Instant Immersion Japanese Deluxe

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Features

• Topics Entertainment Instant Immersion Japanese Language 2.0 the quick and easy way many beginners learn how to sign. Windows&XP PC only

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009ZLJR
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 11, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,710 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 90

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been much better!, July 31, 2003

By 

Drew Nelson (Jonesborough, TN United States) - See all my reviews

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

I ordered this product in hope of a good program that would help me learn Japanese. I instead was found with a program that, instead of teaching, sent me more on my own to learn. Its a lot like going to a book shop and buying a Japanese dictionary.
Though the program has a lot of information, it doesn't give a good guide to show you where to start. There wasn't even an instruction manual packaged with the software. I would recommend another product because I am very displeased with how this one is performing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information, little direction., February 22, 2005

By 

Nick James - See all my reviews

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

It's as clear as the title. When I got this I had no idea what to do and was confused about whether or not I bought a bad product. Once you give it some time though, you realize there is a lot to it (not the language, of course there's a lot to that, but the software). It's lacking direction almost entirely though, so that means you'll need to put in a good amount of effort. Doesn't that make sense though? You couldn't seriously think you could learn a language with a new set of characters without putting in effort did you? It just takes some figuring out. It's good to start off with the blackbelt disc and learn the kanji and then after you've spent some time on that try the other set of discs. Switching back and forth seems the best way to do it. Since you don't have a tutor (but you can get a 2 week online tutor for free) it might be good to make up your own excercises or something. I just used a method from learning spanish. Write the word in english, then write the kanji version of it twice, then write the romanji form of it so that you know how to pronounce it. Writing and studying will help you learn. I'm unsure exactly about whether or not I'm writing correctly. I haven't gotten that far in the program yet though.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible!, January 16, 2004

By A Customer

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

This product is garbage... My mother is a native Japanese speaker, and I've taken two years of Japanese, so trust me and stay away from this product, as it does not address very important aspects of Japanese grammar which should be learned immediately upon an introduction to the language. Also, take note of all of JP26's (the aforementioned reviewer's) reviews...all of them are for Topics Entertainment products. I think that it would be safe to assume that JP26 is somewhat biased. :)