All Entries in the "Japanese language learning" Category
Speak Japanese Fluently
Speak Japanese Fluently promises to teach the student to “Speak Intermediate Level Japanese Fluently within 30 Days or Your Money Back.” That’s a big promise, but one that becomes more understandable as you read more about the program.
First of all, the makers of Speak Japanese Fluently did not design it for beginners. A husband and [...]
Bullet Japanese
As the name implies, Bullet Japanese is a speed learning program. The developer of the Bullet system certainly doesn’t waste time making some very big claims for his program. He claims to be able to teach you how to memorize up to 100 words of Japanese in one hour. It is such an outlandish boast, [...]
IPhone Applications for Learning Japanese
Japanese Learning on the Move
By all accounts, the iPhone should be a seriously useful piece of kit for the Japanese learner with it`s portability and touch screen functionality. However, it doesn’t quite seem to have the killer apps required to make it a truly useful piece of kit. However, it still has a few useful [...]
Online Resources for Japanese Language Learning (SharedTalk, Rikai.com, 10,000 Sentences)
The last post provided a couple of applications to start bringing your Japanese learning into reality, with a useful SRS application to review kanji, and a web-based application to help build word power. This article shares both more ways of bringing your Japanese learning into the realistic domain, and introduces an application to help you [...]
Online Resources for Japanese Language Learning (Anki, Kanji Koohii)
This site really takes a lot of the effort out of learning kanji and is a pleasure to use. Unfortunately, it is no longer free (although accounts created prior to charging will be honoured as free), but it is really worth the $10 sign-up for a lifetime membership (and additionally, you can get the hirigana, katakana, and JLPT4 decks as part of a free trial).
Online and Lesser-Known Resources for the Japanese Learner
Japanese is difficult, from the sheer number of kanji needed even to read basic materials such as menus and train schedules, through to the alien pronunciation, to the esoteric sentence structure and impenetrable grammar, to the myriad politeness levels needed to not cause offence, things are not easy for the Japanese learner.
Some Learning Software Alternatives for Travelers
Not everyone who is looking for Japanese learning software is interested in learning the language like a native. For those who are just going to Japan for a vacation, a little basic vocabulary is adequate. Armed with a phrasebook, some simple phrases and some polite conversational Japanese, the traveler will get much more out of [...]
About the Pimsleur Japanese Language Learning Program
While the Rosetta Stone Japanese learning system is the largest selling language software program, the Pimsleur language system is one of the longest selling systems. Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone share some common elements, but Pimsleur also includes elements that appear to be at least theoretically opposed to their competitor’s system.
Both Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone take [...]
What to Look for in Japanese Learning Software
If you are contemplating learning Japanese for any reason, you will undoubtedly be looking for a Japanese Learning Software Program. There are plenty of them to choose from. The question is, ‘Which one is the best?’ There is no single answer to this question, but with a little information, you are more likely to find [...]
About Rosetta Stone Japanese Learning Software
The Rosetta Stone series of interactive language learning software programs are the largest selling foreign language teaching programs on the market today. Many consider theirs to be the benchmark language program. Others find their “total immersion” learning system does not appeal to them and look for a more traditional foreign language program.
Rosetta Stone must have [...]
