Should I immerse right now?

[calm vessel]

Learn kana first imo, then start immersing.

[wind bear]

Spend 1 or 2 days getting light foundation in Kana then continue to solidify that foundation in immersion by reading subs. Here is a walkthrough of how to do that. (I didnt even get a foundation in Korean just went right into subs using a "key" and loved the experience. so you can do that also if you feeling adventourus). But i realize some people like the comfort of the SRS in the start, but leave it as soon as you can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZeNLCYTyrg&ab_channel=Brett'sImmersing

here is a video where I go through why I/we recommend immersing from day 1.

https://youtu.be/m0GfLNQeRvI

[calm vessel]

https://learnjapanese.moe/routine/

If you want a good routine to follow for the first 30 days of your language learning journey, read this.

[hard stump]

^ with regards to this, be aware that it conflicts slightly with standard refold methodology in some ways. In the scheme of 30 days, it’s not that important, but if you have questions about any part feel free to ask! My only major caution is 3+ hours per day is not necessary. Especially not in stage 1. Don’t feel discouraged by that. shoui was fairly young when they wrote most of that site and they were overzealous at times. I believe they’re rewriting it? Could be wrong.

[wind bear]

I'm going to hold an event in 45 minutes to discuss some of the things i've been having with people who want to discuss it

https://discord.gg/refold-ri-ben-yu-ja-778787713012727809?event=1104486305913647184

[hollow robin]

Hello, the refold Kana profile doesn't seem to work on Anki Version ⁨23.12.1 (1a1d4d54)⁩ - the pass fail options don't increment and only the deck count decreases and the deck is completed regardless how many I get right or wrong. (I've disabled all add-ons and tried my other profile, but this is only happening with this deck/profile.

[wind bear]

I'll see if i can take a look at it and update it for newer anki if it's not working. But for now, honestly I think that's fine. Just go through the deck a few times to get them primed, then move on to the "read subtitles" part early. It's a little more frustrating but

reading subs (without flashcards at all) is how I learned korean. it works just fine, just a little less hand holding than using the custom anki decks

[hollow robin]

I see, thanks for the reply. I'll try that advice out (I also found another kana deck - AJT Kana Recognition - just in case anyway, it's just not as ordered I guess as your deck).

[wind bear]

in the end it's not a big deal. the kana is such a small part of the process. main problem i have with other decks is i've never seen another deck that chunks the kana to show the modifiers rather than treating them like they are seperate kanji

which for beginners can just make it feel more daunting than it is

[sharp shard]

you can already start watching smth like niwachan without even hiragana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsiAxc5T23g&list=PLt4c6vHCiki0kC-X_PHF_6WYOEd1qhSZS&ab_channel=JapaneseImmersionwithAsami

sliiiigthly harder (you need a vocab of at least 200 words or so) is Nihongo con Teppei for Beginners, starting from episode 1: https://nihongoconteppei.com/

You are not supposed to understand either of them, rewatch if it's not painful, it will be benificial.

finally this thing is pure gold, no preparation is needed. Look at their Complete beginner section: https://cijapanese.com/

[hard stump]

this post is from may of last year