Rocket Japanese Review: How To Learn Japanese In Less Than 8 Weeks?

Japanese is the third language I have learnt. I already knew French & English. I initially thought that I can find all information on learning Japanese online. So I signed up to those free newsletter course and spent sometime on free websites. Result, four weeks down the lane, I realized I hardly knew anything and had wasted four weeks. I even bought a cheap audio course of ebay, only to further waste my time. Out of blue I came across Rocket Japanese (click here for website). They gave an eight week refund guarantee and I was tired of searching on Google. I decided to give it a shot. I am posting this review out here because I had a hard time locating detailed review of product, most of them were just advertisements

Are you being fooled by same big promises

Most websites make big promises to teach Japanese for free. However, I have tried them all and learnt just one thing - there is no free lunch. I initially opted for Rocket Japanese because there is a dearth complete and quality free guides. I don't like to spend money uselessly. I decided if I don't learn Japanese in eight weeks then I will get my money back. They are being sold through Clickbank which is renowned for its mandatory eight week refund policy, hence I knew I was not at risk. Either I will learn Japanese, or I can get a refund and I will still have some of their bonus material. This is why, getting Rocket Japanese is a win-win situation.

What Do You Pay For In Rocket Japanese

31-lesson Interactive Audio Course: Having learnt French, I could quickly make out that this was not ordinary stuff. This was designed to teach you the way native Japanese speakers speak.

One thing I liked in particular was, it put me in control on what I wanted to learn. I particularly needed to learn Japanese business phrases. So, I went through those audio tracks and I could make out most of what my Japanese counterpart were talking among themselves.

Grammar Newsletter Series: This newsletter provides you with 31 illustrated Grammar Lessons and examples. I cannot think of a better way to learn Japanese Grammar. The grammar lessons provide you with explanations of popular Japanese grammar that people actually use. The visual tools of this series are unique to this product & their value is priceless.

MegaVocab Software: Trust me, Vocab is the toughest part. A new language with a new set of characters and then a completely new dictionary can make it really a hard job. If you have ever tried to memorize a five hundred items list, you will understand what I mean.

MegaVocab makes learning vocabulary easy for you. Its no magic pill. I had to put in all the hard work myself but the software is a great help. It builds up the connection visually, so you can tie up words with pictures and audio. This is something that no other course or website offers.

MegaAudio Software: Talking to a native speaker in his language is a tough ask anytime. I can tell you why? Not only you have to deal with remembering the vocabulary, but you are also pitched up against their accent and speed.

MegaAudio is something that bbc website offers for 20-30 words. It puts up the audio for the common words. I was able to pick up most of the business words through this tool and the audio tracks that I have already listened. This software is not something you can't do without but its handy!

MegaHiragana SoftwareHiragana is the main character set in the Japanese writing system. It represents the sounds that are in the Japanese language. I think if you are planning to go with free courses, this is bound to torment you. This is a tough ask and this software proved to be a big help again.

Japanese Learner's Forum and Rocket Languages Support. The forum is staffed with Japanese Teachers, Natives and Fellow Students. I find that forums quite useful in general. One you get to know how to make the most of available material. Secondly, there is expert help available. I think the kind of help I have received on the forum has already paid for the software itself.

Is Rocket Japanese Worth The Bucks?

Look I tried a Japanese trainer. She told me it will take me atleast 4 months and she charged an hourly rate that I could not afford. If you got that kind of money, you can opt for it. I researched on Pimsleur Japanese, but considering their audio tracks alone cost almost ten times the Rocket Japanese, it offered no value.

So I was faced with a choice, either to keep wasting my time for free information on Internet or pay up for Rocket Japanese.

From what I have got, I can comfortably say Its worth every penny!. Where else are you going to get over fourteen hours of audio tracks, software, free personal support, Japanese teachers at hand, a complete grammar series at a price lower than this and that too with a money back guarantee!

In my opinion it was a very fair deal. I have been to Kyoto (Japan) twice by now and it has been a pleasure. I have tried my language skills against everybody, from air hostesses ;) to my business counterparts and it has been well received!

On the whole I think there is only one thing that could be better than Rocket Japanese - if I come up with my own course! Till then Rocket Japanese is the way to fly Japan.

Update: They are at discount these days, use the link below.

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Review Pimsluer Japanese: Is It For You?

I just read an article on learning Japanese and Pimsleur Japanese. Kind of appreciation for Pimsleur Japanese. In fact the course is overall quite good and I could have recommend it, had it been a bit cheaper. My only issue was the price tag. If you can get it from someone or find it at some discount store then you can get this to enrich your library. But, for its marked price, I could have bought Rocket Japanese as well as went in for few Japanese lessons at that price tag. You can try pimsleur if you want, however my recommendation is Rocket Japanese.

 

Moreover, I feel that Pimsleur course is now outdated. It does not has the kind of feel that Rocket French gives. There is nothing in name of interactivity. You got to listen to the tapes and learn it. Similarly it does not builds upon your verbal recognition skills. If you have not learnt any second language before you will find it quite hard to learn with audio tapes.

 

The biggest issues that you face with these kind of audio tapes is that you don't have much control.

E.g. if you are trying to learn how to speak - "How are you?" in Japanese.

 

In Japanese this is written as - 御元気ですか? ( I know at first look it looks scary to someone who is just planning to learn Japanese.)

 

With an audio tape you can listen to this once, if you get it its ok (pretty tough) else you will have to go roll back the audio to listen to it again. Now if you are doing it while driving a car, it is not that easy. This is where a modern day package like Rocket French succeeds, you get software for all this. You get software that teaches you how to speak, and you can do it at your pace. So if you don't get it the first time, you simply click the button again to listen to it again.

 

Same thing goes with verbal recognition skills. There are a lot of things that are local to Japan. You don't have their reference in English. You will find it very hard to actually imagine what they are. With rocket Japanese you get to see what the object is and then learn about it.

 

There is actually a lot more to Rocket Japanese. You can read the review on Rocket Japanese out here to get complete grasp on why it scores over all other courses including Pimsleur. I think its only for the orthodox kind, who make their mind without proper research. You should definitely check Rocket Japanese website before you opt for Pimsleur.

Another article on Pimsleur Japanese

Another Article On Pimsleur Japanese. If you want to read my review of Pimsleur Japanese, click this link - http://rocketjapanesetrial.blogspot.com/2007/10/pimsluer-japanese-is-it-for-you.html

 

On the above link you will know exactly why I am not that appreciative of this product

 

Pimsleur Japanese - I Was Skeptical
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Travis_Colter]Travis Colter

I was skeptical when my 16 year old grandson said he wanted to learn to speak Japanese using the Pimsleur Method. The Japanese language with all its characters and different sounds is a hard language for anyone to learn, let alone a 16 year old, teenage boy. My grandson had made the choice to not learn a new language in school and now he wanted to learn Japanese? Yes, I was skeptical. When I was in college, I dropped a Spanish class after a week. So, from my perspective, if I was not motivated in college to learn a relatively easy language like Spanish what was the likelihood of my grandson learning to speak a more complex language like Japanese?

Because he was so adamant about learning the Japanese language, I decided to give him a Pimsleur Japanese Basic course. I was certain that after a couple of lessons he would quickly lose interest. Better yet, I would see if he was really serious and have him pay for the course. It was only about $20.

I was in for a surprise. Three months later, at a family gathering, he said, "Grandpa, I need to buy some more of those Pimsleur Japanese lessons."

Apparently he was enjoying the ease of the Pimsleur Method and had completed the 10 lessons he had purchased and was ready to learn more of the Japanese language. He told me he was interested in Japanese Anime (graphic cartoons) and had developed an interest and motivation to learn Japanese from watching those foreign language cartoons. He said, "With the Pimsleur Japanese language CDs it's easy to learn to speak and understand Japanese."

My grandson had discovered what I already knew...that the Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Japanese structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Japanese can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

Motivation and desire make a difference when learning a foreign language. A teenager may find motivation from watching foreign language cartoons. You may want to make traveling more enjoyable or enhance your knowledge about other countries. You may work with people of diverse nationalities.

Whatever your reason for wanting to learn a foreign language, The Pimsleur Method will enable you to gain real conversational skills in a new language quickly and easily.
You will quickly learn to speak a new language with Pimsleur audio CDs and Downloads. To see our full list of Pimsleur language courses, including Pimsleur Japanese, please visit Pimsleur Method. Pimsleur language courses make it easy to learn on the go. With over 35 languages, find the one that's right for you.

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