Coach Roadmap — 1-on-1 Reference

日本語 Coach roadmap / 1-on-1 reference

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The road to N1

Daily non-negotiables

  • Full daily native-level immersion — as much as possible without overwhelming them
  • Grammar fundamentals — at least 3 new patterns every day
  • Vocabulary — at least 15 new sentence cards a day, or 500 new words a month
  • Tracking sheet, when applicable
  • Every action, every day. Even 1 minute counts. 1 is better than 0.

Priority order — when they can only do some of it

  • 1Watching
  • 2Listening
  • 3Reading
  • 4Grammar
  • 5Anki flashcards
  • 6Speaking
  • 7Writing
  • 8Testing
  • 9Everything else

Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals

Every 1-on-1, no exceptions
S

Specific

Name the action and the material, never the skill. “Get better at listening” is not a goal. “One episode with Japanese subtitles” is.

M

Measurable

A number they can report back to you next meeting. Cards made, patterns learned, hours listened, partners found.

A

Achievable

Size it to survive their worst day. If it breaks on a sick day or a vacation day, cut it down until it can’t.

R

Relevant

It must move a graduation requirement or sit high on the priority order. Below #5 on that list, ask why it’s a goal at all.

T

Time-bound

Write the daily rate, not the total, and set the review date — which is your next 1-on-1 with them.

Run it in this order

  1. Read last meeting’s numbers out loud first. Hit or missed — say the actual figure before setting anything new.
  2. Open their stage card and find the gap. The goal comes from the nearest unmet graduation requirement.
  3. Convert the total into a daily rate. 250 grammar patterns is 3 a day. 500 words a month is 15 cards a day.
  4. Cap it at 1–3 goals. Weight them toward the top of the priority order — watching, listening, reading.
  5. Set the 1-minute floor for each one. This is what they do on a bad day so the streak never breaks. 1 is better than 0.
  6. Name one challenge and one milestone. Definitions on the right.
  7. Write the review date. Next 1-on-1. They should know exactly what you’ll ask them.

Goal vs challenge vs milestone

  • GOALThe daily rate they repeat every single day. 3 patterns. 15 cards. 2 hours of passive listening.
  • CHALLENGEA short push with an end date. Seven straight days at 2 hours. One new language partner this week.
  • MILESTONEThe graduation marker they’re crossing. Card #500 — the monolingual gate. RTK halfway. First project submitted.

Rewrite it in front of them

Weak

“I’ll study kanji more this month.”

Strong

20 RTK cards a day, floor of 5 on a bad day. Puts them at 50% of the book by the March 1-on-1.

Weak

“I want to speak better.”

Strong

Contact 1 new language partner per week and hold one 30-minute call. Floor: 1 message sent.

What they say → what you do