Reviewing

Bunpro
#1

I was wondering what people actually do in a review.

I delayed starting Bunpro until I had got my Wanikani level up to late teens. So when the review sentence comes up I like to read it as it’s good reading & kanji practice and does review the earlier grammar. Then after answering it I like to read it out loud until I can get close to it. But, this really slows down the reviewing process. If I’m short on time or the reviews have stacked up too high then I’ll just skip this and just enter the answer.

So at the moment I’m being careful to just limit new lessons to allow me time to do a healthy amount of longer reviews. Plus, I have set myself enough time to progress my wanikani but very slowly now. So my overall progress is slow but steady. It seems to be going ok for me this way.

I am wondering whether I should be adding writing to regular reviewing too. Now and again I will do some kanji writing which I quite enjoy. I think that does help with kanji but writing sentences will slow things down even more.

I was looking around for previous posts about this topic most conversations are about review volumes so I am interested in what people do.

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#2

I breeze through them without paying much attention. This is not just an irresponsible tactic, it’s actually well thought-out. Here is my rationale:

  1. If I can breeze through them and get them right then I have internalized the grammar well enough to not worry about it.
  2. If I haven’t, then I will get way more exposure, thanks in part to the Ghosts.
  3. If I keep failing the same points over and over, I do a deep dive into the specific point. This way, I am focusing my time where it’s really required.
  4. When I breeze through, I am actively making myself read fast. This improves my reading speed and my comprehension.
  5. I save a lot of time to study using other resources. In my case, those are Sou Matome, WK, Jalup, Marumori.
  6. Adhering to this sort of method ensures I progress. After all, the more you progress the more exposure you get, as those point which you successfully breeze through come up in non-quizzed parts of subsequent sentences.
  7. Jalup is really good for cementing grammar as it’s an i+1 grammar deck (the first one is primarily that, anyway), so making time for it is important to me.
  8. Breezing through means that soon enough I won’t have any excuses left for not practicing listening. And once I have listening down, I will run out of excuses for not practicing speaking.

About writing:
I am a big proponent of writing being regarded as a core part of fluency. While I do not currently write sentences, I do practice writing Kanji with the Kanji Study app on Android. I would strongly recommend it as you can import WK levels easily and use the Kanji Study new SRS feature to have a solid Kanji-writing SRS.

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#4

@VegasVed does the Kanji Study app have SRS functionality?

I started using the app just this week; couldn’t find anything related to SRS.

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#5

It does. In the app store, click “Join the Beta”. Wait a few minutes to be registered in the beta and get the app update. Then open the app and enjoy the magic.

The above is a guide to have it all nicely tied into WK levels.

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#6

Just got the beta update.

Thanks a ton!

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#7

I’m in the same boat at you, I try to keep my daily reviews to less than 15 and throttle my lesson accordingly. I usually always sit between 3-5 beginner items.

EDIT: The reason I do this is because while I get enjoyment out of SRS, having WK and Bunpro SRS daily can become quite tiresome and eats into time that I’d rather spend watching TV shows or reading (Alice in Borderland season 2!!!).

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