Japanese: 2nd Ed.: Amazon.ca: Pimsleur: Books

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SPEAK JAPANESE TO LEARN JAPANESE

The Pimsleur Method will have you speaking Japanese in just a few short, easy-to-use lessons.

Learn at your own pace, comfortably and conveniently.

No books to study. No memorization drills.

LEARN JAPANESE AS YOU LEARNED ENGLISH

You learned English by listening. With Pimsleur, you listen to learn Japanese. This Language Program was developed by renowned memory expert, Dr. Paul Pimsleur. His research led him to the realization that the most important use of memory is in language learning. Based on this, Dr. Pimsleur designed a learning program that works for any language. The Pimsleur Language Program is an integrated system which immerses you in the language, encouraging you to hear, understand and use the language all at the same time.

Now you can take advantage of Dr. Pimsleur's research. At the completion of these eight lessons you will comfortably understand and speak at a beginner level.

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Now you can learn Japanese as easily as you learned English--by listening. Pimsleur immerses the listener in Japanese from the very first lesson. By taking just 30 minutes a day, you can learn Japanese at your convenience and in the comfort of your own home, car or office. No books are required. This "Traveler's Edition" was developed so that you can hear, understand, and speak Japanese without difficulty.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth The Price To Get Started Speaking, Sep 3 2001

By	Matthew L Conway (Guam, USA) - See all my reviews

Consists of 8 lessons 30 minutes each for 4 hours instruction. I spent 30+ hours listening and repeating each lesson multiple times in my car while commuting. I highly recommend this product as well worth the money. What it teaches, it teaches well. But, only 4 hours of lessons has its limits. The selection of phrases I am sure is good but still, limited due to the fact that it is only 4 CDs. I live on a tropical island and meet Japanese tourists every day, these lessons have been great but I still can't carry on a significant conversation. These CDs, which were easier and had me speaking better than a ... eight week class at the community college, gave me the ability to attempt a conversation with a Japanese speaker. I have just ordered the Pimsleur Japanese One 15 CD set ... . Wish me luck. My recommendation is, if you need to get comfortable speaking a few Japanese phrases like "My name is", "I'm an American", and "I only understand and speak Japanese a little", so that you are ready to go up to a Japanese person and say "Hi", order this product. If you are serious about and want to learn conversational Japanese, skip this product and go for the much more expensive Pimsler Japanese One.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great approach to beginning Japanese, Jul 27 2001

By	"mary1anne2" (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews

I found these tapes very helpful in preparing for a trip to Japan. They were a good supplement to basic lessons since listening and repeating is the way we all learn language. I also liked the practice in being able to understand Japanese enough to formulate an answer. The tape gives you the opportunity to speak Japanese in response to conversation, yet still repeating the correct words and intonation. The price was great too. The only drawback was the somewhat limited selection of phrases used. I learned them well but got tired of asking and responding to "do you want to eat something ?"

This is worth doing if you dont have a lot of time and need some survival Japanese.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, Jun 1 2001

By	Melkor "dark lord" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Japanese: 2nd Ed. Rev. (Audio Cassette)

Quick and simple: I used over 10 different tapes, and these were the only ones that I could learn from. The tapes go through phonetic pronunciation as well as interacting with the student forcing them to think about the words and recall them when prompted. Pimsluer is THE BEST!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful!
I am taking a beginners level Japanese course and I found the Pimsleur Japanese tapes a great supplement to the classroom work. Read more

Published on Jul 31 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese--Pimsleur Basic (ABRIDGED)
I'm a language teacher and I've sampled several of the Pimsleur basic courses. I've concluded that they're great IF: 1. You're a beginner in the language. Read more

Published on May 25 2000 by Randall K Kloko

5.0 out of 5 stars Pimsleur's Basic Japanese CD Set
This CD set was a lifesaver! My husband was to take on a project in Japan and I was to accompany him. Read more

Published on April 10 2000 by Annie Bucchere

1.0 out of 5 stars one of the worst I've tried
I bought this looking for a quick bit of listening practice, and because it came on CD rather than cassette like most other courses. Read more

Published on Feb 8 2000 by NobodyHere