Welcome! Sakura, our eTutor, has posted a lot of great tips on learning Japanese. I hope you've signed up for your eTutoring Orientation; she'll cover a lot more there. Please explore the forum and see what other students have shared, and share your own tips!

Thanks Chris, and welcome Volk83! You're welcome to comment on any of the existing threads or ask any questions you may have. I'm also looking forward to talking to you on an eTutoring session soon. It's going to be a lot of fun!  

@Chris and Sakura Thanks!! I just completed the first e-tutor session with Sakura and so far it seems like there are alot of obscure facts on Japanese culture...which I find very fascinating!!  I also enjoy the forum with different tidbits of info on the language! I am looking forward to learning more about the lanaguage! Gannbatte!!

Congratulations on completing your first eTutoring session! Speaking the language regularly is the key to success, so I recommend that you sign up for another session soon. I know the next level will be up to Lesson 5, which is a lot. So while you're studying Essential 3-5, you can take Essential 1-2 eTutoring session again and repeatedly until you're ready to take Essential 3-5 session. This is exactly the kind of "learning strategy" many of my students are using, and needless to say, they're making some impressive progress!

Thats great!! I took the the Essential lesson 2 last week and it was a great learning experence,It forces you to be able to speak the language and not simply remember a select set of words.

Fantastic! Looking forward to speaking to you again soon!

Awesome Sakura...this Anthony