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It worked for me when I studied Japanese, German and Russian, even though the language of instruction is English, which is not my native language. The trick is
by anon_123g987 5y ago
It worked for me when I studied Japanese, German and Russian, even though the language of instruction is English, which is not my native language. The trick is that you have to follow the instructions, not just "listen to some tapes". The Japanese course consists of 3*30 units, the recommendation is one 30 minute unit every day. Do that, no more, no less. It's not magic, even if you master all 90 units, that's just a very basic spoken proficiency. But it gives you that result reliably.
- golemiprague 5y agoThey added another 2 units for Japanese, it is a good method, certainly teach you the basics and how to get by if you are in Japan. You get to learn all the important patterns and many common words, the last 2 units add more casual speaking which is very important since people use it a lot, even in formal situations. My only grief with them is that they try to push Japanese culture and therefore use words that are not that common or useful, like "embroidery". It would be much better if they used the most common words of the language rather than not very useful vocabulary for a beginner.