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JLPT BC 112 | Putting Down the Drills

by Clayton MacKnight on May 1, 2013

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Why are there so many Languages?

by Clayton MacKnight on April 13, 2013

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Learning Japanese is Hard, but you are not Alone (Infographic)

by Clayton MacKnight on February 23, 2013

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Mythbusting: A Japanese Girlfriend is the Best Teacher?

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Are you Too Old to Learn a Language?

by Clayton MacKnight on January 12, 2013

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Do Something New and Crazy in 2013

by Clayton MacKnight on January 5, 2013

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JLPT N5 Grammar – Japanese Particle Ni (に)

by Clayton MacKnight on December 19, 2012

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Switching Gears to Go Native

by Clayton MacKnight on December 8, 2012

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JLPT BC 89 | I’m not Good at Languages

by Clayton MacKnight on July 18, 2012

JLPT BC 83 | Making Use of What you Got

by Clayton MacKnight on June 6, 2012

JLPT BC 68 | Context is Key

by Clayton MacKnight on February 22, 2012

Analyze This – The Ups and Downs of Analytical Language Learning

by Clayton MacKnight on November 6, 2011

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