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Finally a first language laddering post! In the near future I hope to start posting updates to my personal studying, maybe accompanied by study materials for others to use if I have the time! But first, I wanted to post an introduction.
Transcript of the images below the cut!
Romantic academia:
Going on study dates to pretty libraries, fighting to find a seat next to each other.
On discord listening to them go through a powerpoint the night before their big presentation.
The Arts/Humanities one proof-reading the STEM one's motivation letters/long emails.
Reading through interesting research in bed together, sharing the one phone screen.
Alternating between who is the one making tea for the study session. (Bonus: matching study mugs)
Study breaks include marveling over some super niche knowledge acquired during the study session.
Emailing an article as a pdf, and titling the email "I thought you'd find this interesting :-)"
Setting a timer for a cuddle break when the assignment work gets too overwhelming. Celebrating together when the assignment gets done.
Sharing the excitement of finding a new productivity app / stationary shop / study hack.
Small self-care tip I don't usually see in big self-care posts:
If you are a person who can grow facial hair, and you like having it a certain way or having it a certain way makes you feel more confident (for example, I can grow facial hair but I prefer being clean-shaven and feel less confident when I have a beard), try and keep your facial hair that certain way!
Especially if you have mental health conditions that already make it harder to motivate yourself to go out and do things, letting your facial hair grow out in a way that makes you feel less confident/not look the way you want to be perceived/etc. can make it impossible to get up and do things where people can see you. And the longer you avoid shaving or trimming your facial hair, the harder it might be to find the energy and motivation to get it back to how you like it. So make it a regular habit! It can do wonders for your self-esteem, the same way that dressing the way you want to be perceived improves your self-esteem (which I see a lot more frequently on self-care lists).
Obviously it won't solve everything, and if you have something else going on that makes it hard to get out of bed it won't cure you, but it really can help you feel less avoidant of leaving the house if your physical appearance is representing you the way you want to be represented.
I know it seems like a really small thing, but since facial hair is... On your face, it can become a huge deciding factor in "am I willing to let other people see me today", whether you're consciously deciding based on it or not.
If you like your mustache a specific way, keep it the right length to look that way! If you really like your sideburns looking clean, make sure you keep them cleaned up! It can be hard to build up the habit if you're used to only shaving on the rare occasion you have full motivation to, but it'll be easier to shave and easier to be perceived if you regularly maintain it.
Hi Vincent! Since you're studying Japanese & Korean, I was wondering if there are any major differences in the way you approach studying each language? Especially since you are laddering Japanese and Korean.
Any helpful hints you've picked up on the way would be great too! ありがとう！
Oohhhh... This is a good question...
I think in terms of grammar I approach them similarly, by memorizing grammar by its function rather than by how it's translated, but when I review grammar I try to review my Korean by comparing to equivalent Japanese grammar. They're a lot easier to compare than either one with English, so it's easier since the word order is often the same and stuff.
But with Korean I think I use a lot more learning apps? Although that's mostly because the Korean resources around me aren't as plentiful as Japanese ones, so I can't get my hands on as much native reading material and stuff to practice. (And I'm not huge on k-dramas, haha)
Oh, another thing with my experience with Korean is that my learning community for it is much smaller- I couldn't really click with a lot of my classmates in Korean the same way I could with my classmates in Japanese (and there was one person in my Korean class who was kind of... A creep so I sort of avoided socializing in there in general), so a lot of my Korean learning is more independent. I won't lie that specific person being so like, uncomfortable to be around kinda killed my motivation to study Korean for a little while, so I really had to improve my internal motivations for studying to make sure I didn't give up.
In terms of tips and tricks I have, one thing I've made a habit of doing is writing down the equivalent Japanese grammar point next to each Korean grammar point in my textbooks! I'll write down conjugations with the same meanings, particles with the same meanings, and sometimes also phrases or vocab terms in Japanese next to the Korean headings and try to memorize based on that. It's usually pretty easy to do, honestly, since the English language textbooks I use for both languages describe things very similarly!
Also, I try to cut out English as much as possible when I learn new words in Korean! Like, I have the Learn Korean With BTS book, and in that the new vocab is only written in Korean, and then if I can't guess the word's meaning from the illustration they put with it, I'll listen to the audio translation in Japanese. I only use English if I'm totally lost because I don't know the word in either language and the illustration is confusing.
Hmm... Another tip I think is important is to not beat yourself up if you aren't "fully laddering" or something like that. If you sometimes have to go back to your native language to double check something, that's fine! It doesn't cancel out all the laddering if you have to go back sometimes to make sure you're actually understanding.
You can also usually find what textbooks Japanese universities use for their Korean language classes! I know Waseda puts all of their textbooks up on their class search and that's publicly available to look at, so you can go find whatever level of Korean textbook written in Japanese with Japanese explanations if you're advanced enough in Japanese!
I feel like laddering is pretty similar to immersion study in the sense that they can both feel pretty difficult and high-intensity even when you're just doing something basic. Completely getting rid of your native language makes things a lot more stressful, I think, so it can be harder. Even if you know that for you personally laddering will be a better way to learn it or more efficient or whatever, it can still feel kinda overwhelming to suddenly be trying to avoid your native language when you study, and I think it's important to remember that! Because sometimes it'll feel discouraging to be overwhelmed by "super basic stuff", but the way you're studying is more intense than studying using native language textbooks! So feeling overwhelmed by stuff you'd find "easy" in your native language is fine! Because it isn't your native language!
I dunno, I don't have many life hacks for it yet... But I hope this blurb helps somehow anyway!
hi, I am going to be an incoming freshman in the fall and i want to study japanese but i don’t have a lot of experience with the language.. what are some tips you have for a beginner in the language ?
Good luck with your freshman year! Here's some advice I thought of that might help you:
The biggest tip I have for someone starting out is to learn hiragana and katakana first. You can learn it incrementally, or all at once (each method works better for different people!), but the sooner you can read kana and don't need to rely on romaji (romanized spellings of Japanese words), the better. In my experience it helps with overall pronunciation skills and reading speed to really get kana down strong!
If you have language gen ed requirements you need to fulfill or want to minor/major in Japanese and want to/plan to take Japanese classes your university offers, my next tip would be to find what textbook they use and give it a look! Some universities won't list the textbooks you'll use until pretty late in the summer, but they'll show up eventually. I think it's always a good idea to flip through the textbook you'll be using before the semester actually starts (even if you're just reading through the sample pages websites offer) so you have an idea of how much time you'd need to give yourself to do assigned readings if they appear or other things like that. With language textbooks specifically, I think it also helps show you if this textbook works well with the way you learn language! A lot of textbooks will be different, sometimes in pretty subtle ways, with how they teach material. It may be helpful for you to see how info is presented in your school's chosen textbook so you (roughly) know in advance if you'll need to find supplemental material or ask a lot of questions in class because of how the textbook is written.
Also, whether you're taking formal classes or not: don't be afraid to ask questions! Don't be afraid to ask questions during lectures if you're confused, don't be afraid to reach out to others who are studying the language if you're self-studying and need help, etc.! Nobody is going to care, and if people do, that's a them problem. There's never anything wrong with reaching out to people for help, and most people love to help others! Learning is easier when it's collaborative, trying to do everything alone is hard; even if you only talk to TAs and professors and never your classmates, that's better than trying to do everything by yourself! Although I would recommend at least trying to find classmates you fit in with and working with them.
Don't be afraid of speaking because you have an accent. I know tons of people who avoid practicing speaking because they're embarrassed about their accent or how they can't pronounce a certain sound exactly right or anything else like that. Don't let that hold you back! If your pronunciation is terrible, how will it improve if you don't practice? And everyone has an accent! There's no such thing as unaccented speech, so don't feel ashamed just because your accent is more "noticeable" than somebody else's. If you can't pronounce a certain sound in the language, that's fine! If you grew up learning a language where that sound literally doesn't exist, it'll be hard (and in some cases impossible) for you to pronounce that new sound! And that's completely fine! You shouldn't hold yourself back from learning and practicing because of something like that. People will still understand you if you're making an effort, even if you can't pronounce that one sound. It's okay to not sound perfect. It's okay to not sound like a native speaker. You're learning.
Other tips I have for Japanese specifically:
If you're self-paced or looking for extra material, put keigo (formal/honorific language) on a back burner. You don't need it immediately, and in Japan people are generally going to be very forgiving about keigo mistakes as long as you're behaving in a respectful way (even native Japanese speakers mess up keigo! It's like, a key part of the job-hunting process for lots of new college grad-aged Japanese people to make keigo mistakes- it's associated with being young, haha). It shouldn't be your top priority, and it'll be easier to learn when you know a lot of the grammar that keigo expands on.
Practice reading and writing often! Kanji are very much "use it or lose it", so it's a good idea to find fun ways to practice reading and writing so you can stay consistently exposed to the ones you know. Most textbooks will have you write Kanji several times after learning them and then do some reading/writing practice with full phrases as well, but make sure you keep up with using them after you learn them or they'll just evaporate from your mind.
Practice speaking and listening often, too, but don't get too worried about perfect pitch accent when you first begin! Japanese is a language with a pitch accent- it isn't tonal like Cantonese or Mandarin, but words will have a specific pitch structure. You'll likely hear this when you listen to native speakers, especially if you're specifically listening for it, but when you're a complete beginner you don't have to worry about it. It starts coming more naturally later on, and it's easier to practice it when you have a strong grammar/vocab foundation. Some people say it's super important because the pitch is the only way to tell homophones apart but... People aren't stupid. People understand context. No one is going to assume you meant to say something that makes no sense, when you could've said something that makes complete sense. People may ask you to repeat yourself, or you might encounter a couple of rude people who intentionally misunderstand you, but generally, people are going to understand what you meant to say based on the context. Don't worry about it when you're still learning how to say "good morning"
I hope those pieces of advice help! I know many of them were more about mental hurdles with language learning than they were about objective aspects of Japanese, but those were the important things that came to mind, haha. Feel free to ask me or anybody else in the Japanese langblr community for more help if you have specific things on your mind!
違う is the only い-adjective in Japanese that doesn’t end in い
This might be the most interesting word in all of Japanese. The first suggestion you get when you type it into Google is 「違くない 間違い」. It’s widely considered “a mistake” by Japanese people. So why is it SO widely used?
Even jisho.org defines it as a “grammatically incorrect negation of 違う”. Nice prescriptivism jisho 🙄. Why is it considered “incorrect”? Well, 違う is a verb, but 違くない follows the negative conjugation rule for an い-adjective, not a verb. In fact, this paper gives multiple examples of the verb 違う being treated as an adjective in multiple different ways, not just in the form 違くない. 違さ、違ければ、違すぎる and more have all been observed in fairly common use on Twitter.
What’s going on here? How did this happen?
違う kind of ends in い
Let’s talk about verb conjugation in Japanese for a sec. Conjugation rules for verbs in Japanese feel really tidy because every possible vowel gets a chance at being connected to the verb stem.
With an example, 手伝う (since it ends in う, same as 違う):
あ Negative: 手伝わない (To not help)
い Nounification: 手伝い (Help)
う Present/future tense: 手伝う (To help)
え Hypothetical: 手伝えば (If I help…)
お Volitional: 手伝おう (Let’s help)
Whatever column the final mora of the base verb is (う for 違う), conjugation just involves moving up or down that column.
Speaking from personal experience, as I acquired Japanese more and more, I stopped thinking about verbs as single words and started thinking about them as stems. Like, 「引く」 isn’t a standalone word. It’s like a pokemon forme change of the verb stem 「引k」. Note the K at the end - since the consonant doesn’t change as the vowel does. I think this is how native Japanese speakers subconsciously think about verbs, even if they don’t realise it.
To phrase it another way, the final vowel sound of a verb isn’t considered important, since it changes whenever you do anything to the verb. What’s more important is what column that last kana belonged to.
Can you see where I’m going with this? 違う ends with う, which is in the same column as い, like an い-adjective. This gives it an adjective-y feeling, more than verbs that don’t end in う. I believe that if 違う didn’t end in う, and it was something like 違す or 違る, this 違くない form would never have come about.
But wait, 違う is the only verb in all of Japanese that has started to do this. If ending in う was the only reason, we’d be seeing other verbs like 笑う and 叶う behaving the same way. So there must be something else.
違う makes sense as an adjective
違う is a stative verb. Stative verbs are verbs that describe the state of a noun. Often, a word that’s a stative verb in one language will be an adjective in another (see: 好き/like; 足りる/enough). Even within the same language, adjectival and verbal forms can coexist (see: 痛む/痛い). It’s easy to see how a stative verb could evolve into an adjective.
On top of this, in Japanese, the grammar for [noun][stative verb] sentences are the same as [noun][adjective] sentences: 「足が痛む・足が痛い」which means that speakers don’t even need to adjust their grammar to start treating it as an adjective.
What seems likely is that people started to think of 違う as an adjective, then eventually began conjugating it like an い-adjective, due to it ending in an あ行 kana.
違う IS an adjective
In that same paper linked above, they note that (regardless of its appearance) if 違う is acting on two nouns at once, it is a verb, but if its acting only on one noun, its an adjective. The reasoning being that verbs assign semantic roles to words in the sentence, while adjectives don’t affect semantic roles at all. Consider the following:
彼の意見は私のと違う His opinion is different to mine.
これは違う This is wrong.
That paper seems to imply that when 違う is acting on a noun followed by と, it isn’t conjugated like an adjective. So the following shouldn't sound natural.
彼の意見は私のと違くない？
I'm not sure if I agree with the paper here. I think the above actually does sound fairly natural, despite it being a case of adjective-y conjugation in a case with two nouns. Which means in every case, 違う is behaving like an adjective.
I believe that 違う isn’t just acting like an adjective in these cases. It IS an adjective! It’s an adjective that has the appearance of a verb!
That said, it is also actually a verb, and can be conjugated as such. It’s just that those conjugations are getting less and less frequent, and less and less natural. Although you wouldn’t use 違くない in a formal piece of writing, I don’t believe you would use 違わない or 違っていない either - you would probably use a different word altogether, like 一致 or 異なっていない. In contrast, conjugating it as if it were an adjective leads to more natural sounding speech. If usage of 違う continues in the direction it’s going, soon “違う is the only い-adjective in Japanese that doesn’t end in い” won’t be a “take”, it’ll just be a fact that all Japanese learners will need to memorise. Hell, they should probably memorise it now.
Love this. If you’re a language geek and studying Japanese, this is well worth a read.
To make this point even stronger: the newest edition of Genki (published in 2020) teaches 違い as an い-adjective (or at least as an adverb/expression?), and 違う as a ごだん verb! So for people learning Japanese as a second language, it's already being classified as multiple parts of speech!
Business Japanese Review Part One: Emails!
I'm not sure how many posts I'll make about Business Japanese, but probably more than one so I say the part one is warranted, haha.
Feel free to add anything or any questions in the notes! Like I said, this isn't a fully comprehensive infographic. Also, what do people think of the lined paper style background for the title page/intro? I think they look kinda cute for the introduction, but not for the informative parts...
One thing I will add that I couldn't fit on the slides: I think some textbooks don't have super clear distinctions between 「謙譲語Ⅰ」 「謙譲語Ⅱ」 and 「ていねいご」, so I only specifically mention 謙譲語 broadly here. Parts of 謙譲語Ⅱ and ていねいご are both described as "extra-modest" in some things, for example! Just keep in mind that my post is a simplification, and if you're interested in formal language, maybe start at learning all of the different keigo categories and what they involve!
Vocab list note: The set phrases in the greetings and closings are all comparable to set phrases in English for greetings and closings of emails. I'm putting these set phrases in their entirety in the list, with a comparable English set phrase as the definition. Do not take these as equivalent phrases! They have a similar feeling, but I am not asserting that they have identical meanings. I'm just offering something comparable in case it helps a person make more sense of them!
The full vocab list + a transcript of the post is under the cut!
Hello, I'm only wondering how you would go about building a track to get a job in these lines of works, if you have advice. Thank you :)
Hiya! 💗
I have some advice yeah! Do bear in mind, the way I got into Software Development, now focusing on Web Development, was:
A couple of months of self-studying HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python
Applied for a Software Development Technician apprenticeship - working in a company whilst studying at a college (had to do it online because of COVID restrictions)
Completed the apprenticeship + 2 exam certificates in Programming and Software Development
The company I did my apprenticeship hired me straight after I passed.
Other people had similar routes e.g. via higher education at a university or college, or did the complete self-study route and got a job at a company or just freelancing. Everyone's journey is different!
Building a successful track to get a job in Software Development requires a combination of a lot of things and not just learning how to program. I will assume you want to get into Web Dev, but this can be applied to other areas e.g. Game Dev or Moblie Dev. Here are some steps you could take:
Education and Skill Development
The most obvious: you need the skills...
Could find schools, online schools, colleges or universities to learn the subject: This is if you can. Some people learn better with a teacher there to help them so maybe attending a school setting is better for you!
Online courses and tutorials: Enroll in online platforms like Coursera, Udemy, or Codecademy to learn specific programming languages (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript), frameworks, and development tools commonly used in web development.
Build a portfolio: Create a collection of projects that showcase your skills. Develop websites, and web applications, or contribute to open-source projects to demonstrate your abilities to potential employers. Use places like GitHub or GitLab!
Practical Experience
If you don't have the opportunity to be already working in a company in their IT department for experience, try these two types of experience you could try for experience:
Internships and part-time jobs: Seek internships or part-time positions in software development companies. This provides hands-on experience, exposes you to real-world projects, and helps you understand industry practices.
Freelance work: Take up freelance web development projects to gain practical experience and expand your portfolio. Platforms like Upwork and Freelancer can help you find clients and build a reputation.
Networking and Professional Development
Join online communities: Engage with online forums, developer communities (such as Stack Overflow), and social media groups to connect with like-minded individuals, seek advice, and stay updated on industry news.
Create a presence and show off your coding journey: I am a huge advocate for this. I had friends that I've mentioned on my blog that got their first developer job solely because they were posting their projects and learning journey on their Twitter accounts. For example, my friend Hikari (her Twitter) got her job because the employer saw her tweets of her progress then he noticed her portfolio page and asked for an interview with her - then she got the job. Try your chances with this method!
Contribute to open-source projects: Collaborate on open-source projects on platforms like GitHub. This not only helps you enhance your coding skills but also showcases your ability to work in a team and contribute to larger projects! Working in a team is a key skill!
Hope this helps! Thanks for the ask! 🙌🏾💗
Hi Loa! You said you started off with HTML/CSS/JavaScript, and you post a lot about your website projects. So I wanted to ask if you have any advice for the process of designing a website and making various graphics. I enjoy coding a whole lot, but I've avoided front-end stuff until now because looking into design and tools for it made me feel a little overwhelmed. What would you do if you were to start learning anew web design for your coding job and hobby projects? Thank you a lot :)
Hiya! 💗
I'd be happy to share some advice on designing a website and creating graphics. It's great that you enjoy coding and want to explore front-end development and design, and don't worry, though I love frontend stuff a lot, I still find some things overwhelming e.g. I'm currently learning Django which I have put off from learning because it looked "hard" but now I love learning it. Just give yourself a little push and you'll enjoy it! 😉🙌🏾
✧･ﾟ~~ introduction ~~･ﾟ✧
hi the name is aloe, i'm a uni student from australia, and i'm studying an it degree. i am very much a beginner at programming, but i'm willing to learn: hopefully you'll see me somewhat around codeblr on a regular basis. more specifically, i'm hoping to break into an infosec career, or maybe study artificial intelligence further along the line during my course—but really i'm trying to figure out what i like. currently learning indonesian on duolingo, so i might dabble in langblr as well. nice to meet you! (main blog: @recosie)
about me:
pronouns: they/them.
my hobbies: reading, writing, programming, gaming, walking around the neighbourhood & late discord movie nights with friends.
my projects: right now, i'm following a simple python tutorial where i code a video game with pygame. my next project will probably be me trying to create a discord bot or a text editor.
interests: superheroes (dc), c-dramas, k-dramas, rpg & open world games (undertale/deltarune, dragon age, persona 5), podcasts (currently listening to batman unburied), reading (sci-fi fantasy, nonfiction) & deep diving youtube.
academic interests: artificial intelligence, infosec, programming, web dev, comp sci, sociolinguistics, psychology, history, literature, design, translation, philosophy, poetry.
what to expect from blog: studyblr challenges, dev logs, uni posting, & many reblogs of references and resources. just anything to keep myself motivated to study.
Calling all computer science/programming blogs!
Hello everyone! ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ
I have been getting dms of people wanting to follow other blogs like mine where I post my progress with programming / experimenting with different programming languages / tips and tricks / resources etc but they can't find them easily soooo I am making a post to reach the blogs these people want to find!
If you post about anything in the list belong, please reblog or comment your blog's @ so the right people can reach your blog:
programming a language
computer science
relevant memes
general talk about either subject
provide resources
student in any of the subjects
do challenges with computer science e.g. 100 days of Code
I just want this to reach as many people so our lil community within Tumblr can grow! Have a lovely day!
Beginner JavaScript Projects
POV: You’ve studied HTML and CSS, you’ve made some cool projects and now you’re moving on to learn JavaScript. If you're just starting out learning JavaScript, it can be helpful to have a list of beginner projects to work on in order to get your feet wet and gain practical experience.
I’ve combined a list of 5 mini projects to be working on - some I have done myself! Don’t worry, for each project I've added a video tutorial that you could use as a reference to help with your own version of the project!
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Hey! I saw your personal project rec post but I was wondering if you had any suggestions for projects that can’t use libraries? I am applying for an opportunity where we have to code something from scratch so I imagine it can be something small would you have any ideas? Thank you!
Hiya! 💕
Since I don't know what languages you will be using, I'm just going to give you some quick and easy projects that are either webpage-building and console application ideas!
Webpage Project Ideas
Personal Portfolio: Create a simple personal portfolio website showcasing your skills, projects, and contact information. Use pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for responsive design and interactivity.
Simple Blog: Develop a basic blog where you can post articles and visitors can read and leave comments. Implement features such as user authentication, a comment system, and article categorization using only vanilla JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
To-Do List: Build a to-do list web application that allows users to create, edit, and delete tasks. Add the ability to mark tasks as complete and filter tasks based on their completion status. Implement this project using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Console Application Ideas
Text-based Adventure Game: Create a text-based adventure game where users can navigate through different rooms, pick up items, and interact with characters. Design the game with an interesting storyline and various challenges to engage the player.
File Organizer: Write a console application that organizes files in a directory based on their file types (e.g., images, documents, videos). The app should create folders for each file type and move the corresponding files into their respective folders.
Basic Calculator: Develop a console-based calculator that can perform basic arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Enhance the functionality by adding support for parentheses and differentiating between integer and floating-point arithmetic.
These projects your coding skills for your opportunity without relying on any external libraries. I think it's kind of good that they want to see people code from scratch, just to see where their abilities are at!
I made another post about projects before that you can check out if you don't like the ones I listed: Beginner JavaScript Projects Hope this helps! Good luck with your opportunity! 🥰👍🏾💗
Lend Me Your Heart
As promised, here is a not-so-brief synopsis of the dating sim I'm working on!
Lend Me Your Heart is a visual novel in which you are a transfer student going to a new university (thanks to your old university for axing your major program, sigh). Your new university puts you in the upperclassmen housing they offer, so you don't have to worry about getting an apartment, but the building you were placed in is rumored to be... Cursed. People say that the basement is haunted, that you can hear screams coming from the rooms, that people lose their minds when they live there. The basement also happens to be where you're moving in. Which is... Fantastic.
You're the last person to move in on the floor, so you're able to get to know everyone right away. They all seem nice enough, not without their quirks, but nothing off-putting (and they're all quite attractive). Where, then, are all of these rumors coming from? Everyone else is also new to the basement this year, so maybe the curse was broken the year before? You hope for that, but strange things are already happening...
Less story-like description of the game + content warnings under the cut!
