John Fotheringham

5 Expert Strategies to Sound More like a Japanese Native Speaker

New Year, New Language Summit 2024

Advanced: Taking Your Language Skills to the Next Level

NYNL 2024 was built for learners past the intermediate stage chasing genuine fluency and near-native proficiency.

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John Ingham shares five expert strategies to reach advanced fluency in Japanese. Discover how to avoid common mistakes and sound more native-like, starting with deliberate practice.

Key takeaways

  • Transition from mindless repetition to deliberate, purposeful, and systematic practice to achieve advanced fluency.
  • Recognize that what got you to an intermediate level won't necessarily get you to an advanced level; adjust your learning approach.
  • Focus on avoiding common mistakes in Japanese learning and implementing strategies that experts wish they had used sooner.
  • Apply these expert strategies, initially tailored for Japanese, to accelerate your learning in other languages as well.

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