| JAPANESE COMMERCIAL
PROGRAMS Easy Translator for web pages, e-mail, memos, $129 Power
Japanese Transparent Language
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| TalkNow! Beginning survival program, tourist-type topics, record, playback & compare pronunciation, on-screen help, picture dictionary, tests & feedback, $49.95. Software World P. O. Box 429 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465-0429 1-888-EDUWORLD sofworld@sofworld.com |
| Smart
Japanese (also known as Triple
Play Plus!) The program is designed for beginning through intermediate learners of Japanese from age 8 to adult. It contains three proficiency levels (Level 1, 2, and 3), three skill areas (listening, reading and speaking) and six topics (food, people, numbers, etc.) to choose from. Vocabulary items used in the program are 1,000 everyday Japanese words, and are displayed in game-like activities. Presented in the manner of a comic strip, 12 conversations are provided at Level 3. Users can record a word or sentence in Japanese and compare their pronunciation with that of a model speaker or get it evaluated from automatic speech recognition. It is also possible to link the program to the Internet. A default is set for the web site of Syracuse Language Systems (SLS), the distributor of this software. $65.00. Reviewed by Chorus Reviewed by School House Review Reviewed by CALICO Syracuse Language Systems 5790 Widewaters Parkway Syracuse, NY 13214 800-797-5264 |
| International
Connections: Japanese A business Japanese course which uses video to enhance learning. Each unit provides pronunciation, listening and role play practice. There is a tutor mode, in which students can listen to alternative voices. Study is backed up by a self-test section and there is an emphasis on grasping functional language through three modes of study. There are also ample grammar explanations in each unit. A personal learning plan (in book form) ensures that students set themselves realistic study targets. $817.00 Japanese Language Library This is a complete language learning resource consisting of a multimedia library of over 500 exercises organised at 9 levels of competence from complete beginners to advanced learners. It covers the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. $3,292.00. Smart Start Japanese This program contains games, conversations and speech recognition activities allowing users to learn up to 1000 words. Themes include; food, numbers, people & clothing, places & transport and daily activities. Students can choose a game from three levels of language to learn vocabulary, phrases and complete conversations. $38.00. Talk Now Japanese The basics of the language through topical vocabulary which includes: first words, phrases, food, shopping, numbers and time. Users can compare their pronunciation with that of native speakers using the record function. There are a number of quizzes. There is also a comprehensive dictionary, which can be printed. $48.00. Travel Talk: English-Japanese An interactive phrasebook which includes listening and speaking practice, concentrating on expressions needed for business or travel. Select any sentence under 12 topic headings and see it translated into Japanese: then listen to it spoken and record it yourself. A vocabulary section contains over 500 useful words and expressions listed under 36 headings. A dialogue section contains key languages related to 12 topic areas - General Expressions; Finding your Way; Public Transport; In the Hotel; Times & Dates; Food & Drink; Shopping; Entertainment; Post Office & Phone; Money; Conversation; Emergencies. $31.00. Talkfast International London House 243 Lower Mortlake Road Richmond, Surrey Tw9 2LS England info@talkfast.com |
| Rosetta
Stone Level 1 programs have 1 CD-ROM with 8 units divided into 92 chapters. Level 2 programs have 2 CD-ROMs with 11 units divided into 118 chapters. $281.00 each. Reviewed by Chorus Fairfield Language Technologies |
| Interactive Spoken
Language Education System Prototype interactive voice recognition program for beginning Japanese not currently available commercially. Entropic Research Laboratory, Inc. 1040 Noel Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 415-328-8877 http://www.entropic.com |
| KanaKun
Over 200 vocabulary through animation, photography, pictures, and recordings, incl. user's guide, CD-ROM, Mac only, $59.00. Kana Nirvana Memory game for one or two players to teach Japanese hiragana and katakana to beginning students and those who know romaji, $39.95. Reading and Writing the
Kanas JapanEase (vols 1 & 2)
MacSunrise Script, Release
3 Kana Learning Games
Mikan Kanji Reader
Blackbelt Japanese (Set 1)
KanjiWorks 1.5
Saijiki
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BrightStar Services, Inc. 3055 Northwoods Circle Norcross GA 30071 USA 770-441-2421 Voice 770-441-2227 Fax 888-547-3715 Toll Free http://www.brightstar.com/index.html |
Hyperglot Box 10746 Knoxville, TN 37937 800-726-5087 |
| Dynamic Japanese Listening multimedia course, all instructions in Japanese, audio, graphics, glossary w/spoken translations, in context, matching kana to spoken words, level one has 2 CD-ROMs for approx 40 hrs. of study, level two includes "Family schedule" and "Likes & dislikes", $99.00 per level. Berlitz
Live! Japanese Nihongo Learning Systems Essential Kanji Cafe
Read Japanese
Denjikai Standard 3.0
Cosmology of Kyoto
Musume Fusahose Hyakunin Isshu
Mangajin CD-ROM I Story Forest 1 (Ohanashi no
Mori 1) The Tale of Genji
Japanese for Everyone |
| Free
Light Japanese for hiragana & katakana & some kanji, 3 levels of difficulty, 4 floppies + small manual, $45.00. Free Light Software 3 rue des Primeveres 91380 Chilly-Mazarin France Distributors OK! Software, Inc. P.O. Box 3029 West Lafayette, IN 47906-0582 765-743-6363 |
| Exotic Japan Culture-learning CD-ROM, $49.94. Forest Technology 514 Market Loop, Suite 103 West Dundee, IL 60118 Phone: (800) 544-3356 Fax: (847) 428-1310 E-mail: amichael@foresttech.com |
| Star Festival Interactive visit to Japan in which student sees and hears what a professor who had left Japan 30 years previously sees on his return, focus on listening/culture, $120.00. Reviewed in Language Learning and Technology Botticelli Interactive Inc. 104 South Street Boston, MA 02111 (617) 695-1960 fax: (617) 695-1962 info@botticelli.com |
| Dynamic Japanese (Level One) Beginning level, for high school and adults, consists of two discs with 6 lessons each; lessons are divided into content based and practice based with a variety of activities and online references, $350.00 Reviewed in The Northeast Conference Newsletter, 41, Winter 1997, pp. 49-51. DynEd International 989 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 130 Foster City, CA 94404 |
| EZ Language
(25-language edition) Vocabulary/pronunciation tutor for beginners with over 800 words and phrases in 16 different thematic lists, record/playback/compare, $69.95. EZ Language (17-language edition) Vocabulary/pronunciation tutor. 25,000 Words & 2,250 phrases; record/playback/compare; on-line multimedia dictionary. IMSI 1939 Fourth Street San Rafael, CA 94901-5506 Telephone: (415) 454-7101Fax: (415) 257-3565 Sales: 1-800-833-8082 |
| Kanji
Works Japanese-English bidirectional dictionary, over 2,000 kanji, 6,500 compounds and 3,000 examples, animation and stroke order for every kanji, $190.00. Multimedia Flashcards - Japanese Ages 2 - 10. Introductory program to introduce Japanese to young children. Learn several hundred words divided into the topics of: Colors, Plurals, Places, Actions, Positions, Professions, and 3 miscellaneous groups. After the vocabulary is learned, there are 3 games: "Find the Card", "Match the Pairs", and "Beat the Clock" - each with 3 levels of difficulty - to test your knowledge. Earn enough points and print out a bronze, silver or gold medal certificate. Finally record your voice in your own mini-movie to practice pronunciation. For teachers, print out a list of all the students' names and scores. The progress of each student can be saved separately. Japanese To Go Ages 12 - Adult. 6 lessons with over 60 minutes of video tutorials, dialog skits and games to teach vocabulary, grammar, counting, verbs, cultural body language and more. Record and playback & compare pronunciation, $45.00. World of Reading, Ltd. P.O. Box 13092 Atlanta, GA 3024-0092 800-729-3703 polyglot@wor.com |
JAPANESE WEB-BASED PROGRAMS Banzai Particle Tutor 1.01 Reviewed by CALICO.
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| Japanese E-mail Project at Purdue University A Guide to Japanese E-mail E-tomo for the Macintosh E-tomo/WIN for Windows Eudora/J Japanese Freeware Projects at Purdue University Hiragana & Katakana World Geography Development Tools for Japanese AutoGloss/J Japanese Department at Purdue University http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/fll/JapanProj/ |
| Freeware Japanese-English-English-Japanese Dictionary for Windows 95/98 |
| VKC/J 2.0 Vocabulary, Kanji, Conjugation Exercises http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/ |