a study week of online uni | BA Japanese student 🇯🇵 | spring 2021| ep 01(私の人生でー週間）

What is it like to study BA Japanese during lockdown?
I spent my whole year (other than just one day) doing my language degree online, and I wanted to show you guys what a whole week looks like for me. I didn't want to make the vlog super serious, because I wanted you guys to enjoy it :)! I hope I've answered some questions below, but feel free to answer any questions as I am on spring break now so I have so much more time to connect wit you guys! LOVE YOU ALL!
✨A little bit about my BA Japanese degree (year 1)
- 5 days a week
- 60% language 40% culture/ history
- 8+ homeworks per week
- 8-10 essays for the year (for the 40% of the degree)
- We have to learn 400-500 kanji (and you have about 2 weeks to learn Kana)
- Bi-weekly language tests (24 hours to complete)
- We have around 8 different classes per/ week (btw- I missed the Practical 2 class because I wasn't feeling well that afternoon :(((
THE ULTIMATE QUESTION:
✨Should you do a Language degree? Ask yourself:
Am I in love with this language AND learning about the culture? Am I prepared to study really difficult grammar and still have the patience to study some more? Do I possibly wanna live there? ✨😆 If you answered yes to most of these, do it! 💕 (see me ultimate answer in the comments xx)
✨Time Stamps:
Monday: 00:46
Tuesday: 06:12
Wednesday: 11:58
Thursday: 15:36
Friday: 20:50
✨Beginner Textbooks for Korean:
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-Basic Korean Grammar: KOREAN FOR ALL: sooandcarrots....
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✨Beginner Textbooks for Chinese:
My Hanzi Practice book:
- Collins Easy Learning Chinese Characters - [amzn.to/3cKjPYN]
HSK Route:
- HSK 1 Workbook - amzn.to/3rryM6j
- HSK 1 Textbook - amzn.to/3snmmNU
I'm gonna study Chinese as a language option in Year 2 BA Japanese - heres the textbook I'm gonna be using:
- New Practical Chinese Reader vol.1 - Textbook - amzn.to/3cJae4n
✨Beginner Textbooks for Japanese (most on my bookshelf you can see in the video :) some I don't have anymore)
Where to find: (worldwide shipping) OMG JAPAN - omgjapan.com/?... / or Amazon (🇬🇧 links below)
- Hiragana and Katakana: amzn.to/38XJ6fH
- Your first 500 Kanji: amzn.to/38VCL4G
- Once you have finished Kana:
Option A: MINNA NO NIHONGO - amzn.to/3eVOi7O
Option B: JLPT N5 (Business Japanese) - amzn.to/2P8xLlQ
Option C: FREE - www.nhk.or.jp/...
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Visit: sooandcarrots.com
✨FAQ :)
What is your major?・専門 - BA Japanese (Class of 2024)・日本語
Year Abroad?・留学生の時？ 2022年 :) 🇯🇵
What iPad do you have?: iPad Air 3
What do you use to edit?・編集方法 - iPhone XR (4K) & iMovie
How many Languages do you know?・いくつの言語を知ってるか？ 4 - English (Native), Chinese, Korean, and Japanese・４つー英語（ネイティブ）、中国語、韓国語、日本語
Where are you from?・どこ出身？ 🇬🇧 /🇯🇲
Birthday・誕生日: 8th March・三月八日
Personality type: INFJ-T
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Once again thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to create, create and create some more! I just love to create!
Stay safe,
Love Jazmine💕

[@tanyachu3828]

I'm an English and Mandarin speaker who's trying hard to learn Japanese...I have a J.TEST next month lol so nervous! For all the language learners: 頑張ってください！

[@itsnatemate7697]

How’d it go? (One year later 😅)

[@jirojapandaily6751]

What a great video. I’m Japanese and I’m learning English. I upload Japanese daily life with English and Japanese subtitles everyday to learn English.

[@leot3786]

I am German and learning Japanese haha

[@x_.angelinaa._x454]

@@leot3786 same

[@fiona8937]

I‘d love to see a desk tour!! Your whole set up looks soo aesthetic yet productive😍

[@jazminelayah9302]

I'm actually waiting for some more desk accessories :D That video is planned for sure ✨✨ :)

[@AliviasNook]

Ooh I’d have to say my favourite is Howl’s Moving Castle, but Spirited Away is so good too!

[@jazminelayah9302]

Love that one too! 💕

[@AliviasNook]

@ソヨン So- Young Hehe, hello there! 🥰

[@choliesnotes]

i’m off to bed but i WILL be watching tomorrow morning ☝️😌❤️

[@jazminelayah9302]

Have a nice evening! I hope you enjoy tomorrow 💕💕💕

[@boluayeni2886]

For me it’s 4 am now 😅

[@ジョウドなの筍]

@@boluayeni2886 for us its 12pm

[@raven-jv7yp]

I- nobody gonna talk about her hand writing ? AMAZING

[@xiny-chi]

IKR 😩✨✨

[@jazminelayah9302]

Thank you 😊❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@p-switcher4468]

Yeah :))

[@judahkaden3524]

You all probably dont give a shit but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an instagram account? I somehow lost the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

[@augustusmark715]

@Judah Kaden instablaster ;)

[@e_velog]

yo, as soon as you said to stay hydrated, i ran to my fridge and drank a cup of water and it felt so good 😅 also, this video strangely motivated me to go back to learning japanese?? i guess this is what i'm doing as soon as finals are over lol

[@zaynahk7528]

This is amazing and so organised!😍 Would you do a video on how you use notion for your notes, and one on your language learning schedule?

[@jazminelayah9302]

Those videos are coming very soon ❤️❤️❤️

[@ジョウドなの筍]

@@jazminelayah9302 嘘付かんなよ☺

[@saharadessert8917]

"When I don't see Kanji, I get so confused!" Girl, we are the same person

[@jeannyffersguzman-urquiza3907]

When your 11 and are learning spanish mandarin Japanese Korean plus get more better at my English

[@lalisa1681]

Omg, i want to be like u 🤧❤️

[@meltylandasmr]

Oh hun this is beautiful! I enjoy your content so much, very aesthetically pleasing and a lot of tingly asmr-like sounds as well 🥺 i wish you luck and prosperity in your academic studies! Lots of love ❤️

[@kelleyreardon]

Spirited Away is my fav as well ☺️ seen it so many times too!

[@oliverboo3267]

You’re just amazing I love your handwriting, this video is so satisfying 🥂

[@kvkn-xc6eu]

i like how clean everything is :)

[@Mandalasandmore]

Its awesome to see you grow so much my friend!!! you deserve more🤩🤩

[@lothylygie3630]

This was literally so aesthetic and soothingg omg i love your stuffs and also your editing🥺🤍 loveeee itt!

[@jazminelayah9302]

Thank you xxxxxx💕❤️

[@TheAshleyZixuan]

The food 🤩, you are also so productive 🌟

[@myaayephyo5674]

Your week is amazing and incredible u learn it so hard, joyful time. I watch this vlog 2 or 3 times *-*

[@ぱぴこ-p6e]

日本語を勉強しているのを見てとても嬉しいです❣️話すのも字もきれいですね！

[@hxnnahtan]

I truly enjoyed the video!! Would love to see more of these 😍

[@mitartas]

The thumbnail should've been: ~The life I want to live~

[@G_Dude]

i love watching you videos they inspire me to study Japanese more and more each day. Thx.

[@RockinGirlx93]

I love the aesthetic of this channel. I already subscribed.

[@michellegontijo8132]

I love your videos! This vlog was so motivating 🤓💕

[@samanthagalicia6151]

TELL ME SHE HAS A CALLIGRAPHY TUTORIAL OR SOMETHING THOSE NOTES ARE INSANEE que letra mas hermosa diosmio. Btw videos like this really motivate me to study more, thank you.

[@Lucia-pt9cy]

i love your videos sm! you always keep me motivated

[@slaymotomami]

i love your videos soo much. you are such a polyglot queen💕

[@jazminelayah9302]

Thank you so much ❤️🥺💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@_Username__]

who else is watching instead of actually studying like her?

[@anti-baka]

Your videos are really motivational

[@Ali-ed5of]

damn, i was smiling during the hole video. omg i'm so stupid, but happy 🤷

[@andreasoos8647]

I really like your videos. I don't know why, but it makes me calm. Thank you very much! (:

[@indecius1141]

Where does your cup come from? It is so kawaiiiiiii !!

[@kimjongdaeloml3237]

Hi, how do you activate double subtitle on netflix?

[@kimjongdaeloml3237]

@Little Astrid ahh thankyou!

[@cocococonut8650]

Love your videos, Jazmine!! xx

[@jazminelayah9302]

Thank you xxxxxxxxx💕💕💕

[@plus2_0909]

I really like your video 💕

[@aliahmunaa9687]

May I know what iPad you are using? 🥺 fell in love with your aesthetics and passion that I subscribed!

[@tokyotoxic3658]

Hey I really love your videos I just wondered where you got that translation text from? *-*

[@Valelovesinnie]

Is perfect

[@maggies9835]

Can I ask where you’re studying your BA? I’d like to in future but looking at options.

[@misabuns]

Where can I do my JP bachelors online? 😰😰 I am dying to do this..

[@ThomasArthur0]

I am learning japanese too, because I love the japanese culture, who more?

[@ジョウドなの筍]

21:22日本人の方とかのライフスタイルコピーしたかったイソイソ

[@MissWorkshy]

How did you practise your handwriting it's so clear and pretty !!

[@user-du1ue1ip5q]

Mac で勉強に関するオススメアプリとか、使い方知りたいです！

[@thudaa3]

I realy love you and your videos your videos are just so beautiful and movimate me to study japanese

[@carrotcake752]

Why don't you eat those last tiny bits of food:'( :'( :'0 beautiful video

[@doseofkdey]

Does the instant latte caramel taste goodd??🥲

[@briahnafrancis6486]

I always wanted to learn Japanese. Do you go to a particular school that teaches Japanese or do you have a specific class you join?

[@benarthurhuzz4664]

Which is harder to write Chinese or Japanese

[@mynameisalex9585]

:³ eu acho tão bom ver ela escrevendo

[@mynameisalex9585]

@cozy vee qwp

[@pollofrittissimomapropriof2181]

Your handwriting is so beautiful! Even after many years my Japanese handwriting sucks

[@angelicpearlie]

my favourites kdrama ( I’ve only watched 3 :c ) is itaewon class and I really recommend it if you haven’t watched it and you can watch it on netflix ( at least for me :p )

[@jazminelayah9302]

I've heard of itaewon class so much! Okay I'm gonna have to watch it now 😆❤️

[@angelicpearlie]

@@jazminelayah9302 😗👉❤️

[@liyuqi8092]

I wish I could do a Chinese degree online. Searched the internet to no avail.

[@Molialicious]

20:34 is this Netflix? If it is how do you set up those subtitles?

[@emsotherside6472]

it's the google extension : language learning with netflix ! it's so good !

[@Molialicious]

@@emsotherside6472 Thank you so much!

[@camilacoeuillet]

Heyyy, may I know what app are you using at 1:06 please? Thank you

[@jazminelayah9302]

Hey it’s Notion 😆✨

[@camilacoeuillet]

@@jazminelayah9302 - Thank you so much!💕

[@rikku6180]

so cute

[@ЗереКусаинова-э8о]

こんいちは～お元気ですか

[@Omar-fd2cu]

はい、元気です、ありがとうございます。あなたはどうですか？大丈夫ですか？

[@no-de3lg]

Can you please check my research proposal for the japanese embassy to accept me ?

[@mdfdfgygyjkh]

こんにちは😃

[@jazminelayah9302]

こんにちは！今午前9時です！おはよー🥰

[@thea7035]

I don't usually watch vlogs like this but man I love this, it's so calming and ✨aesthetically pleasing✨

[@jazminelayah9302]

Thank you so much for your comment! I hope you can watch videos like this all the time 😆😆💕

[@jaga4538]

日本人です。自分も大学で3言語学んでるんで、モチベ上がります！それにしても字が綺麗で驚きました、特に漢字。一緒に頑張りましょ！ I’m Japanese. I’m studying three languages at university in Japan, so your video motivates me to study. By the way, I was surprised that your characters were beautiful, especially kanji were so good! I also want to study languages more. Thank you.

[@jazminelayah9302]

３言語！本当に？！！！すごいだよ！😭🥺💕見てくれてありがとう！頑張ってね！x

[@nekoish8944]

Hello. If you are okay with sharing, which university are you in? I am aiming BA Japanese as a second university/major. And I was curious. (Btw thank you for the awesome videos/content. I am also studying Japanese and lately I have been demotivated with my studies but I gained my motivation back after watching your videos. So once again thank you~ ♡)

[@lostcandy]

I'm also 1st year Japanese BA :D This reminds me I should be writing a Soft Power essay and not watching KZbin. 頑張りましょう!

[@jazminelayah9302]

Ohh! 頑張りましょ！！😆😆😆😆

[@ginaramirez4699]

where do you guys study? Is it online?

[@Aiueo03-1]

Your Japanese hand writing is so pretty! Good job! By the way I noticed that you write 住みません。this doesn't means sorry / excuse me, it mean not live. Just don't use that 漢字 because it makes it whole different meaning!

[@shikhasarkar5412]

Dear Sister Your work is very neat, organizing and very motivating. I really love your passion for the Japanese language. YOU are a really determined and hardworking person. I really like you. Lots of love for your future. God always bless you.

[@jazminelayah9302]

Thank you so much 🙌😊

[@hugosuriza7187]

Do you use any special app to have the subtitles that way? (when you were watching Netflix )... I'd love to know! 🙏

[@emsotherside6472]

it's the learning language with netflix google extension (i think she mentioned it) but it's soo good !

[@eire02]

I just clocked that I think we go to the same uni! I recognised the module titles because the Korean course has some of the same too (I’m starting it in October but am on a foundation year right now)! Hope you’re doing okay with the online learning and are doing well in general :)

[@xkiruo]

Your vlog was so cute, calming and interesting. It gave me the drive to get off the bed and start working, so thank you! Also, I just love your room and your handwriting - it’s so neat oh my gosh

[@spindlyspiders4004]

I hope your motivation can pick back up soon c: you're doing such a great job, and you must be learning much faster than many of your classmates :p it will all be worth it in the end! Thank you for sharing

[@daisy_on_the_spot]

Thank you for this video! You inspired me to learn Japanese!❤️ I really love your notes, it's so satisfying✌️

[@jazminelayah9302]

I am so glad I inspired you! Good luck Sunny ❤️🥺

[@pookiekins7904]

I would LOVE a language book tour !!!!! It would be cool to see a review of all the books you have used and are using !!! Your bookshelf is so cute !!! ☺️✨🤩🥺💖

[@PRINCESSZOIEADADIRO]

It's so MOTIVATING😭😭😭 i hope i can continue my lessons too😭😭💚💚

[@hsushshusisjsis4695]

Because of you I started learning Japanese thank you so much ☺️

[@staciestudies4177]

your videos are like asmr !!! i love them so much.

[@_scr_dvndr_8844]

So excited to watch this ❤️❤️

[@sayakaseveryday451]

とても字がキレイです✨ 日本語頑張ってください！

[@W.i.l.l._Nguyen]

@5:44 you can actually use the Sidecar function with your iPad (where it'll connect to your Mac as a second screen) and use your Apple pencil to write (since the pencil will act as a mouse cursor). And thank you for the transparent book-ends idea.

[@todotama]

waaah, i enjoyed watching this soso much !! it's truly so exciting to see how a week as a BA japanese student is, i was so mesmerized :00 your classes seem super exciting and super challenging as well !! :3

[@SpikyNewt]

much appreciate shedding some light on your style of studying. it has given a ton of insight on methods of note-taking. lovely video, keep it up, ganbatte!

[@seherling207]

It's interesting to see how different our classes are set-up! I would say I definitely would prefer your Practical Class over mine. We only do exercises in a workbook, maybe talk one or two sentences in a class, the rest are explanations but we barely have conversations. (My speaking skills are shit lol). Things like Soft Power are squeezed into one class called Intercultural Studies alongside with other things. The class is mainly there to prevent a culture shock if we ever go to Japan How you learn Kanji is also so different wow. In Practical class we only learn to write like 40 a semester, in theoretical class it's also in the 350-400 mark. Though we have to study them on our own with an Excel sheet made by prof Gosh, I feel you with the translation class. I usually don't have trouble understanding the texts but then forming a sentence in German is just.. awful. At least my prof doesn't scold us anymore when we pre-translate them. My last two semester, I am currently in my fourth, my prof got mad at us for pre-translating stuff, so we always had to translate on the spot during class. It was awful and a bit frightening lol

[@annikascorner]

idk what it was about this video but you really have calmed my nerves so much. thank you

[@jazminelayah9302]

My pleasure ❤️❤️

[@hamsterluvr9460]

Rip i always skip practice sessions at uni bc i get so scared when its my turn :c u are motivating me to join more ngl

[@l0rwysia]

are you left handed Sounds like you're typing from the left.

[@AliA-mc2tf]

Not me watching this at 4am because I couldn’t wait 😳. Love your videos ❤️

[@emzponio8443]

I really like your vids❤❤❤ you motivate me everytime I watch your vids🙋🙋🙋

[@woke3564]

yay another lefty! unless your video is mirrored >.

[@a_5917]

Когда я услышала фортепианную игру, я подумала "Стоп, что-то знакомое" , а потом прислушавшись поняла что это за песня 🚬🗿 "Minhyun - universe", спасибки 🚬🚬🗿

[@slimechime8504]

Wow I so amazed on how organized u are with style and notes!! THEY LOOK SO PROFESSIONAL AND YET EASY TO READ! May I ask what pens you used for future writing?

[@genzprepper954]

what online college do you attend? I'm currently finishing my associate's online in secondary education teaching and want to work/ or teach English in Japan. I love Japan and want to live there. I will begin my bachelor's degree in January of 2022 and am looking for a degree that would complement or help me with wanting to live in japan and I also really want to learn Japanese I just wasn't sure if there were online schools? @jazmine layah

[@deborah-c6m]

It’s almost seems like you never take a break , you’re so productive.

[@heyitsjaee222]

new watcher here :) i’m an night owl for sure. i thrive doing homework and stuff in the middle of the night. lol , i think it’s weird but i can’t focus during the day. question : what notes do you write in your ipad and what notes do you write in your notebook ? i’m trying to organize better and i like how you use both. 🦋

[@justmoe873]

Hiii! Great vid! and I was actually wondering if you could give some writing notes tips? It would be a great help!

[@jaquieuwu1607]

Need a Notion tour and your template 😿❤️

[@meleksstudy3457]

the video is very nice ılove it bye the way greettings from turkey ı used translation ı hope it has been good

[@NV-ur4zh]

I have also started using dulingo, can you tell me your profile so that I can follow you 💜

[@asuranrocks]

omg your handwriting is like some keyboard font, amazing

[@mayurisampathgiri2665]

McDonalds hits different now, if you know you know!

[@maebelle704]

your handwriting is so goooddd😩❤️