How do you learn Japanese when THE"RE IS NO possibility of IMMERSION?

Question

I've learned it for 4 years but of course Talking always to my self and just reading grammatical explanations and learning vocab and all that. But one of the most important things we can do to learn a language is to be immersed in it. So meeting regularly with natives of the country would help. But what if there is no chance to do that? I happen to be from a kind of poor/immigrant family but usually foreigners just go want to hang out with the more sophisticated people in town who are many times white people.. they never hang out with the people of my culture( hispanic/mexican)

unless those people go to English school, in wqhich case they are forced to mingle a bit with them.

Anyways, i also don't travel and don't have money to do that. or to spend years living in a country, so how can you ever learn a language in America when there is no possibility of immersion?

I have good knowledge of the language now, but ii don't have any chance to use it so dont' know if it's good

Answer 1

Start reading manga. They aren't the cheapest things in the world to buy new, but you can find them used for cheap. Reading is the next best thing if you can't find someone to chat with, because it allows you to interact with and use the language. My ex-husband learned Japanese from reading it. He studied it, but he learned more by going there as an exchange student.

If you show some interest, some Japanese might want to communicate with you. I lived there for a couple years and understand the culture very well. Is there a student around your age you could simply ask to explain _______ (<- insert aspect of Japanese culture here) to you? Be prepared to have specfic questions about the language, such as "How do you say.... in Japanese?" True, they might stick close to some other kids but the truth is, alot of those that live in the US don't have great English skills and get really nervous when they don't understand someone from a different ethnic group. For example, foreign students from all over the world get cautious/shy/nervous etc. when they know someone is speaking English with them yet that person is from an ethnic minority or has an otherwise strong accent of some kind, and they don't always understand. So if the person isn't a native speaker, just speak slowly and clearly and hope for the best!

Answer 2

Well, if you live in a small area or an area where there are no Japanese people, then I don't think there is a way to truly know if you are speaking good Japanese, but there are some things you can do. I think the best thing to do is find a college nearby that offers Japanese courses. I don't know how old you are, but you can see if they offer classes that you could take or if you can meet with the Japanese students on campus. If you are near the age where you can enter college, then apply to a college that offers Japanese.

I come from a small town where there are no Japanese people and no colleges nearby to learn, so I studied on my own, and now I go to a university where I am studying Japanese.

Answer 3

Try listening to Japanese radio stantions on the Internet. Maybe get some Japanese satellite channels on your TV. Get yourself some Japanese friends whom you can talk to over Y!M, skype, PalTalk etc. in nreal time.

Answer 4

Watch things in Japanese, Listen to things in Japanese such as J-pop and radio stations online, find a website with Japanesesound files and lessons so you can hear how things are said. go to www.yesjapan.com for some lessons.

Answer 5

Don't learn anything but castillano (spanish) because with King Busher (butcher) condomsleeza Rice and Micheal Jerkoff you are wasting your time learning an other language.