Japanese III, Comprehensive: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs
by admin on April 1, 2010
Everything needed to continue to learn Japanese is here in one package - the essential grammar and vocabulary, all in context. 16 hours of spoken Japanese practice sessions that will enable the learners to survive and cope when in Japanese-speaking countries.
About the Author
Dr. Paul Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world’s leading experts in applied linguistics. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed The Pimsleur Method based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called ?Graduated Interval Recall.? This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages [Read More...]
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If you want to learn how to Communicate in Spoken Japanese, NO OTHER PRODUCT will prepare you as well as Pimsleur Japanese.
I have been married to a wonderful Japanese Woman for over a year and half. We were blessed with our first son who was born September 2006. I want my son to grow up truly bilingual. Therefore I know that at home a lot of Japanese must be spoken. I finally got back off my butt and just finished Lesson 30 of Pimsleur Japanese III. While I am by no means fluent or even modestly intermediate. I am very confident with my Japanese. So confident that I will start conversations with Japanese people in Japanese. Certainly the Pimsleur approach involves a lot of repetition but that repetition burns things into your brain. I have no hesitation when it comes to ordering drinks or food, asking how someone is doing, talking about work, or inquiring about buying a product.
During a trip to Japan in 2005, I was so delighted when real situations presented themsleves where the exact phrases I learned in the Pimsleur series were needed. Those moments convinced me how good Pimsleur really is. Unlike some other audio programs I have tried, Pimsleur never throws a lot of completely new things at you. It is very gradual. And if you do it right you are never at a loss for the meaning of something from a previous lesson.
The next step in my learning is vocabulary expansion. While the Japanese Language is tough and has a large vocabulary, its Grammar is fairly easy. Pimsleur has helped me immensly. Once I learn a new word, I can immediately incorporate it into Pimsleur sentences I have learned.
Japanese is like any other language in that there are many ways to say the same thing. Language usage is about applying the components you know in a way that you are comfortable. For instance you can say ‘I have not bought yet’ or ‘I have not bought’. In Japanese the first (have not bought yet) is ‘Kahteimasen’ (sorry if my Romaji is bad). The second is ‘Kaheimasen’. My point is use whatever you are more comfortable with. It is incredibly unlikely that the lack of using ‘yet’ will make an significant difference in communicating your intent.
Pimsleur may be boring and somewhat pricy but if you are serious about it and do the lessons everyday, who will be able to speak confidently with Japanese speakers and understand what they are saying. Watashi wa Jozu ja arimasen. Demo mo sugo Watashino Nihongo wa Sukoshi Jozu ni natte iruu desu shou. When you finish Pimsleur III, you will be able to say that and it will be true.
Ganbatte!!!
Somewhere down the line I will start Pimsleur French if I can keep my brain on track with Nihongo!!!
Sayonara!