Series: Learn in Your Car
Audio CD
Publisher: Penton Overseas (October 2002)
Language: Japanese
ISBN-10: 1591252113
ISBN-13: 978-1591252115
Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 9 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #5,502,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #103 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > Japanese #928 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > Foreign Languages > Japanese #5964 in Books > Books on CD > Nonfiction
I have found this "listen and repeat" audio course very useful in my studies. It's not all-encompassing, but for the price it is a good value. Don't be turned off by the first few tracks, which are for travelers going to Japan. After track six it goes into vocab and sentences that you would learn from a basic textbook. I've been able to turn lots of wasted time driving, doing chores, and exercising into something more productive. By breaking each track into smaller ones using iTunes (~1 min in length), this course became even better for me.Learn in Your Car (LIYC) is great for building up vocabulary and essential sentence patterns quickly in Japanese. If you are looking for an audio course that explains grammar, try Michel Thomas. LIYCJ may be a bit too fast-paced for complete beginners, but if you are even semi-familiar with some of the basics (kana sounds, basic grammar: the "o," "wa," "ga," "ni," and "no" particles, the concept of counters for counting objects, etc.), you'll be fine. I think LIYCJ is best suited for supplementing material you are learning currently, or to brush up on Japanese you've forgotten. However, beginners, even complete beginners, can still learn a lot from doing this course if they don't mind looking up grammar online for more details. If you have the money and you don't have much experience with Japanese, I highly suggest using Michel Thomas' course(s) first, then LIYCJ. Both combined are still much cheaper than Pimsleur.While I think the popular audio courses are very different from each other, and it's a bit unfair to directly compare them, comparisons are still useful, especially since you probably can't afford all three for lack of time/money.
Learn Japanese In Your Car is the best compared to all the other language methods that I own. Vocabulary and grammar are slowly, clearly, and logically introduced via an audio format that you can use anywhere. I uploaded the lessons into my iPod, and have transformed hours spent driving, exercising, and doing any daily chores into my language learning time.This series has the best pacing, sound quality, production value and super clear pronunciation...far better than Drive Time Japanese, or Barron's Now You're Talking In No Time (Barron's is also worthwhile, see comments in the next paragraph). Learn In Your Car moves from single words pronounced slowly and clearly, to a few words put together as a phrase...the same way we all learned to speak when we were babies. Unlike Drive Time Japanese, which has some frustrating and annoying elements, Learn in Your Car is relatively easy and pleasant to follow while driving or doing household chores. It's a great value: Nine CDs, plus a really nice travelogue DVD, a bonus CD of computer and internet phrases, and a handy carrying case to toss in your car.I recommend starting with Learn in Your Car because of its excellent pacing for beginners. It really helps build up a comfortable base of vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension and pronunciation. Then pick up Barron's Now You're Talking Japanese In No Time: Book and Audio CD Package (Now You're Talking Series) before your trip to Japan.
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