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 Excellent training for Japanese verbal communication Aug 22, 2008
I have went through 7 out of the 10 lessons so far. It has really helped me to "master" the materials that I have learned from the training. I am not really good at studying a new language, but I found this training program very easy to follow. Each lesson will teach you new words, but it will combine the words that you have already learn with the new words to make a full sentence, and eventually a conversation. By using the words in different combination to carry a conversation, you will learn how to really use the words in a real conversation. It also break down the pronunciation of the words to make it easy to get the exact voice of each segment of the word. I will highly recommend this program to anyone who want to learn some basic Japanese conversation. It is very basic though, just barely enough for you to go to Japanese to ask for directions and order foods. I wish they have an "Intermediate" level of this program, so I can learn more.
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 Pretty good even if you have no previous skills Jul 21, 2008
Pretty much agree with everyone else. Pretty easy to learn from the CD's..although, after repeating the first 1 hour disc several times..I realized, they completely skipped the most basics: "hello", "thank-you" "good-bye". Had to learn those there in Japan.
Also, really could have used a simple text to follow up with. Maybe I'm just a visual learner, but sometimes it was difficult to really understand the correct pronounciation as several consanants sound similar.
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 a language chanllenge May 31, 2008
The only reason I am giving this item 3 stars is because it does not come with a booklet manual that one can follow along. I have started listening to the cd's; it is like doing it blindly. It might useful for the non visual learner. Bit for me I am more of a visual learner.
Perfect for beginners! Jan 10, 2008
I got the discs yesterday and listened to the first one last night. I can't believe how much I've already learned. I've always learned better with visuals so I was skeptical about learning with CDs and no book to follow but it hasn't been a problem. I can't wait to start disc 2 tonight. I've been practicing today what I learned from disc 1 and am thrilled that I remember it all. This program is both easy and fun and I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to give Japanese a try but doesn't want to invest too much money just yet. I'll be buying the next set in the series for sure!
Great beginner book Jan 02, 2008
I bought this for my 11-year-old who is obsessed with learning Japanese - and for that matter, becoming Japanese! He practices every day. The new lessons repeat items from previous lessons which helps to remember. My older son received a different book for Christmas from a friend studying linguistics. My son has listened to them both and said this book is better for the beginning student. I intend to stick with the Pimsleur Programs based on this positive experience.
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