Future Polyglot

Self-studying Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

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These are language apps I use on my phones. I strongly recommend the Infinite, Ling and Eggbun series. Hirigana Pro, Kana Dojo, Games Learn Chinese, Learn Korean Words and NAVER Dictionary are my personal favorites.

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Textbooks

Strongly recommend the Basic Patterns for Chinese learners. It has many helpful tips and contains clear examples of what not to do. There is enough room on the pages to make annotations, as well.

I do not recommend getting the Integrated Chinese workbook unless you need a lot of character practice, because that's essentially all that it is. It also contains an index dictionary with both Pinyin and Characters.

I highly recommend this workbook, but many of the questions in the book follow the CD. Although even if you don't want to use the CD the book is still helpful in the reading and writing aspect. It also uses a fair amount of Pinyin as well.

This is the only Japanese textbook I currently have. The first section of the book is practicing writing hirigana, which I skipped. The rest of the book is useful to me. There is also a CD included, but I don't use it.

Highly recommend this Korean textbook. Covers the basics and includes answers keys for all the questions.

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Finally Starting

For a couple years now, I've wanted to learn Japanese, with the hope that after highschool, I would be able to move to Japan and live comfortably. My plans have changed a bit. The goal is no longer just Japanese, but Chinese and Korean as well. I hope to be fluent by the end of my senior year in highschool, so I can take the Biliteracy test for Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Just recently I ordered the necessary textbooks to begin the learning process. I have nine notebooks. Each language had three: two composition notebooks and one regular notebook. One composition notebook will be for vocabulary and the other, grammar. The lone regular notebook will be for writing and practicing characters. My study schedule is the following chart:

The other section refers to watching a TV show or listening to a song that correspond with the language or playing a children's game in the language.

If you have any questions pertaining to my study routine, my textbooks or anything relevant, feel free to ask. I'll do my best to give you the most helpful answer. Thankyou.