Instant Immersion Japanese

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Features

• PC Compatible, Pentium 75 MHz or faster Windows 95 and higher, including XP
• 50 MB HD, 16 MB RAM 800 x 600, High color display; 4X CD-ROM Drive Speakers, Mouse
• Microphone, Printer and Internet Access are all optional
• Topics
• PC

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IKF5
• Item model number: CS-203d
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 9, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,174 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #85 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Asian
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Instant Immersion Japanese delivers an authentic Japanese language-learning environment to your desktop. Based on the Euromethod--an approach that immerses students in a country's language and culture--this four CD-ROM suite includes Talk Now!, World Talk, Human Japanese, and JquickTrans. It's filled with cultural videos, entertaining games, easy-to-follow lessons, quizzes that test your progress, and interactive dialogues with native speakers, so you'll be speaking Japanese in no time. Rounding out your immersion experience, the JquickTrans CD-ROM is a remarkable Japanese dictionary, study guide, translator, and kanji reference source providing Japanese-language online chat and surfing support. With Instant Immersion, you learn by hearing, seeing, and doing.

Product Description

MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 90

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Human Japanese (Disc 3), February 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Instant Immersion Japanese (CD-ROM)

I have read several other reviews of this software. Apparently, I have a different version or something. I have read comments from "XP bugs" to "doesn't teach anything." I have had no problems with XP, and if you actually buy the four disc set, disc three has a very useful piece of software ("Human Japanese") that is a wonderful teacher. Not only is it thorough, the author used excellent teaching techniques to help you understand the content. The only thing it really doesn't hit on is Kanji. If you want to start learning Japanese, I cannot urge you enough to try this software.

The other CDs are useful as well, but are only programs to test how much you know; not teach you (there is also a good translator program on disc 4, JQuickTrans).

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good software., January 13, 2005

By 

Osiris "almost died of happy" (Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion Japanese (CD-ROM)

I didn't buy this off of Amazon, but at the discount aisle at Fry's Electronics. I thought it was alright. I gave these a confusion level. 5 is the most, 0 is the least.

The first CD, Talk Now, was awesome. It teaches some basic words and phrases, along with colors, food, numbers, and a few other things. When you think you're ready to play the quiz game, you can get printable awards depending on how you did.
Confusion Level: 0

The second CD, World Talk, confused me so much. Just...no. I'm sorry if they meant well, but they sure as sugar DIDN'T do well on this one.
Confusion Level: 48,592,703,271,623,028

The third CD is Human Japanese. It's nice to know that it's not textbook Japanese and I actually learned grammar. You get writing lessons, grammar lessons, and how to pronounce the words correctly. I loved it and it's still one of my favorite Japanese programs. Every once in a while it all seems a bit overwhelming, though.
Confusion Level: 1.5

The fourth one, JquickTrans, is like a dictionary. You type in a word and it gives you the word in Japanese and some related words. It's kind of confusing at first, so play around with it until you're comfortable. It can find pretty much any word you type in, even rare-ish words that you don't hear in everyday conversation, like "phantasm."
Confusion Level: 2.5

Overall, I think it's a good bit of software and if you are just starting out, I suggest getting this one.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Winner, March 1, 2004

By 

Sean Burns (Dana Point, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion Japanese (CD-ROM)

If you're starting to learn Japanese, a feat to be applauded in itself, this is an amazing package. It's fun, interactive, and educational. Don't even think about trying to get a foot in the door without this. Books are great but to be able to see people pronounce the words with enthusiasm in correlation to the picture of the word is SO helpful and helps it stick amazingly well too. Another commenter posted that the games were worthless but they're only useless if your not focused on learning. This makes it so simple AND enjoyable, something I've never found with any other software out there. I was at first hesitant by the low price wondering how it could possibly deliver. BUY this as it's a steal and for the dedicated learner, a great way to start.