Unlike paid for applications like Duolingo, ChatGPT allows you to create the direction, theme and speed of your language learning adventure with some cultural surprises.
For example when asking the difference between Disneyland and Tokyo Disney. It even lists me the different flavors of popcorn at Tokyo Disney, i.e. (karamell, matcha, ika-shiokara, etc.)
It told of the different rides there, like “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “Sinbad’s Storybook Voyage”).
Just type in “chatgpt for language learning” in utube for more examples.
I’m SOOOOO IMPRESSED WITH THIS COMPUTING POWER.
I typed in: “Boku wa motto Nihongo o manabitai desu. Ima chūkankyū desu. Chatto wa boku ni nani o teikyō dekimasu ka?” (“I’d like to learn more Japanese language. I am at the intermediate level now. What can chat offer me?”)
ChatGPT said:
At the intermediate level, we can focus on a variety of topics and skills to help you advance further in Japanese. Here’s what I can offer:
1. Conversational Practice
- Simulated real-life scenarios(e.g., shopping, traveling, meeting new people).
- Role-playing various contexts like job interviews or restaurant orders.
2. Vocabulary Expansion
- Themed vocabulary lessons(e.g., business, hobbies, travel).
- Practice using new words in sentences and dialogues.
3. Grammar and Sentence Structure
- Advanced grammar points (e.g., ~ば conditional, ~ながら for concurrent actions).
- Politeness levels and when to use casual, polite, or honorific speech.
4. Listening Practice
- Comprehension exercises based on dialogues or descriptions.
- Vocabulary and grammar explanations from the audio.
5. Kanji Learning
- Practice reading and writing kanji in context.
- Understanding stroke order and common readings.
6. Cultural Insights
- Discussing idioms, proverbs, and cultural nuances in language.
- Learning how to express yourself naturally in different settings.
7. Reading Practice
Let me know what specific area you’d like to work on, and we’ll dive right in!
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- Articles, short stories, or news in Japanese with guidance on tricky phrases.
- Building comprehension and confidence with authentic materials.
So, tonight I have had the most fun conversation EVER and when it gives me paragraphs, I copy and paste to a note, and read them. Probably 2-3000 words tonight, all at my intermediate level. Of subject that I want to talk about
You can talk to it and it will talk back and give you a written record of it at the same time.
I’m thinking that this is way more fun and a better teacher than DualLingo? Correct me if I AM WRONG PLEASE.
LOU……. your comments please