Instant Immersion Japanese (Instant Immersion)

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Binding: Audio CD Dewey Decimal Number: 495 EAN: 9781591507598 ISBN: 1591507596 Label: Topics Entertainment Manufacturer: Topics Entertainment Number Of Items: 8 Number Of Pages: 8 Publication Date: 2005-07-01 Publisher: Topics Entertainment Release Date: 2005-07-01 Studio: Topics Entertainment
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Editorial Reviews: Meetings in Mito? Holiday in Hakone? From Kobe to Kyoto, now you can join the conversation with Instant Immersion? Japanese for Travelers, the dynamic audio language learning system on 8 compact discs. Providing effective, progressive instruction in all the basics of structure, syntax and grammar, Instant Immersion? Japanese for Travelers emphasizes the building blocks of proper speech and conversational skill-building, all set to a lively lesson plan of practical Japanese vocabulary. Not a phrase book, not a translation guide, Instant Immersion? Japanese for Travelers is the speedy, sophisticated route to proper Japanese, for all non-native speakers on the go. Follow the audio lesson plan at your own pace! CD 1: Alphabet; Sounds; Pronunciation tips CD 2: Greetings; Introductions; Jobs CD 3: Numbers (1-100); Telephone numbers; Age; Time/hours; Days & months CD 4: Shopping & asking questions; Numbers (100-90,000) CD 5: Family; Addressing family members CD 6: Verbs; Forming sentences CD 7: Finding & following directions; Using the telephone CD 8: Descriptive words relating to weather, sickness, events & friends
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: very detailed but format is somewhat confusing Comment: This set is an excellent value: over 8 hours of Nihongo for less than $14. Many of the Japanese words are repeated 2X (unlike other sets) and the audio quality is pretty good though you can hear breathing (?) at times. I wish the quizzes and dialogues were better structured. Seemed a bit haphazard and thus hard to follow. This isn't too bad but it could be a lot more engaging. Well worth your money. Customer Rating: Summary: informative but lackluster Comment: Obviously with 8 disks there is a lot of information. This course gives you everything you'd expect in a beginner's audio course: asking for directions, discussing the weather and your family, etc. However I was disappointed for two reasons. First, the word "immersion" in the title made me think it would be an innovative course with little or no English used, but this is actually just an ordinary audio language course with alternating English and Japanese phrases and a little grammar explanation thrown in here and there. The second disappointment is the dialogues -- they are acted out by two women with similar sounding voices. This edition is called new and improved, but there is room for even more improvement, in my opinion. Customer Rating: Summary: Pretty good... Comment: I just got this, it works pretty good. pretty thorough. I'm only on the 3rd cd, but its ok so far. If you get frustrated on the first cd, thats ok because you aren't really supposed to remember any of those words. After that it becomes easier, even though there are a few areas you feel like skipping. Don't try to listen to it all in one sitting. It might take a while. this is a VERY thorough product. More Reviews