みんなの日本語 初級 I & II - Minna no Nihongo Full

みんなの日本語 初級

Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu textbook I& II is the most popular Japanese books at most of Japanese schools all over the world.

These books will enable the general adult learner to make simple conversation (Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu I) or more advanced conversation (Minna no Nihongo Shokyu II) in daily life situations. Through accumulated study, the learner will build up and develop his/her basic speaking ability.

Learn Japanese - Complete Audio Course

Learn Japanese
Complete Audio Course

Learn Japanese Complete is a collection of 8 executable files, covering nine proficiency levels, from Beginner to Advanced (collected from the website JapanesePod101.com), plus a bonus file with survival phrases:
Level 1 - Introduction
Level 2 - Absolute Beginner
Level 3 - Lower Beginner
Level 4 - Beginner
Level 5 - Upper Beginner
Level 6 - Lower Intermediate
Level 7 - Intermediate
Level 8 - Upper Intermediate

Declan's Japanese FlashCard

Declan's
Japanese FlashCard

Declan’s Japanese Flashcards is a great way to practice your Japanese, but it isn’t a complete learn Japanese language program. The basis of the software is using audio clips of native speakers coupled with vocabulary flashcards to learn and retain the words. The downside to this program is that, while Declan Flashcards are a useful way to learn Japanese vocabulary, it doesn’t help you learn Japanese grammar or conversation skills. Declan Flashcards are easy to use because there are only a few different exercises to choose from. Some use a series of multiple choice quizzes with various hints while others use matching exercises. The audio clips for each word help with listening comprehension and even pronunciation. Declan Flashcards don’t get any more complicated than that. There are no images, videos or culture lessons. But what it does, it does well, and you’ll be able to improve your Japanese vocabulary easily with Declan Flashcards.

毎日の聞き取り50日 初級 上 & 下

Everyday listening in 50days
Listening tasks for Beginners

This is an excellent text for basic listening practice with review of basic sentence patterns. The exercises are varied and the text full of illustrations to aid and test comprehension. The tape is clear and natural with both male and female voices. Instructions in the text are in English, Korean and Chinese, making it easy for the student to concentrate on listening for meaning. A booklet accompanying the text has the complete tapescript and also answers. This enables the student to study on his own. There are 25 short units and the authors suggest that one should be done each day. At the back of the book is a list of the grammatical patterns used in each unit and also a list of vocabulary for each unit.

NHK やさしい日本語

Mihoko Honda

Let's learn basic japanese with Mihoko Honda - the presenter of our English service for learning Japanese. 

Tell Me More Japanese

TELL ME MORE utilizes an award winning progressive method to teach you Japanese quickly while providing hours of enjoyment. Each Japanese lesson introduces a new communication situation with the help of multimedia functionality (for example, you are doing some shopping and you need to speak to the sales assistant). Then, you will carry out several exercises to help you discover step by step the various topics that are covered within the situation (specific vocabulary, expressions, grammar, etc.). By the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and actively participate in an interactive discussion surrounding this topic. You learn to communicate in real life situations, everyday situations and business situations. This incredible combination of rich content combined with fun exercises helps you continually enhance your learning experience focusing on comprehension, written and spoken expression, Japanese vocabulary, and interesting aspects of Japanese culture. The Expression Dialogues include more than 1500 sentences and 15 000 words accompanied by a glossary of more than 8000 words and 60 key grammatical rules.

Rosetta Stone Japanese

Rosetta Stone Japanese - The course itself is a computer course which works well in linking visuals with the sounds. You basically play a series of games, sort of like the Genki Japan games on here but not as "fun", which keep adding in new words and phrases as you learn the previous ones. In this respect it works really well. But the main problem is that it doesn't give you any translations. For simple things like names of things or simple actions, that's no problem. But when I tried to learn another language that I didn't know using Rosetta Stone I often got the complete wrong end of the stick and what I thought the meaning was, was in fact completely wrong and the words meant something else! This is quite a big flaw in the system as far as I'm concerned. But if you have another course on hand to teach you the meanings then you can progress very quickly with Rosetta Stone. So "have a try and see what you think" is my advice, you may love it, or you may not!