The Method
I am using methods described on websites such as AJATT.com and JapaneseLevelUp.com to complete this mission.My current time table looks like this:
| Activity | Number Required | Time to Complete | Number Needed Per Day | Estimated Completion Date |
| Kanji | 1900 | 60 Days | 32 | 7/18/2014 |
| Sentences | 1000 | 30 Days | 34 | 8/18/2014 |
And I am using the steps described below, which are color coded for the graphic:
- Setup an Immersion Environment that is continuous.
- 2000+ Kanji (Reps are continued indefinitely)
- Kana until complete
- An additional 1000+ Kanji (Reps are continued indefinitely)
- Sentences (Reps are continued indefinitely)
The rules
- Study daily.
- Blog daily, even if there's nothing to even report.
- Finish by the start of the next school semester. (August)
- Rules can be added, but not removed.
The goals
- Learn at least 1900 Kanji characters. I don't have to know the pronunciation of the characters, only their meaning.
- Study 1000+ sentences and learn the Kanji pronunciations from sentences.
- Be able to follow a Japanese television show's dialogue.
- Be able to read an easy Japanese novel without being glued to a dictionary for every word.
- Be more than ready for Japanese classes in August. (I plan to minor in Japanese).
The process
- I will be listening to Japanese music and watching Japanese movies for passive learning throughout the whole process. Much like a child learns to speak, first they listen for a very long time. Input before output.
- I will start with learning all 1900 Kanji first. I feel that in order to learn Kanji reading I should be able to associate that reading with its meaning.
- I will learn sentence structure from 1000+ sentence cards after all 1900 Kanji in the deck have been learned.
