Help learning fluent japenese?

Question:

Ok I would like to learn fluent japenese. Im 16 years old and I would like to go to japan for college to further my learning in programming. I figured if I'm going to learn the language fluently it would be better to start now since I have 2 years before college and it takes about 1 year to 1.5 years to learn a language fluently. Im currently learning chinese. I would like someone online to help me learn japenese though. Im pretty sure I'll be done learning chinese fluently before I get to college but I want to go to college in Japan. I have a headset so I can communicate online and I also have a facebook, a youtube acount, multiple yahoo acounts(of course), a gmail acount, a cell phone , and many gaming acounts. Can someone help me learn japenese please give me some way of contacting you such as email, game, phone,facebook, youtube. You can find me just about anywere because my username no matter what im doing is kjeeze (except for facebook). So please someone help me because I heard it was better to immerse yourself in the language than to try and take the acadimec route. Im taking the acadimec route for chinese but while I'm studying chinese I would like to get a head start on Japenese. So those who can help please help. :)
PS. I would prefer to have someone who either grew up in japan or went there and can communicate fluently with the locals.

Answer:

There is no quick and easy way to learn Japanese. It takes a lot of dedication and motivation to succeed.

The best way to learn Japanese is by taking a class, enrolling in a course or investing in a good textbook. If you can't take classes then the self-study method with the correct resources is a good way.

The key to learning Japanese effectively is to work on your grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Its best to think of these as separate categories and focus on each specific category as these require different methods and techniques.

Start by learning the basics through grammar. These books really helped me.

• Shin Nihongo no Kiso I & II
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011…

• An Introduction to Modern Japanese by Osamu Mizutani & Nobuko Mizutani
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011…

• Japanese Demystified by Eriko Sato a self-teaching guide
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011…

These books cover both polite Japanese, which is extremely important to learn in order to speak Japanese effectively and causal Japanese, which is great for everyday conversations.

I also recommend trying to learn a certain amount of vocab or kanji each day as this helps you build up your vocab and kanji ability. I tried to learn 5 kanji per day or about 20 a week and did the same with vocab.

Watching Japanese anime or any Japanese TV program is a good idea for improving your listening skills and also your vocabulary. Keep a notebook and jot down any new words you hear. Then look them up and find out the meaning.

Websites are not always the best way to learn Japanese. Most websites are run by people with no teaching credentials and are not even native speakers of Japanese. Some of them are just interested in making money and not in helping you in what you need to be successful in learning Japanese.

How to Learn Japanese
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010…