A plan without revisions is one that dose not reflect reality, and as expected here are my first revisions as I near completion of RTK1, my studies of Jouyou Kanji (2042 characters).
Background prior to this regimen: Basic speaking, hiragana, katakana and about 200 Kanji.
In summary, here is a quick guide to my strategies and resources.
Online Resources
[1] kanji.koohi.com - forums and RTK story sources
[2] lang-8.com
Software
[1] Anki (SRS Implementation)
[2] Kanken 3 (Game)
[3] Nintendo Homebrew SRS - NDSRS
Strategies
[1] All Japanese All the Time (AJATT)
[2] Remembering the Kanji (RTK)
[3] Spaced Repitition System (SRS)
[4] Conqueur My Surroundings (CMS)
Books/Media
[1] Remembering the Kanji 1 (Kanji)
[2] Remembering the Kanji 2 (Kanji On readings)
[3] Remembering the Kanji 3 (Advanced Kanji)
[4] Minna no Nihongo I, II (100-150 hrs each)
[5] Minna no Nihongo Chukyu I
[6] *Kanji Odyssey 2001
[7] *Kanji Book 1/2, Intermediate Kanji Book 1
[8] *Let's Learn Japanese II (Radio Japan)
[9] *Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication
[10] *manga: doraemon, Sgt. Frog
[11] Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers
* Primary sentence sources
Other sentence sources
[1] jlptstudy.com (JLPT 4/3)
[2] Smart.fm core 1-22 (1-10 30 days/each;11-2240 days/each)
[3] Tae Kim
Miscellaneous
[1] Pictures of signs, menus, maps, etc
Year 1, Goal: Jouyou Kanji, Basic Fluency
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March - April (2 months):
-Study ~1000 Kanji characters; using Anki (an SRS implementation).
May - June (2 months):
-Study ~1000 Kanji characters; using Anki (an SRS implementation).
2009/Q3:
-Minna no Nihongo I (create 3-5 CMS sentences for each pattern)
-Start Anki deck for counters/days of month/etc
-Start Kanji Town (Study/Review)
-Continue daily RTK reviews
-Add sentences from jlptstudy tagged jlpt4
-Start writting weekly in lang-8 diary
-Core 1,2,3
2009/Q4:
-Minna no Nihongo II
-Continue Kanji Town (Review)
-Continue daily RTK reviews
-Add sentences from jlptstudy tagged jlpt3
-Core 4,5,6
2010/Q1
-Minna no Nihongo Chukyu I
-Start adding new 191 Kanji characters to be added to jouyou.
-Start adding signs, menus to sentence deck
-Continue Kanji Town (Review)
-Continue daily RTK reviews
-Core 7,8,9
Year 2, Goals: Intermediate Conversation
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2010/Q2
-Continue Kanji Town (Review)
-Continue daily RTK reviews
-Source Kanji Odyssey for sentences/Kanji compounds
-Nihongo Chukyu J301 (intermediate text)
-Core 10,11,12
2010/Q3
-Continue daily RTK reviews
-Nihongo Chukyu J501 (intermediate text)
-Core 13,14,15
-JLPT 4/3 exam
-Kanken 10/9 exam
-Start RTK3, slow pace 3-5/day (300-200 days req)
2010/Q4
-Continue daily RTK reviews
-Start book: Read Real Japanese Fiction
-Core 16,17,18
2011/Q1
-Continue daily RTK reviews
-Continue book: Read Real Japanese Fiction
-Core 19,20,21
Year 3, Goals: Advanced Conversation, Intermediate Business
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TBD; in short: more intermeidate studies, expanded vocabulary in technology, math and business.
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Sounds pretty ambitious... Truth is-- people often say that if you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything, right? I say-- "You can accomplish anything as long as you have a great support network behind you." And you do Brian! So have no disillusions-- if you say you can- You most definitely will! And I'll do my best to help you out where I can...
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