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Learning Japanese Quickly With Rocket Japanese
September 3rd, 2009You have probably seen advertisements for Rocket Japanese, a program which claims that it can teach you Japanese quick. Perhaps they got you a little curious, but you are unlikely to spend your money not even knowing what you are getting yourself into. I will start this article by what you should get to know with each component of the program and finish by reviewing the program as a whole.
It comprises 6 “components.” The first component is a 31 lesson interactive audio course, this part covers general words and phrases to help you roam around using public transport and aids in helping you become a part of the community. While this is common stuff for a language program, most programs do not give transcripts of the conversations from the audio tracks, and these transcripts are in both English and Japanese. This is a pleasant addition as most programs do not bother to teach you to read or write in Japanese, focusing solely on the speaking and understanding.
Component 2 comprises grammar and cultural lessons. They will help you to find out when and how to apply certain phrases, including how to act when saying the phrase. This is a one more nice bonus , as it will aid to you assimilate into the culture you are dealing with more easily.
Component 3 is a vocabulary software game. This is pretty much just an interactive version of flash cards, but this interactivity does make it a lot more joy and helps to retain the knowledge.
Component 4 is another game, but this one is an audio game that is designed to make you recognize more than thousand Japanese words. This is pretty nice, as many ways of learning Japanese don’t really help you pronounce the words or help you notice when you are mispronouncing them , this is typically from a full audio program or from a class.
Component 5 teaches writing in Japanese, with another game. This game shows you a character and asks you to pick the word on the right side that corresponds with the character. Again, most courses focus on understanding and speaking Japanese, so this is a great plus.
Component 6 is a learner’s forum where you can ask for help from somebody else studying Japanese or from the Rocket Japanese team . While nice, but it isn’t actually anything special as there are countless free forums where you can get the same aid.
As see now I indeed enjoy the Rocket Japanese program due to the interactive games which make learning another language not so monotonous , and also due to the emphasis placed on reading and writing in Japanese correctly.