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"A great way to learn; it's fast and it lasts". (The Daily Telegraph )
"Five minutes into the first CD, you already feel like you're winning." (Time Out )
"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed." (The Guardian )
"Thomas makes it simple" (Sunday Times )
"Michel's methods will teach you effectively and easily" (Daily Star )
"Hugely inspiring" (Red )
"Ideal for any business traveller who needs to be able to get around confidently." (Sunday Business )
"Five minutes into the first CD, you already feel like you're winning." (Time Out )
"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed." (The Guardian )
"Thomas makes it simple" (Sunday Times )
"Michel's methods will teach you effectively and easily" (Daily Star )
"Hugely inspiring" (Red )
"Ideal for any business traveller who needs to be able to get around confidently." (Sunday Business )
"Moving along at a relaxed, slow pace, punctuated by amusing anecdotes and jokes from the teacher, the new words, phrases and language rules are gently introduced and reinforced through subtle repetition without ever being tedious. In fact, despite a distinct emphasis on non-work, the course proves very effective and enjoyable, and its format is ideal for learning anywhere you like. So, if you only want to learn to speak the language, this course is highly recommended."
(Top Real Travel Product, Real Travel )"Excellent for learning ... This entirely audio course is easy to use and quickly results in some useful ability in the new language. Great for the car."
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Learn another language the way you learnt your own
You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Japanese in the same way.
You'll stick with it because you'll love it
Use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas.
This method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Japanese in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself.
You learn through listening and speaking without the pressure of writing or memorising.
You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably.
The NEW Japanese Introductory Course
This is the first two hours of the eight-hour Japanese Foundation Course, written by teachers Helen Gilhooly and Niamh Kelly. Join teacher Helen Gilhooly, native speaker Mikiko Kurose and two students in a live lesson and within the first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases. You will learn the language with the students, hearing both their successes and their mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course.
Join the millions of people worldwide who have learnt a new language with the Michel Thomas Method
Contents: 2 CDs plus booklet with Japanese phrases in romaji transliteration and English translation
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8 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Like the other reviewer I'm only one and a bit CDs in at the moment so maybe things change but this is not the Michel Thomas method as far as I can tell. What you get is lots mnemonics, some of which are useful (but far more than in other courses and much more emphasized), and lots more repetition. It feels like we have done every version of "i eat", "i watch" and "i drink" with a handful of nouns in different forms in dozens of combinations, but this is just dull. The teacher is not really managing the memory load like the great man (Michel Thomas) did on his original courses but drilling to the point of boredom.
Now don't get me wrong. This is still probably superior to many other methods as you do get seemingly most of what you need on the CD and possibly the pace picks up later. But it's more like being in a standard classroom course, and not really what those of us who love the MT method have come to expect.
A reasonable course but also dissapointing given the stable this comes from. I would have liked to write the review when I finished the course but honestly not sure I'm going to go to completion as Japanese is not vital for me and this is not interesting enough.
A chance missed.
Now don't get me wrong. This is still probably superior to many other methods as you do get seemingly most of what you need on the CD and possibly the pace picks up later. But it's more like being in a standard classroom course, and not really what those of us who love the MT method have come to expect.
A reasonable course but also dissapointing given the stable this comes from. I would have liked to write the review when I finished the course but honestly not sure I'm going to go to completion as Japanese is not vital for me and this is not interesting enough.
A chance missed.
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