Ask Japanese learners what the hardest part of the language is, and one of the most common answers will be ‘kanji’ (sometimes accompanied by a thousand-yard stare). Anyone who’s attempted to master it will know that while it’s fascinating and beautiful, it’s also very challenging — why is there more than one pronunciation? Why do these […]
Author: Becs Morice
Becs is a journalist who has lived, worked and taught in Japan, and has studied Japanese on and off for many years. She's always excited to try new approaches to cracking the language and compare different learning platforms/tools. Find her on LinkedIn.
Wondering whether or not JapanesePod101 is the right platform to advance (or even begin) your Japanese language skills? In this post I’ll be reviewing (and assessing) everything JapanesePod101 has to offer. Focusing on its Premium plan, I’ll be taking an in-depth look at how the courses are structured, the methods it uses to teach, what you […]