Category Archives: Ask Ryan!

Ask Ryan: Going Monolingual and Trusting Yourself

By Ryan | Published: August 9, 2010
Today we have an e-mail from Alan, who has managed to get through what I think is the hardest part of learning Japanese: kanji.  Now Alan is kind of worried about where to go from here.  Here’s what he writes: Ryan, I’d be a liar if I claimed to be a long-term reader of your blog- I [...]
Also posted in Getting Literate (Kanji), Japanese, Language Learning Techniques, Motivation | 59 Comments

Ask Ryan! 　Multiple Languages Simultaneously

By Ryan | Published: July 9, 2010
A new question from reader Lavena, asking about how to incorporate new languages into her studying without messing up her L2.  Here she writes: So, I’ve been studying Spanish for quite some time now and I feel very comfortable with the language. Recently, however, I have taken up a new challenge- French. My studies are going [...]
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Ask Ryan! A New Feature

By Ryan | Published: May 11, 2010
You call the shots.  I just write what the people want.  Today`s e-mail comes from Lavena, who has been self-studying for some time now.  But she`s looking for a little more.  Here`s what she had to say: So, I’ve been taking Spanish classes for five years now (I’m a junior in high school), but I’ve [...]
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