World Famous Comics: Basic Japanese: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's)
Basic Japanese: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's)
By: Pimsleur Publisher: Pimsleur Average Rating: Binding: Audio CD Format: Audiobook Label: Pimsleur Number of Items: 5 Publication Date: November 01, 2005
Product Description: This Basic program contains 5 hours of audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.
HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT®
What is the Pimsleur® difference?
The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Japanese structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Japanese can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.
The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands of words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.
When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That same learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.
With Pimsleur you get:
Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.
Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.
The 10 lessons in the Basic Japanese are the same as the first 10 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Japanese Level 1.
The 10 lessons in Basic Japanese are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational Japanese edition.
Pimsleur learners progress from either the Basic or the Conversational to the Comprehensive Level 1, and not from Basic to Conversational edition.
Excellent training for Japanese verbal communication 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.
Pretty good even if you have no previous skills 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.
a language chanllenge 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! 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 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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