The problem, I think, stems from the fact that I may have leapt into the flashcard learning program without being properly equipped with the tools to learn the content quickly. Let's be honest here, I only have a few weeks (barely) of Japanese instruction and the content of those classes are rather laid back with only a bare emphasis on grammar.
That may not sound like a big deal, but read these sentences (in English):
Go take a run.
He ran away.
She is running home.
Now imagine trying to work that out for a Japanese verb without having the faintest idea of how to conjugate them.
Every language has it's rules, as well as it's exceptions to those rules, but when it comes to my Japanese I have only the most basic concept of what these rules are and they're primarily around the sentence structure and use of a small amount of participles. I guess my hope at this time is if I keep using the flashcards, keep listening to the words and keep reading the sentences, that I'll start to become familiar enough that when I do get taught in class, I'll at least have some experience to rely on to aid in learning.
Anyway, as frustrating as I find it right now, I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was improving. I am. Just not as easily or as quickly as I would like.
Anki, by the way, keeps track of your session to session answer rate (obviously since it cycles the frequency of cards in the deck) and it allows you to print out a report of your progress. Mine is attached below:
I'm glad I put that screen shot up there. Maybe I'll come back to it in 6 months and be impressed with how much progress I made... Or maybe not!
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