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TIMESTAMPS:

0:21 - What is the piece of language learning advice that Matt has given in the past but he most disagrees with now?

2:44 - What traits do people who learn a language relatively faster than others have in common?

9:02 - In Stage 3, what's the best way to make use of an iTalki teacher?

12:17 - Is it a good idea to have monolingual definitions of the back of Anki cards even if you don't fully understand them?

13:59 - Is this a good language learning routine?

15:02 - Please give me recommendations for Japanese podcasts

18:42 - What is the "ideal" approach to learning a language?

20:22 - If I just immerse and don't do anything else, will I still get fluent?

21:59 - Should I pronounce my Anki cards out loud while reviewing?

26:14 - What should I do after finishing the JP1K deck?

26:43 - I keep forgetting all my Anki cards, what should I do?

30:51 - Stephen Krashen recommends consuming material created for learners in the beginning; does Refold recommend this?

31:43 - I'm a pure beginner. Should I immerse or memorize words?

32:45 - What is a language learning technique that Matt would want to try in the future?

33:04 - Will someone with a background in music have an easier time picking up on things like pitch accent?

35:02 - How do I know what words are worth mining?

39:14 - How would it be possible to gain a perfect accent without reading?

44:58 - Where can I find Japanese content to listen to?

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Patreon Q&A - April 30th, 2022

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - What is the piece of language learning advice that Matt has given in the past but he most disagrees with now? 2:44 - What traits do people who learn a language relatively faster than others have in common? 9:02 - In Stage 3, what's the best way to make use of an iTalki teacher? 12:17 - Is it a good idea to have monolingual definitions of the back of Anki cards even if you don't fully understand them? 13:59 - Is this a good language learning routine? 15:02 - Please give me recommendations for Japanese podcasts 18:42 - What is the "ideal" approach to learning a language? 20:22 - If I just immerse and don't do anything else, will I still get fluent? 21:59 - Should I pronounce my Anki cards out loud while reviewing? 26:14 - What should I do after finishing the JP1K deck? 26:43 - I keep forgetting all my Anki cards, what should I do? 30:51 - Stephen Krashen recommends consuming material created for learners in the beginning; does Refold recommend this? 31:43 - I'm a pure beginner. Should I immerse or memorize words? 32:45 - What is a language learning technique that Matt would want to try in the future? 33:04 - Will someone with a background in music have an easier time picking up on things like pitch accent? 35:02 - How do I know what words are worth mining? 39:14 - How would it be possible to gain a perfect accent without reading? 44:58 - Where can I find Japanese content to listen to?

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Anton de la Fuente

Assume someone took the all-listening approach to learn Japanese and successfully achieved a native-like accent. If they wanted to learn how to read, how would you recommend they do so?

Hayden

Hey Matt I believe I am at Stage 4 of the Refold roadmap in Japanese and consider myself having basic fluency. The problem is I am reading dominant and when I watch Netflix or shows in Japanese without subtitles my comprehension drops drastically and with subtitles I can reasonably say that I have around 85% - 99% comprehension depending on the difficulty of the material. My question is should I just leave subtitles on and never focus on improving my listening ability or should I turn the subtitles off in hopes that my listening would get better? I guess basically what I’m trying to ask is what am I missing out on from turning off subtitles when I watch stuff in Japanese? I mean in like a long term sense, what would be the cons of leaving subtitles on vs subtitles off for a reading dominant learner? Do you personally turn subtitles on? I also just want to point out that I barely speak Japanese in real life anymore and I don’t plan on going to Japan. I only use Japanese to consume Japanese materials like video games, YouTube videos and shows so that’s why I’m thinking to just leave subtitles on since I don’t really need the listening abilities, I guess.