How to Effectively Use CI Japanese to Improve Listening & Reading Skills?

[shibata50]

I invite you to read the post I wrote in another topic. Here it is :

How as an Adult am I supposed to resist the 'Terrible 5/Learn Method' and instead aquire Japanese as a Child would?!?

Personally, I tried the ungraded method for about 3 weeks. It’s great for listening, but it’s not great for writing and speaking. Unless the word or sentence structure is repeated over and over, I can’t remember it. To be able to remember things well, I need to take notes or pay attention. Otherwise, it’s like listening to a lecture without taking any notes. It doesn’t work very well. Currently, I’m studying Kanji. I watch the video and at the same time, I try to take some Kanji (even if I tak…