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Summary: Just awful
Review: I sure hope I can get my money back for this. I got the "Deluxe" edition from Costco and it comes with no documentation. I tried one of the programs and it was not intuitive (no way to back up) and only covered about 25% of the screen. Yuck!
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Summary: Sounds Great
Review: I thought the products mentioned all sounded great, but I could only find the JQuickTrans program useful. The other programs are good for begginers, but if you are an intermidiate learner, it might be tough to figure out where to go in the program.
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Summary: Another Fruitless Attempt Of Mine To Learn Japanese
Review: If your anything like me you see the price on this product, your excited, many of the reviews make it sound great. I'm sorry to rain on your parade but the truth is this not a very good program. The first CD "talk now! japanese" is a good vocabulary builder, teaches a bunch of sections with little sections inside, for example, there will be the shopping section which teaches some random house hold items. Once you enter this section (or any other section) you have 4 choices- a list of the words, another part where you can record your own voice (very handy for pronunciation), then an easy game, and a hard game. All while I was using the first CD i was VERY happy, I felt like i was finally gonna be able to learn a good amount of japanese...WRONG!
On to the second CD, it wis ALL in japanese, with the exception of english directions. You have to realize you aren't taught any verbs in the first CD. Now I dont know how anybody else's brain works but mine needs directions and pased learning. The CD is set up in sections of games in different areas and I found myself guessing most of the answers and I didn't feel like I learned anything.
On to the third CD called Jquicktrans, didn't understand how it worked, gave up because I had better things to work with. difficult though.
On to the fourth CD, this is just a bonus program as I see it, learn some things about japan's culture, it is interesting, nothing special.
I learned some nice vocabulary, some stuff about japan's culture, some kanji. now I'm off to see if i can find a better method...I didn't learn anything through this program and I would not suggest anyone buy this.
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Summary: Sounds Great
Review: There are two universal truths of acquiring a second language. First, there is no "quick method." It takes time and work. Second, self-study only gets you so far. Language is about communication, and that requires more than one person. With this in mind, "Instant Immersion Japanese (4 CD-ROM)" is a fine supplement to Japanese learning. While you will never learn Japanese solely from this product, the CD-ROMs will help you study and practice. It is definitely one of the best of it's type. The games are great vocab builders, and are a nice break from memorizing lists. The first disk has simple single-word games. You will learn the names of food, clothing, parts of the body and a few simple phrases. Keep in mind, you will not learn how to sting this vocab into sentences. The second disk is a large leap from the first, and most people find it confusing (myself included.) The dictionary is great and very useful, while the Japan tour is a little fluffy. Don't expect to gain any great insights. I recommend this as a supplement for anyone taking a formal Japanese language course. The price is right, and the games are fun. Gambatte Ne!
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Summary: Interesting vocab builder, but not a language learner
Review: There are two universal truths of acquiring a second language. First, there is no "quick method." It takes time and work. Second, self-study only gets you so far. Language is about communication, and that requires more than one person. With this in mind, "Instant Immersion Japanese (4 CD-ROM)" is a fine supplement to Japanese learning. While you will never learn Japanese solely from this product, the CD-ROMs will help you study and practice. It is definitely one of the best of it's type. The games are great vocab builders, and are a nice break from memorizing lists. The first disk has simple single-word games. You will learn the names of food, clothing, parts of the body and a few simple phrases. Keep in mind, you will not learn how to sting this vocab into sentences. The second disk is a large leap from the first, and most people find it confusing (myself included.) The dictionary is great and very useful, while the Japan tour is a little fluffy. Don't expect to gain any great insights. I recommend this as a supplement for anyone taking a formal Japanese language course. The price is right, and the games are fun. Gambatte Ne!
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Summary: Interesting vocab builder, but not a language learner
Review: There are two universal truths of acquiring a second language. First, there is no "quick method." It takes time and work. Second, self-study only gets you so far. Language is about communication, and that requires more than one person. With this in mind, "Instant Immersion Japanese (4 CD-ROM)" is a fine supplement to Japanese learning. While you will never learn Japanese solely from this product, the CD-ROMs will help you study and practice. It is definitely one of the best of it's type. The games are great vocab builders, and are a nice break from memorizing lists. The first disk has simple single-word games. You will learn the names of food, clothing, parts of the body and a few simple phrases. Keep in mind, you will not learn how to sting this vocab into sentences. The second disk is a large leap from the first, and most people find it confusing (myself included.) The dictionary is great and very useful, while the Japan tour is a little fluffy. Don't expect to gain any great insights. I recommend this as a supplement for anyone taking a formal Japanese language course. The price is right, and the games are fun. Gambatte Ne!
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Summary: Good Product For Anyone Wanting to Learn!
Review: This program is really top notch! Espically, if you really want to learn Japanese pretty quickly. This program has great interactive menus, as well as pictures that go along with the words so that you can associate a word to a picture. However, the only downside to this product is you must be willing to spend a great deal of time if you want to learn the language quickly and efficently.
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Summary: Put me back in the class room!
Review: When I first bought this program, I was very excited. I had planned to use this as a supplement to another program I planned to buy later, figuring that it would give me the basics. The first CD was really helpful and I was ready to continue to learn with the second CD. Next thing I know I'm basically ready to throw the thing out the window! All the instructions are in Japanese, the words are in Japanese, and I sat there with a blank look. Looks like I'll be ordering the Complete Japanese software sooner than I thought.
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Summary: Put me back in the class room!
Review: When I first bought this program, I was very excited. I had planned to use this as a supplement to another program I planned to buy later, figuring that it would give me the basics. The first CD was really helpful and I was ready to continue to learn with the second CD. Next thing I know I'm basically ready to throw the thing out the window! All the instructions are in Japanese, the words are in Japanese, and I sat there with a blank look. Looks like I'll be ordering the Complete Japanese software sooner than I thought.
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