JET Program Vlog #5 - Learning katakana カタカナ

In this vlog I discuss learning the katakana alphabet - the advantages and my suggestion of concentrating on learning it before learning the hiragana.

Links mentioned in the vid:

The Japanese Page (look to the right side for helpful links)
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/news.php

Genki Japan
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/howtospeakjapanese.htm

J-List (J-Box)
9 pages of interesting study aids - well worth a look
The "Genki" textbook is on page 5:
http://www.jbox.com/STUDYAIDS/STAL_5.html
If you think you may buy something from J-List, I have a banner ad for them on my blog, and if you click thru then I get a small kick-back for the referral.

For all of you not coming on JET, but still interested in visiting Japan, here is an interesting FAQ page:
http://thejapanfaq.cjb.net/

Nihongojouzu - a site run by a former JET - good links!
http://www.nihongojouzu.com/

A great link from my buddy, Ebonyofold, to see what your name in Japanese looks like:
http://japanesetranslator.co.uk/your-name-in-japanese/

がんばってください！
ージェイソン

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[pyius]

I know this video is fairly old, but how important would you say stroke order is in both kana and kanji in both writing in private and public.

[myargonauts]

@pyius to be honest, 85% of the "writing" you'll probably will be doing will be on computers and cell phones, so kanji/kana recognition is way more important than being able to write them, but there are many that say to truly learn the kanji, you need to write them over and over, just like Japanese schoolkids. Stroke order is important, but I'm not the one to ask about it's level of importance. I'm terrible at writing kanji.

[mjkj194]

Great video thanks, i know im abit late, but was wondering what should i go with mike, or michael?

[myargonauts]

@mjkj194 Mike is easier - "my-coo" but Michael is fine too - "my-coo-roo" - whichever one you like.

[Spazzosity]

you know where i could go ot translate my name?

my name is " Garrett Huffman"

I dunno how to shorten it ,haha.

[myargonauts]

@Spazzosity link in the description box

[oddba11]

I literally could not believe it when you spoke about the name Ben (my name!). Can you think of any possible alternatives? Be? Bene? In fact, what is Mr Awesome in Japanese, I may as well give myself a new name :D

[ArcherLigion]

Travis ... and just giving myself Shinpachi as japanese name lol, easy and i like it :P...

btw best website 200% -- timwerx.net/home/index.htm

[DAIGORO14]

@BlanFan2O I would say ジョセフ　for Josef

[Erivah]

"An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese" was the exact book that my university uses to teach us. =O