AlmiraGulch Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 My 11 year old has decided she wants to learn Japanese. I'm looking for a resource to help her with this. We've used Rosetta Stone before (for Spanish) but I was not happy with it, not to mention it nearly broke the bank. Can anyone recommend a resource for someone to begin studying the language, preferably that won't cost an arm and a leg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBearsMama Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 My husband has been using JapanesePod101. Paid and free options. We also have Tell Me More Japanese (it was a major sale a while back...long while back.) Check DuoLingo too. They may have something and I think it's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 My son used Irasshai through GPB Education on the internet. There are books you purchase, a text and workbook, and there are videos for each lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 We are using Mango. I am quite impressed. I have lived in Japan, and find it highly accurate. It's a conversational program. We use it through our library's website. For reading we will use this. http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Manga-Way-Illustrated-Structure/dp/1880656906 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thank you! These are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad astra Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Free online "Japanese Lessons" by NHK World http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/learn/list/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 we started with Irasshai and found it a good beginning to gauge interest. It doesn't move quickly, however. In fact, the more I read about Japanese language learning, it seems many people end up using multiple resources if they want to really learn the language. Irasshai gets you going on the basics though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paceofnature Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Has anyone used http://www.yesjapan.com/ ? Looks like something my kids may like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 A friend of mine just went through this discussion with her son. He wanted to learn Japanese. The advice given to her was to make sure she really, really wants to learn Japanese. It needs to be more than wanting to learn a few phrases to sound cool when discussing anime or something. Japanese is a very difficult language to learn. In the end, I think they decided to stick with Spanish after looking through curriculum and seeing what was required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 My husband likes Human Japanese, which has a free "lite" version, and TextFugu which was $50 for a lifetime subscription, I believe. Duolingo doesn't do Japanese at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Japanese is fairly easy to learn to speak. The pronunciations and grammar are pretty straight forward. It's the new writing system that can be challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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