Opening Remarks
Today marks an exciting moment in Jappleng history as the
project moves further forward into realizing its visions. At this
very moment, I am proud to annunce the JPLearn!: Second Edition.
While the First Edition is praised and adored by many, and has even
sparked interest from various High Schools, Colleges and yes, even
Universities, many things were needed to complete this online
course which will be outlined below.
Changes Made in the Second
Edition
This edition is entirely rewritten. This increases the length
of the lessons and also adds more details where details were
needed. The order of some lessons have changed and better
preparations have been made for future lessons.
The New Features: Dynamic
Education!
I've been working on new features are still in the works which
is why the release will occur in January. These new features will
include Dynamic Learning. Lessons will be directly associated with
your account meaning the words you are studying will be added to
your vocabulary tracker, you will have immediate access to your
flash cards, lessons will have elements which will quiz you without
having to print out the documents meaning you will be able to keep
track and be graded on your work.
Ability to Print Lessons will be
back!
Have you been eager to print lessons only to find out you had
to copy and paste the document into word or do something similar?
The ability to print lessons was removed some time ago for
technical reasons but it will be returning!
Lesson Design Change and Backend
System
The lesson design will be changed entirely in a whole new
format. This requires some additional effort on my end to make this
vision possible. However the end result will be better looking
lessons with a more refined look and it will be much easier to add
new lessons instead of formatting them by hand (code).
What will happen to the old
lessons?
Don't worry, the old lessons will remain where they are but
have a notification that the new lessons have been published.
People are encouraged to migrate to the new JPLearn! when it
becomes available.
Will it come with new lessons and
chapters?
Yes, absolutely! The new JPLearn! (Second Edition) will come
with all the existing lessons with the completion of Chapter 2 in
its initial release.
Chapters 3 and beyond will be included in separate courses
since this edition of JPLearn! is intended only as a premiliary
course into the language while Chapters 3 and 4 are for practical
Japanese and beyond for advanced students.
Mobile App Support
These lessons are designed with the (upcoming) Mobile App in
mind. This means you will be able to access these lessons on-the-go
wherever you are with internet connection. This will also permit
you to continue from where you left off.
Ending Remarks
I hope you are all excited for the next chapter in Jappleng's
life and the lessons which come with it. I understand it was a bit
rough to get to this point but working on this entire project on my
own isn't easy and it is very time consuming. However, I believe
that the reward is worth the effort consider so many people will
benefit greatly from this project and I hope you do as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read this thread but most
importantly, thank you for your continued support in the
project!