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| Human Japanese | 
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| From: Brak Software
Category: Software
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $24.58
You Save: $0.37 (1%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 1223
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0615179088
UPC: 094922873781
EAN: 0094922873781
ASIN: B000YI5NPA
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Human Japanese is software for Windows PCs that presents the Japanese language from square one in a warm, engaging tone. It packs more than 1,800 recordings of vocabulary words and example sentences, an instantly searchable dictionary for vocabulary words and grammar terms, and dozens of interactive reviews. While other products focus on memorizing vocabulary, Human Japanese draws the student into the real mechanics of the language, while maintaining a warm tone and a sense of humor. The goal of Human Japanese is not just to turn out students capable of repeating canned phrases, but to lay the foundation for real linguistic and cultural understanding.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Continues to Ask for Internet Activation August 25, 2008
Do not buy this product if you travel and have no internet connection. I am in Japan at present having installed and activated this product at home.
Now it is asking for the activation code again which is on the disc sleeve at home of course.
This means I can not effectively use this product and I am here for a month.
Very poor form on the part of the software vendor that produces this product.
 Human Japanese July 23, 2008
Human Japanese is a truly superb introduction to what from the outside seems a daunting task---learning an Asian language. Instruction in grammar and usage in this CD language program is congenial and clear. Words, phrases, and sentences are in clickable format with instant, clear, and repeatable hearing of essential Japanese vocabulary. Cultural notes add to the over-all excellence of the program. With a reasonable price and rapid and courteous customer support, Human Japanese instructs and satisfies.
Best Japanese Program Available June 4, 2008
I got Human Japanese as a demo from its website. Within a week I knew I had to purchase it, and it's one of the best programs I have on my entire computer.
HJ eases you into the Japanese language, beginning with the hiragana alphabet. It doesn't just show you the character, it demonstrates HOW to write it, with proper stroke order. Also, you can click on any Japanese characters, and it will pronounce them for you very clearly. There is even a quick demonstration on how to pronounce words properly as opposed to the "foreign" way.
There are many quizzes as you progress through the hiragana and katakana to help you remember. (Although I also made my own flash cards to assist me - that was enormously helpful.) You will also learn Japanese vocabulary and grammar in an easy-to-understand way.
It is now June of 2008 and I can confidently write all of the kana, as well as write and properly pronounce many sentences. It's inspired me to try to find Japanese pen pals, and makes me want to visit Japan as soon as I can!
This is a very, very user-friendly program, and makes learning Japanese very rewarding and easy, even without a classroom.
 Better than the Human Japanese 1...but not much changed. April 8, 2008
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My first experience with Human Japanese was the very first version released. It was a simple program that, while not very attractive to look at, presented Japanese in a simple way that anyone could really understand.When I heard that there was a Human Japanese 2.0, I rushed to get the demo and eventually the full version.
Well, first let me talk about Human Japanese in general. As the name implies, the program tries to teach you Japanese in a "Human" way. Without fancy terminology or complicated explanations, but rather doing it in a way that a tutor might teach you. Giving you little hints to remember writing, or making silly acronyms to remember concepts, this program tries to do things like that. It certainly is refreshing to see that kind of teaching being used in a computer program.
Human Japanese 2.0 is broken up into 40 lessons, some focused on grammar while others try to steer the reader towards learning new words and expressions along with writing. At the end of each lesson, there is usually a quiz to test your knowledge of the things learned in that chapter. These can range from small multiple choice quizzes, matching games, and an "Endless" type quiz which tests your vocab.
Stuck in between every seven or so lessons are chapters devoted entirely to culture. These small 4-7 page bits are a treat to read. They talk about things like Geography, Prices in Japan, and Bathing among other things. Many more of these for Human Japanese 3.0 would certainly be nice.
The changes from Human Japanese 1 are certainly noticeable at first glance. The interface is changed from the plain white background of 1.0 to a nice background with shades of green and silhouettes of trees. There is now a small search bar on the right side of the screen to look up any vocab term that has appeared in the program. There are also visual aids added to the lessons which, while probably not amazingly helpful, do look nice.
Unfortunately, the changes from Human Japanese 1 are mainly visual. Although there are now 40 lessons, they are mostly just each of the 20 lessons from the previous version split into two lessons. This means that most of the 40 lessons are identical to content in the last version, although they tend to have a bit more meat on them (They are a bit longer, and most have a few extra vocab added).
The interface change is nice, but when making Human Japanese 3.0, I'd urge them to take the time to make up more lessons to further the readers knowledge.
Great Product March 26, 2008
This is the first language software that I have purchased and I love it! The way in which the information is organized makes it easy to learn. I have not even gotten far in the chapters but feel confident in what I have learned already. I was watching an episode of Naruto with my boyfried and was pleased when I recognied the syllables for the "key word" or "word clue" just as easily as I recognize ABC. I highly recommend this product!
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