I am going to give you 5 Strategies for your Japanese Language Bullet Journal, so that you will be able to learn, review and track your progress even if you are new to journaling or even if you are new to the Japanese language.

If you are unfamiliar with the concept of a Language Bullet Journal:

So why use one of those anyway!?

A Language Bullet Journal is an absolutely amazing resource for language learning. If you would like to see what it is and how it can be use… read on!

The best thing about a Language Bullet Journal

You can design exactly how it looks and how you want to use it. You start by getting a notebook of any design. I used a nice lined one here that I picked up in a gift shop. However, I also have a bit of an addiction to Dingbats! You can put stickers on it, decorate it, draw all over it…whatever works for you. Mine is still boring but I am going to jazz-it-up a bit, don’t worry!

Ok. I have one. Now what?

Ready for the next step? The next thing to do in your language Bullet Journal is number all the pages. I usually start my numbers with number 1 the page after the index page. You can put your number wherever you like. I use the bottom corner.

Then write an index page.

Figure out the main topics of your journal. I start by deciding my focus. I went for Kanji, vocabulary, diary and goal. The great thing about a bullet journal is that you can add to the index at any point (as long as you have remaining pages.

Strategy #1 – write everything in Japanese 🙂

I like to make my bullet journal interactive.

Ok, let’s do something interesting with what we have. Next up for your language Bullet Journal is what you do with the topics. You can add all sort of elements in…

Strategy #2 – If you add a few small sticky notes you can make some fun flashcards!

Get artistic

Did you know that language Bullet Journals can look really artistic? I like drawing but I can only draw on a very basic level. As you can see, I have only just started this journal but I am going for it 😉 It would be great if we all shared pictures of our journals to compare ideas.

Strategy #3 – Draw pictures of vocabulary or take and print photos to make the language “real”.

Tell it all your secrets

What else can a language Bullet Journal be? Well, how about an actual journal or diary?!

Strategy #4 – Write a diary in Japanese.

It does not have to be very long but just writing one sentence per day gets that Japanese moving around in your brain. I talk more about writing a diary here.

Accountability

Do you want to turn your language Bullet Journal into a reminder? If one of your goals is to pass the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test), you can use your journal to motivate you and to track your dedication and progress.

Strategy #5 – Set up your language Bullet Journal to monitor your goal.

Here in my language Bullet Journal, I want to speak, listen, read and write Japanese daily, so I am marking when I achieve these goals.

You can be as strict as you like with your goals. I include communication on social media in Japanese. You may decide that reading only counts if it is a newspaper or a fiction book.

Similarly, I speak and listen to other Japanese speakers. You may want to log that as speaking only but you may also require yourself to listen to a podcast daily. It is up to you to decide how you plan to allow yourself to colour the box as achieved.

So there you are.

Strategy #1 – Write everything in Japanese 🙂

Strategy #2 – If you add a few small sticky notes you can make some fun flashcards!

Strategy #3 – Draw pictures of vocabulary or glue in photos that you cut from magazines (to make the language “real”).

Strategy #4 – Write a diary in Japanese.

Strategy #5 – Set up your language Bullet Journal to monitor your goals.

If you want more information, I also discuss my Japanese language bullet journal in a video here!

Now, go and get your notebook! You will find my favourite notebook company Dingbats!

Which strategy are you going to use? Send me a message and let me know!

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