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I’m using Anki to help me study kanji and build some vocabularies.
How will I overcome this doomed failure. Well, its called cognitive dissonance. Similar to Piaget’s disequilibrium, Leon Festinger (1957) states that when there is a discrepancy between two beliefs, two actions, or between a belief and an action, we will act to resolve conflict and discrepancies. If we can create the appropriate amount of disequilibrium, this will in turn lead to the individual changing his or her behavior which in turn will lead to a change in thought patterns which in turn leads to more change in behavior (Huitt, 2001). I’m sure you can see some other overtones in what I have just written. Motivation plays a big part, maybe the biggest part, in changing our ways. I’ve had to realize this in order to save a marriage, clean myself up, and get on the right path to a career. It certainly doesn’t happen overnight, but I’m willing to set sail and wait for the right wind and current to take me to the mother lode. If I could only figure out how to raise the sails….hmmm
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4 Comments posted on "Anki - Studying Japanese - Motivation"
Vecko on July 2nd, 2008 at 8:38 am
Mike can you recommend some programs that are good for learning Japanese? books are ok 2. no prob if its in English.
Mike on July 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Yes. The program starts with a suit and a plane ticket to Japan with enough money to get you back in the form of a travelers check tatooed on your back. Then, when you get here, make a sign that says WATAKUSHI WA NIHONGO. That should get you a conversation and a friend. OR Ask someone who has learned Japanese..not me. I went to KICC for the free lessons. THANK YOU KICC, I can order beer and realize when my wife is angry. As for programs…hmmm. Movies, subtitles, manga, writing, dictionaries, review, writing, Skype and Mixi. That should do it. I could easily hook yu up with about 100 language exchange partners. Hey, that’s an idea. Any of you wanna learn Japanese…or at least practice? Why not ask one of my students. Just let me know your Skype name.
Shell on July 4th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Have you tried the Rikiachan plug-in for FireFox, Mike? Great for learning Kanji.
Mike on July 5th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Thanks Shell. I’ll have a look. You must be logged in to post a comment. |
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I get a lot of memos at the universities and for weddings in Japanese. Instead of always asking for someone to translate for me, I’ve decided to try to learn the kanji. Yuk. I can’t say I have any confidence that I will learn them because my motivation is low. Why is my motivation low? My probability for success is low, I don’t value the results enough, and the connection of value to success is not high enough. According to Victor Vroom (1964), that’s enough to call this venture a failure before it even begins. But I will not give in to theory. I WILL prevail. 
No problem. Glad to hear from you. I hope you can join our little circle of friends who are curious about living in this country of mystery.
so uhm yeah, greetings from an half irish half arabic guy that lives in germany! ah and start making more podcasts, like 3 a week 
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