The all Japanese all the time (AJATT) method covers how a native English speaking person can learn Japanese in 18 months without attending classes. However, this method can be applied to learning any language.
Advocates claim that the AJATT method works so without further ado, this is the basic concept of the AJATT method.
1. Belief
Believe fully that you can reach fluency in your target language. After all, many people of many different ages have done it up to now and many will continue to reach fluency in your target language in the future.
2. Immersion
This is absolutely central to the AJATT method. Create an immersion environment. This means you maximise every opportunity to receive input in your target language. Therefore you should listen to the radio, read books, watch films, use electronic devices, look on Wikipedia and play video games in your target language.
If anything gets boring or just not enjoyable, ditch it and do something else in your target language instead.
3. Learn vocabulary/phrases
At first, you start off by learning the 2000 most common words in your target language. This will be constantly reinforced by all the input that you are doing with your immersion.
Once you have learnt the 2000 most common words in your target language, you then start to learn whole phrases and sentences. You do this by using the Spaced Repetition System (SRS).
What do I think?
What I truly like about this method is that it recommends to only do stuff that you like for the immersion component. I personally always think this is important with learning languages so that you never burn out and give up.
However, for me personally, I would want to add lots of conversation practice too.
However, for me personally, I would want to add lots of conversation practice too.
Whichever method you choose to learn a language, if you enjoy it and it works for you, then it’s the right method for you.
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