Hello, I have recently attempted to get into immersion but am finding it difficult to find content to dig into. I have a very beginner level of Japanese. Matt vs. Japan recommended getting a mp3 player and running constant japanese content through your earbuds throughout the day and putting them in for some passive practice whenever you have time. I am wondering if anybody has a resource or recommendation on where I could find hours of japanese content that could be transfered into a mp3 file and if you recommend downloading content that I already have an understanding of ie hungergames in japanese or other well known American adaptations. Thank you.
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sullen thicket
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If you are just starting, passive immersion is going to be your last resort for immersion time, because it's very ineffective when it's above your level. You want to be spending as much time as possible on active immersion and passive is just for icing on the cake, it's not actually necessary.
I personally find using my phone plus Bluetooth headphones to be much more convenient for listening than needing to transfer files to a separate device.
The best content to use for passive immersion would be the audio from things that you have actively immersed with. The next best thing would be podcasts for beginners, which you can find pinned in a spreadsheet in #podcasts
There are big folders full of condensed audio from various shows that you can download and listen to.
If you watch hunger games in Japanese and then listen to it, that would be good, but if you just start listening to it without rewatching the Japanese version, it will be harder for your brain to have enough context to get something out of the audio and you may just end up ignoring the audio.
I found where the condensed audio stuff is:
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sullen thicket
Amazing, thank you so much!! I really appreciate it.
sullen thicket
I was considering getting an mp3 and doing passive for when i'm at work or sleeping. I was curious though, what content did you use when begining for active content (I was considering spongebob, Naruto or my hero academia)? I would love to know if there is anything you found helpful also if you think there is any benefit to listening to audio while sleeping. Thank you!