Road to Learning a Language

Just a quick and general post on studying a language.

1) Characters

2) Words

3) Phrases/Sentences (group of words)

4) Paragraphs, etc

What do I want to point or share here? In line with my Japanese studies, I just wanted to somehow present a general order of areas of study.

Why command a language?

I want to function with my current environment. It is mentally or psychologically exhausting to be around Japanese people and not being able to communicate with them. But this is just a minor reason. I am studying because I believe that it may be my calling. I am preparing so that when the call does come, I may be ready.

Thanks and glory be to God always!