Final Reflection

Overall, the course was fun. I like the book a lot and I think it is very well-paced. I'm looking forward to finishing it up next semester and using a new book, though, because I think we're outgrowing this one. I learned lots of new words and kanji, as well as grammar points. I think I learned best by reading the chapters. I find that learning things for tests does nothing for my long-term memory, even if I take the tests again every so often. Reading the chapters, however, is more enjoyable, requires less intentional memorization, and since many kanji and words are reused in later chapters, I am forced to keep in memory.