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Beginning Japanese Course (Now available in a CD version!) This book and cassette/CD course is perfect for independent or small group study, and is thorough, comprehensive, and widely regarded as the best available. This course provides introductory teaching materials for spoken Japanese in the "standard" dialect of educated inhabitants of Tokyo, and is intended for general use by English speakers. Special attention has been given both in the text and in the tapes to make this course as useful as possible for self-instruction. Learning to speak the language at normal speed is emphasized since the aim of the course is to teach you to understand and speak the everyday language just as it is spoken by the Japanese. Although not developed by the Foreign Service Institute, this course follows the FSI model in every respect, with a method that focuses on guided imitation, and whose aim is an automatic ability to speak the language. It comes in two levels with the second continuing in the same format as the first. Level One comes with 15 tapes or 17 CDs and a book; Level Two with 16 tapes and a book. Level 1 - Cassette $225 Level 1 - CD (New!) $229 Level 2 - Cassette $299 Levels 1 and 2 - Cassette $445 More about the Beginning Japanese Course...
Beginning Japanese Course (Now available in a CD version!) This book and cassette/CD course is perfect for independent or small group study, and is thorough, comprehensive, and widely regarded as the best available. This course provides introductory teaching materials for spoken Japanese in the "standard" dialect of educated inhabitants of Tokyo, and is intended for general use by English speakers. Special attention has been given both in the text and in the tapes to make this course as useful as possible for self-instruction. Learning to speak the language at normal speed is emphasized since the aim of the course is to teach you to understand and speak the everyday language just as it is spoken by the Japanese. Although not developed by the Foreign Service Institute, this course follows the FSI model in every respect, with a method that focuses on guided imitation, and whose aim is an automatic ability to speak the language. It comes in two levels with the second continuing in the same format as the first. Level One comes with 15 tapes or 17 CDs and a book; Level Two with 16 tapes and a book. Level 1 - Cassette $199 Level 1 - CD (New!) $229 Level 2 - Cassette $285 Levels 1 and 2 - Cassette $395 More about the Beginning Japanese Course...
Reading Japanese Eleanor Jorden, Hamako Ito Chaplin The text was designed to meet the needs of the learner who wants to begin learning to read Japanese before having completed a first-year course in speaking the language. In twenty-five lessons, it introduces katakana, hiragana, and 425 Kanji, presupposing no previous knowledge of the Japanese writing system. Reading Japanese is designed to be used either as a classroom text or in self-study programs, and is widely considered to be one of the best courses of its kind. With 17 audiocassettes (15 hr.) and 607 page text. $275
Japanese Headstart Course This is the best course for learning to speak Japanese quickly. Conversation, dialogues and practical vocabulary are the focus of this course. The illustrated book includes course materials and a cultural guide. Each unit has different activities, including conversation and notes, exercises, and a self-evaluation quiz. Unit by unit objectives for each module are stated at the start of the module, and each module has a vocabulary at the end. This course was developed by the Defense Language Institute for use in its own renowned language school. With 13 CDs and a book. $239 More information for FSI courses...
Pimsleur Comprehensive Japanese Courses This is a state-of-the-art language learning course for spoken Japanese. The popular Pimsleur course does not use a book but uses a completely aural approach to language learning, perfect for learning quickly. The course features a proficiency-based system that helps the student learn through listening and speaking practice. 16 CDs for each level; buy the three-level package and save $336! Level 1 (CD) Retail Price $345 - Our Price $249 (You Save $96) $249 Level 2 (CD) Retail Price $345 - Our Price $249 (You Save $96) $249 Level 3 (CD) Retail Price $345 - Our Price $249 (You Save $96) $249 All Three Levels (48 CDs) Retail Price $1035 - Our Price $699 (You Save $336) $699 More information for Pimsleur Japanese...
Pimsleur Bookchips for Comprehensive Japanese Bookchips are compact digital memory cards that can hold five, ten, fifteen hours of spoken audio or more. A single Bookchip - not much larger than a postage stamp - can hold entire audiobooks that would traditionally require a half-dozen to a dozen compact discs or cassettes. Bookchips work on many desktop computers, laptops, other handheld PDA devices and mobile Smartphones with SD memory card slots. Bookchips move seamlessly from device to device, remembering your listening position each time. With Bookchips, it's easy to pick up from where you left off the day before, or skip to any chapter you like. Not only do Bookchips hold hours and hours of high-quality digital audio, they are rugged and reliable. Bookchips are completely electronic, and can be played by devices without any spinning or moving parts - which means Bookchips never skip! Bookchips are much easier to travel or exercise with than cassette or compact discs... and lighter, too. Pimsleur Comprehensive courses come with 30 lessons for each level, normally on 16 CDs. Bookchips for Pimsleur Comprehensive levels I, II, and III are available for for French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese. $199 Japanese I Japanese II Japanese III All Three Levels bundled with iofy Audio Player $575 More about Pimsleur Bookchips...
iofy Audio Player The iofy Player is back and better than ever. With new enhanced features it delivers the same reliable performance of the original in a sleek new design. Easy to use, the iofy Player is designed specifically for audiobook chips, such as the Pimsleur Bookchip. This intelligent device is the only audiobook chip player on the market today that automatically bookmarks your listening position! Unlike cassettes or CDs, just one audiobook chip can hold 5, 10, 15 hours or more of reading material, and plays without spinning parts that might break or cause skipping when you're on the go. With an iofy player, you can "zip" downloaded audiobooks to chips and listen to them anywhere - while you're driving, exercising, or just relaxing. Alternatively, you can buy premade chips, or you can put your own music or other MP3 content on a chip and listen to that as well. The iofy player comes with Earphones and two AAA batteries. With a 16GB SD Memory Card (not included), it holds up to 2400 hours of spoken audio, or 3840 songs in 128-Kbps MP3 format. Supports Content on SD card, MMC-ROM, MMC Flash, Mini-SD, and Micro-SD (requires adaptor). Skip-free playback; Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz; MP3 (8 to 192 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Speex; One step MP3-CD to chip conversion; CEA 2003 compliant; MPV compliant. $49 More about the iofy Audio Player...
Japanese for Busy People: An Entertaining Guide to Essential Japanese This course was especially designed as a fast, fun and effective way of learning elementary Japanese, with colorful vignettes that go beyond conventional classroom methods to show you how the Japanese really communicate. This is a practical approach to learning that includes the significant nonverbal gestures that give life to any language. Scenarios from common situations in business encounters clearly illustrate the various moods and nuances of Japanese conversation. The combination of practical dialogs and a professionally filmed presentation makes learning both easy and entertaining. Easy-to-grasp grammar notes and learn-by-seeing videos provide an efficient method of learning elementary Japanese in the classroom or on your own. The course comes with a total of 30 information-packed lessons complete with opening dialogs, grammar, basic expressions, useful expressions, and reviews, all designed to give you a more comprehensive understanding of Japan and the Japanese, and three 40-minute VHS videos with three accompanying study guides. $595
Colloquial Japanese Colloquial Japanese covers all the basics of the Japanese language including grammar and speech. The Colloquial series is our most popular series of language courses, due to its excellent quality, low cost, and amazing range of available languages. These are beginning to intermediate level courses, perfect for travellers, brushing up on skills, or supplementary use. Two CDs and a book are included. $79.95 More about Colloquial Language...