The Monolingual Transition is Overrated

The monolingual transition is heavily pushed in Japanese learning communities as a crucial step of learning the language, but I personally don't see it that way. You can use both monolingual and bilingual definitions without it leading to big issues. MUSIC: AoE2 II DE OST - Shamburger Monodrone - 彼女の手紙はいっぱいだった CHAPTERS: 00:00 Monolingual Transition explained 00:50 False associations are true, but.. 1:20 True definitions come from immersion 2:00 You can learn a language without dictionaries 2:30 Definitions are just hints 2:45 I can do lookups/reviews faster with simple definitions 3:10 J-J definitions can lead to misunderstandings too 3:45 I use J-J definitions too, just not exclusively 4:15 Immersion will iron out misunderstandings 4:50 The monolingual transition is unnecessary 5:25 It can also have downsides 5:45 The transition paradox 6:10 It's not that big of a deal 6:40 Outro ________________________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Livakivi Migaku reflink (1 extra month for free + support the channel): https://migaku.io/free-month/Livakivi Twitter: https://twitter.com/Livakivi Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Livakivi Discord: https://discord.com/invite/w6qyB5mpWa Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BudgetLivakivi