After watching a lot of anime and reading a lot of manga, I’ve been inspired to learn Japanese. I know it’s stupid, but what better way to get the idea? Anyway, I’ve been looking at Japanese-English dictionaries online, and I thought maybe it’d be better to use software. I’m down to two options: Byki and RosettaStone. Which one should I use? Should I use software at all?
RosettaStone is absolutely terrible for learning any Asian language. Do NOT use it.
I would suggest using the book "Genki", which can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=genki&x=0&y=0
RosettaStone shows you a picture and you hear a word, along with seeing the characters on screen. This cannot teach you a language effectively. Imagine that one of the pictures is of a park with a lot of people and a car driving by… how do you know what in the picture you are supposed to associate the word with? Also, they do not provide any explanation as to how to use sentence structure effectively.
i used byki, and sometimes it make me confused.
the text written in the card is different than my book, that my teacher taught me.
i suggest you choose Rosetta Stone instead. it’s a great software
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There are other options. For example, there is a free Japanese course available on my blog. See the link below. This is an amazing course where you’ll have your own Japanese teacher virtually "on call" 24 hours a day.
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http://blog.linguistmail.com/learn-speak-japanese/free-6-day-learn-japanese-course/
RosettaStone is absolutely terrible for learning any Asian language. Do NOT use it.
I would suggest using the book "Genki", which can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=genki&x=0&y=0
RosettaStone shows you a picture and you hear a word, along with seeing the characters on screen. This cannot teach you a language effectively. Imagine that one of the pictures is of a park with a lot of people and a car driving by… how do you know what in the picture you are supposed to associate the word with? Also, they do not provide any explanation as to how to use sentence structure effectively.
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I have used Rosetta Stone… it’s terrible. I have read Genki (still not done.)
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