Doing very poorly. But I won't get into any detail.
Does anyone know of any decent Japanese based tech reviewers I can listen to? Spanish? Irish?
I'm finding I don't know how well other languages are treated when it comes to new tech. For example the Steam Frame was announced today. I'm watching all the reviewer videos on it, but I don't know of any reviewers, if any, that were given the device outside of the US. And then when I apply that logic to other tech, then I'm wondering what review units are sent out first to who, in what language. And so I'm thinking there's of course biases to the languages based on newer tech, but I'm unsure to the extent.
So if anyone knows any decent Japanese/Spanish/Irish tech reviewers, I'm all ears.
I think I hear 4Gamer recommended the most for tech in Japan, though I don't know if they got a Steam Frame or not. I'm on Denfami instead most of the time for gaming (and I think they only do software unless it's a one-off sponsored thing).
Finally gritted my teeth and reviewed my N2 lesson plan pace and...it's not good. I won't finish SKM by test day.
I'll take my first timed mock exam on one section (Grammar) in about a week. Full mock exam two weeks after that.
The open questions are whether I need to start flashcards on the new grammar forms--I held off because I was expecting more natural SRS from the study--where I need to skip in the books, and how I'm going to do on test-taking time limits.
My scores have been great for months on the section exercises, way above the JLPT pass rate. But those exercises don't test closed-book retention on the new grammar or time, and there's topics/question types I haven't covered yet. It's just a matter of whether or not I'll get to all of that in time, and whether I'll be fast enough on test day.
I've been focusing on practicing my speaking skills this week, trying to incorporate more real-life conversations. It's interesting to see how much more confident I feel when I use tools that help with instant translation. How about everyone else? What techniques or resources are you finding helpful?
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arxaseus@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3d
Doing very poorly. But I won't get into any detail.
Does anyone know of any decent Japanese based tech reviewers I can listen to? Spanish? Irish?
I'm finding I don't know how well other languages are treated when it comes to new tech. For example the Steam Frame was announced today. I'm watching all the reviewer videos on it, but I don't know of any reviewers, if any, that were given the device outside of the US. And then when I apply that logic to other tech, then I'm wondering what review units are sent out first to who, in what language. And so I'm thinking there's of course biases to the languages based on newer tech, but I'm unsure to the extent.
So if anyone knows any decent Japanese/Spanish/Irish tech reviewers, I'm all ears.
Ashtear@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1d
I think I hear 4Gamer recommended the most for tech in Japan, though I don't know if they got a Steam Frame or not. I'm on Denfami instead most of the time for gaming (and I think they only do software unless it's a one-off sponsored thing).
arxaseus@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 4h
Really nice, even though just 2 websites, it's certainly a clear target to aim for in indulging in that content. Many thanks!
Auster@thebrainbin.org · 3 pts · 4d
Mostly listening to news in Japanese. Week's been long and been dealing with a side project that takes a lot of time, so couldn't study much else.
Ashtear@piefed.social · 2 pts · 4d
Finally gritted my teeth and reviewed my N2 lesson plan pace and...it's not good. I won't finish SKM by test day.
I'll take my first timed mock exam on one section (Grammar) in about a week. Full mock exam two weeks after that.
The open questions are whether I need to start flashcards on the new grammar forms--I held off because I was expecting more natural SRS from the study--where I need to skip in the books, and how I'm going to do on test-taking time limits.
My scores have been great for months on the section exercises, way above the JLPT pass rate. But those exercises don't test closed-book retention on the new grammar or time, and there's topics/question types I haven't covered yet. It's just a matter of whether or not I'll get to all of that in time, and whether I'll be fast enough on test day.
ganbaru ne!
HEYID@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 4d
I've been focusing on practicing my speaking skills this week, trying to incorporate more real-life conversations. It's interesting to see how much more confident I feel when I use tools that help with instant translation. How about everyone else? What techniques or resources are you finding helpful?
emb@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 4d
What's the deal with this bot account? Thinking I should just ban it...