Good learner, bad learner

On one of my usual mooches around the internet I cast an eye on a blog called nihongojouzu which deals with learning the Japanese language and the resources available. I often look at this site to give me ideas on how to learn Chinese more effectively. The author of the website posted a video recently that he uses at a JET programme recontracting conference each year which shows the differences between a good learner and a bad learner when it comes to studying the Japanese language. The video contrasts one student who, while living in Japan, speaks English most of the time, watches English TV programs, reads English language publications and speaks only to English speaking friends; and the other student basically does the opposite and totally immerses himself into the language and interacts with people wherever and whenever he can. It is a funny little video but it highlights some of the mistakes that people make when studying a foreign language in the country in which it is spoken. However I am not so sure I would go so far as bothering people eating their lunch on park benches or anything like that! hehe

The link to the video can be found on the blog above or on YouTube here.

That's all for the moment!