Master the basics of the Japanese language in no time with Dr. Blair's tried and true methods.
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Horrible,
By Fire on the water (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dr. Blair's Japanese in No Time: The Revolutionary New Language Instruction Method That's Proven to Work! (Audio CD)
After hearing a sample track for this product, I was interested in the concept of telling a story while teaching a language.
I knew things were going to be different however when I uploaded it to my mp3 player and saw the total run time was barely two hours. Regardless of how good the program may be, that is far too short a time to teach anything worth while. To my unpleasant surprise the opening intro is actually about a fourth of the entire audio "story" itself. Their is a great deal of potential here, but none that is realized. Dr. Blair's "amazing new method of language learning" consists of memory association, a tool that can be useful or completely counter-productive. For example, one of the first phrases introduced in the lessons is "ohyasumi". It tells us to remember it like someone saying "oh ya? sue me!" in English. Now does that make any sense? Wouldn't it make more sense to memorize the actual meaning of the word, (rest, break, day off) then to memorize several english words that do not even relate to it? Aside from a few exceptions, all of the phrases are introduced to you in this way. And while I could easily remember the non-related english words I did in fact have to look the word up to write this. I have purchased many Japanese audio products to listen to at work and this is by far the worst. You will make confused associations learning this way, and later on when you try to use the actual meanings will find it much like trying to drive on the other side of the road in Europe. Dr. Blair should include a personal apology on each box of this product.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Learn from an Expert,
This review is from: Dr. Blair's Japanese in No Time: The Revolutionary New Language Instruction Method That's Proven to Work! (Audio CD)
I've listened to several of the language programs in this series, and I'm consistently impressed by the freshness and effectiveness of their approach.
Though the programs have their comic side--hard to believe in a language instruction program--they have clearly been put together with expertise into the language learning process. I'm no linguist, but the mix of techniques seems to be a significant improvement over the rote vocabulary rehashes of other series. The CD-ROM full of information and practice tips just puts it over the top. A great program and a great value!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Silly isn't bad!,
This review is from: Dr. Blair's Japanese in No Time: The Revolutionary New Language Instruction Method That's Proven to Work! (Audio CD)
Sure it's silly at times, but that's the fun, right? Even if the mnemonics don't make much sense, they still work! After 6 years of studying Japanese the boring way, I was overjoyed to have my kids listen to THIS program. I would have felt like an evil green monster if I told them other programs were fun.
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