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Hello,

Does anyone know of any resources for learning Japanese (for fun). My 13 year
old son has been interested in this language for a long time. I've bought
books (the kind for tourists and pleasure books) and a CDrom but he doesn't
seem to use them much. He did enjoy the CD but it keep crashing on us. Very
frusturating!
Any ideas would be helpful.

BTW short intro: Mom to three hs'd sons:14,13 &11 and two older children: son
23, daughter 18

~kathy

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Hello,

Does anyone know of any resources for learning Japanese (for fun). My 13 year
old son has been interested in this language for a long time. I've bought
books (the kind for tourists and pleasure books) and a CDrom but he doesn't
seem to use them much. He did enjoy the CD but it keep crashing on us. Very
frusturating!
Any ideas would be helpful.

BTW short intro: Mom to three hs'd sons:14,13 &11 and two older children: son
23, daughter 18

~kathy

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In a message dated 8/13/01 6:58:33 AM, serrtana@... writes:

<< Does anyone know of any resources for learning Japanese (for fun). >>

In Denver, adult friends of mine have taken a class for a long time and are
really liking it.

In Albuquerque, some of the teens watch all their anime in Japanese with
English subtitles, and they pick up some phrases and they get a feel for what
it sounds like. I'd recommend that for now, and if his interest continues
he'll have the sound of the language in him, at least, before starting to
learn grammar and vocabulary.



Sandra

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> In a message dated 8/13/01 6:58:33 AM, serrtana@... writes:
>
> << Does anyone know of any resources for learning Japanese (for
> fun). >>

We have the Rosetta Stone demo program, which we got for something like
$3 plus shipping at FUN Books (http://www.fun-books.com), and so far I've
done the first couple lessons in about half a dozen languages. Japanese
is included. It's a computer program, very intuitive and point and click,
and I've enjoyed it... plus I was amazed that after 10 minutes I was
understanding a lot of what they said in, say, Arabic.

Daron

Elizabeth Sterling Wall

I would suggest the "in 10 minutes a day" books for learning the beginnings
of a new language. The thing about them is that a) they use a very fluid
pedagogy that allows for natural learning by replacing vocabulary words one
by one in an English context b) they have lots of fun things in them and c)
they have nifty stickers you can put on things all over your house to
reinforce your new vocabulary. Even if you *just* stick the vocabulary
stickers round about the house you will pick up some things, and you may
find other members of the family getting into the language as well.

- elizabeth

PS We just happen to have Japanese in 10 minutes a Day on our bookshelf,
and the ISBN is 0944502342. :) Fancy that for a weird coincidence!

At 10:40 12/08/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Does anyone know of any resources for learning Japanese (for fun). My 13 year
>old son has been interested in this language for a long time.




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-- Theodore Roethke, poet

Jeanmarie Shingleton

From: SandraDodd@...

>I forgot to say, if possible get the anime on DVD rather than VHS. You can
>choose which combination of soundtrack and subtitles you get.

What a brilliant idea!!! My 14 yo has been addicted to those anime's for a
long time and is also interested in learning Japanese - I think there's a
connection there... how about you?? LOL!!!

I think we're going to start getting those things from the Library! I feel
like I've had a lightbulb moment... but Sandra had it for me!

Thanks a bunch,
Jeanmarie
AIM: Jmarie2qlt


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