Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:07 am
Speaking of deck of cards, I am using Anki. I am not learning Japanese, but I know it supports Japanese characters. It's a spaced repetition program. When you answer a card, you can press on 4 buttons depending on how easy or difficult it was. If you keep pressing on the "easy" button each time the card is shown, it will be presented again in a few days, then weeks, then months, then years... If you miss it, it will ask you again after a few seconds or minutes while you are answering the other cards, then the next day, etc.
I was using a method that said I would assimilate the new words as I was progressing, which wasn't false; but after many units, I started having trouble recalling everything, and I would find myself recognizing many words in a different context, but not being able to recall their meaning. That almost completely solved my problem.
I also started adding sentences to it, and that helps a lot as well. I even added a little bit of grammar. It can also automatically generate reverse cards.
I was using a method that said I would assimilate the new words as I was progressing, which wasn't false; but after many units, I started having trouble recalling everything, and I would find myself recognizing many words in a different context, but not being able to recall their meaning. That almost completely solved my problem.
I also started adding sentences to it, and that helps a lot as well. I even added a little bit of grammar. It can also automatically generate reverse cards.