I am currently working on research concerning study habits and student aides for exams. I know you all must be preoccupied with your exams atm, but maybe this would provide a welcome distraction. I would really appreciate if you could answer this short survey (10 questions). It should only take 3 minutes.

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Now that I’m in college and I am an Industrial Design major, I don’t really need to study.
Most of my “tests” require making/designing something, so it’s actually work hours.
So, during final exams week, I work about 13 hours per day, 6 days of the week. On Sundays it’ll be like 5 hours used for presentations and things of the sort…

I am much productive at night, but since the workshops close, I am forced to work during the day… something still relatively new to me.

Successful students have good study habits. They apply these habits to all of their classes. Read about each study habit. Work to develop any study habit you do not have.

1- Try not to do too much studying at one time.
If you try to do too much studying at one time, you will tire and your studying will not be very effective. Space the work you have to do over shorter periods of time. Taking short breaks will restore your mental energy.

2-Plan specific times for studying.
Study time is any time you are doing something related to schoolwork. It can be completing assigned reading, working on a paper or project, or studying for a test. Schedule specific times throughout the week for your study time.

3- Try to study at the same times each day.
Studying at the same times each day establishes a routine that becomes a regular part of your life, just like sleeping and eating. When a scheduled study time comes up during the day, you will be mentally prepared to begin studying.

4-Set specific goals for their study times.
Goals will help you stay focused and monitor your progress. Simply sitting down to study has little value. You must be very clear about what you want to accomplish during your study times.

5-Start studying when planned.
You may delay starting your studying because you don’t like an assignment or think it is too hard. A delay in studying is called “procrastination.” If you procrastinate for any reason, you will find it difficult to get everything done when you need to. You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless work and errors.

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First off I bought myself a self study language course.
Take Off in Japanese by Oxford University Press.
I think its a good course and good value.
My goal was one lesson a week but this slipped.

Study
I try to do 20 mins a day. (Not always successful with this goal. But little and often was the standard when I was at school)
I listen to language tapes when walking to work and talk along with them. (Its early enough that there’s no-one around to find it strange. Besides no-one pays attention now that hands free mobiles means there are lots of people talking to themselves in the street.)
Every so often I review what I learned previously and it makes more sense and is easier the second, third, forth time.....

Learning Kana.
I had to write them out and say the sound aloud at the same time. The Book—Self Study Kana Workbook by AOTS—I found to be the best of the books I came across. It has model forms, common mistakes and a CD with the sounds and exercises.
Once learned I have to write them out every now and again to keep them learned. (constructive doodling in boring meetings)
A computer program to quiz me on kana was useful. Nuku is a good one for MacOS X.

Having kana before I started a class was a large advantage and I also picked up vocabulary while learning.

I joined a class. It gives me set goals and targets to meet. And help in what I’m doing and someone to try my Japanese out on.
I review before and after the class for it, and try to anticipate what’s coming up so the class is a mix of new and reinforcing what I’ve already read.

To build up a vocabulary I’m starting to use flash cards.
I also keep a notebook of words by theme as well.

Browsing the Internet doesn’t count as study.
Nor does watching Anime.
(well it does sort of sometimes, I have a couple of Ghibli disks with Japanese subtitles that have thought me some things)

I try to associate the kanji with words I learn. (I figure I may as well do it now). If I can, I write them. Repetition seems to be the best way to make them stick.

I also sometimes try to give an internal running commentary. Say the date or time in Japanese to myself, hello, goodbye, thank-you, I’m home, prices, etc. etc. whatever I can.

Here is a list of articles about good study habits.