Nihongojouzu

Language Coaching

I found an excellent article comparing the learning of a language with the learning of a sport. The analogy is drawn with learning tennis. First you learn the different strokes. Then you learn when to employ those strokes. The final stage involves practice routines, strategies, philosphies, evaluation etc And like learning tennis, the learning of a language is always ongoing - it never ends!

DVD Audio

I just listened to the DVD of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Not watched - listened. I played the DVD with the selection set to Japanese and then hid the DVD Player application (function H on a Mac) so that the video wouldn't distract while I checked my email. Great listening practice. Next thing I am going to do is extract the audio and stick it on my iPod!