This week's review is for the Tanos Website. I would recommend it for all levels of [....] learner. The website covers most areas of the JLPT for study. I would also recommend just looking if you want to learn what it was like to 'surf the web' back in the 2000's.
What
Tanos is a neat little website which covers a summary of the JLPT levels. Although probably a relic of the early 2010's, this is a rather nice set of free samples, pointers and textbooks. An ipod was a MP3 iplayer if you come across that. The website would be best utilised for its level appropriate oversights and grammar, Kanji and vocabulary samples including JLPT mock exam papers.
Go into the link provided and you will come across the five JLPT levels. There is also the 'skills' section. The N5 section is our example, and clicking on N5 takes you into the N5 page. Under all of these pages is the Vocabulary, Kanji and Grammar sections which include sample audio and visual learning study aids for each of their affiliated areas of study.
The skills sections is more hit and miss for longevity. Some links work, but many are just older and outdated. Reading and listening are a dud, with some funny older links. Grammar, Kanji and Vocabulary is more useful as it contains actual examples of content. The most exciting part is the JLPT exam papers. Whoop whoop exams XD. Tools, extras and level checker does not work full stop.
Where
Available at https://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/.
Who
Jonathan Waller content belongs to Jonathan Waller, and is licensed under the Creative Commons 4.0? license presumably.
When
Available 24/7, but requires internet. Certain sections have 404 notices and are updated on other websites, or deadlinks.
Why
I recommend you to download some of the free materials available, particularly the JLPT past papers, I have yet to find other papers just freely available, but Im sure reddit will have something. I have just not had the time to trawl through the 600+ ish reddit forums though.
I would just like to take a moment to appreciate the writing section of this website, which was last updated in 2017, yet feels like it has fallen straight out of 2006 to me. This website layout, the sitem@p and the DIY is why I started this project. A great amount of Japanese learners when I started had no way of learning Japanese until they reached University years, and even then the placements are limited and not particularly conducive to actually knowing the language which is a shame. Really only dedicated learners would want to pursue the language beyond finding out its was on a DVD, VHS, limewire MP3 download and youtube Part 26 French subtitles in those days.
This website is very nostalgia for me therefore. Indeed the first introduction I had to formal Japanese learning, was nightclasses once a week with my friends in highschool, of which my tutor then directed me to Remember the Kanji and from there I have been collectively forming a rather, sporadic amount of learning ever since then. This website though tells that backstory of the extremely DIY aspect of learning a language that not many institutional powers in many countries see the value in, which has left its learner community to pick up the pieces of. However, this has lead to most of the tools and insights from the community to be highly flexible, useful and learner freindly whilst not being behind a paywall. All in a days socialism, of course.
Socials
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This review is part of the Learn Japanese for free project. I have, do not and never will derive any profit from this project. Please send any requests, questions or further information about free tools for learning Japanese to learnjapanese43@gmail.com which is checked every 2 weeks.
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