things and see which one has you absorb more over time. Repetition is key, imo, and it makes it stick in your memory.

Try flashcards, audio tapes, mp3 tapes, books, dictionaries, classes and see which one works best. I'd recommend you learn hiragana and katakana first then start though.
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Sensai
01/29/09

Thanks for the speedy replies everyone.

@超外人: This is writing, yes? I will look into this, thanks.

@hammerhand: That sounds really interesting. Thanks for explaining how it all worked.
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Ranzell
01/29/09

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Conversely, learning Japanese is extremely hard. I'm trying to do so and finding it to be an extremely daunting task. Maybe I should try playing some Japanese videogames, but I really doubt it would help at all.

For now I've got Rosetta Stone and some mp3 phrases.
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Devenish
01/29/09

@Ranzell: I find reading Manga is a good way to help your self, much like when growing up reading comics at our own pace, at least until we advanced to a higher level.
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yrean
01/29/09

@Devenish: I do read a bit of manga myself. actually, my asian freinds tell me im the yellowist white guy they know, lol.. not sure if thats a good or bad thing :) oh well, anyhow when i was looking to read more of the air gear manga, I came across a site that you'll love if your into manga.
[www.onemanga.com]
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PimpNinja24
01/29/09

@yrean:

LOVE onemanga.com!!! I started reading manga when my penpal in 5th grade sent me some. I was amazed at the phone book sized mags that come out in some cases weekly! A lot of the series I read werent picked up here(though many have been), and I find onemanga is a great place to catch up on the series which are far ahead of what i have in America.

It's also a great place to try out new series and see if they interest me, I recomend it to anyone that reads or is curious about manga, the selection of titles are outstanding and most are updated regularly.

Sorry for the advertisement.
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Eltigro
12/08/08

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I sent an email to Owen about this late yesterday. Bashcraft was probably already working on it though.

One of the "no shit" points that the article I read made was that younger players play more than older players.
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rich8606
12/08/08

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Maaan, the last game my dad beat was Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the Master System.
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