Things you should know about IB Japanese

ITT – Japan is the land of cherry blossom, the paradise of well-known foods and festivals. And thus, to learn deeply about culture, traditional rituals, studying IB Japanese will give you the most honest answer.

Overview

IB Japanese is not only about the language, but also about different social aspects like information and communications, the diversity in Japanese culture… Students will have a chance to study daily matters like health, entertainment, sciences and technology… in Japanese.

Methods to study well

General study: This method is only for beginners. Just like Pareto principle, instead of spending 10 hours to study 100% on 1 topic, it’s better to study 80% on 2 topics.

Vocabulary study: Study Japanese in IB program with recording tape will help you to apply new vocabulary by making sentences with correct grammar.

Grammar study: Japanese is one of the languages in the world that has the most difficult grammar structure to study. To solve this, apply known grammar to different situations in reality by making sentences. And when you have learnt a considerable amount of grammar, try making a short paragraph.

Kanji study: Kanji or logographic Chinese characters has discouraged many Japanese learners for having to many marks and many ways to pronounce a single word. One effective method to study Kanji is making a story. For example, the word 春 – spring is formed from 三 – three, 人 – person, 日 – Japan (sun), will be told like this: “Three people holding hands and walking under the sun in the spring”.

Listening and speaking study: Japanese are well known for speaking the language really fast, and to be able to catch them, you need to practice a lot. One effective method would be recording your own voice.

The first steps on studying IB Japanese may be very tough but you should try to move on. If you can surpass this, definitely, many opportunities will be created and give you remarkable experiences.

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