I didn’t really have concrete goals for 2024 (except maybe finishing up Genki), but whatever I hoped to accomplish this year, I failed. I did finally go to Japan, so there’s that. But that was this year and the beginning of a new year brings forth new possibilities! and hopefully no big failures or disappointments
Japanese
My main language focus for the last couple of years
- Finish Genki II
- Possibly finish Quartet I
- Finish N4 (grammar and vocab) on Bunpro
- Finish 5 manga volumes
- Reach 200 hours in listening (excluding anything with English subs-anime, games, etc)
- Finish going through Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
German
The language I have suffered been with the longest. When I started to focus on Japanese more, my German took a hit. I had only just started to interact with it again just in the last a couple of months. Next year I want to regain some of my skills.
- Reach 100 hours in listening (knowing me, that might be a stretch)
- Get back into reading (in other words: finish Der Hobbit and go from there)
- Review the A1, A2, and B1 material on DW Learn German site
Korean
I originally started to learn Korean last year, but I haven’t got far. At all.
- Go through the beginner TTMIK textbooks I have already
- Reach 50 hours in listening (setting the bar low with this one)
- Read all of my favorite web comics in the original language LOL, JK. More like start on easy graded readers
Spanish
???
- Engage with more wishful thinking
Is that enough for one year? Yes, that’s enough.
