Whistle Stopper - My Japanese Coach

List Price: $29.99
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Manufacturer: UBI Soft

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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: UBI Soft
EAN: 0008888164289
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Feature: Explore Japan as you learn Japanese from your own personal teacher, or sensei
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Label: UBI Soft
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
Model: 16428
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: UBI Soft
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Studio: UBI Soft

Features

Explore Japan as you learn Japanese from your own personal teacher, or sensei
Compare your pronunciation of the sounds unique to Japanese with native speakers
Learn and practice writing Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji characters using the DS stylus
Play 12 different types of mini-games that test your grasp of the structured lessons
Built-in dictionary and phrase book with over 12,000 words and hundreds of useful phrases

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Enjoying every lesson.
Comment: I've always wanted to learn a bit of Japanese so when I saw this product was available, I jumped on it! My son and I have been going through the lessons, testing each other. The lessons make it very easy for you to learn things in a progressive ways. Colors, numbers, days of the week, and small sentences step you along. You also get a chance to get familiar with the Japanese characters by writing the symbols for the words you learn! You even get to listen to the Japanese pronunciations. A voice meter shows how the voice should "look" if it's pronounced properly. Then you get a chance to say the words yourself, with your voice being on the meter. Then both the japanese pronunciation and your own are compared! Very useful tools. Lots of fun too - games are used to help you recognize words. We're really enjoying it!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great learning tool!
Comment: We live in Japan and while it's helpful to know a little, it sure helps more to be able to read hiragana and have a light conversation. I'm learning things from this little game that books weren't teaching me and I can use the things I've learned everyday to amuse my Japanese friends. I love it, you can create three profiles (so my husband, myself and my daughter) can all have fun learning. My daughter is taking Japanese and is actually enjoying learning more from this game than her class! Great starter for learning Japanese! I recommend it!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great tool to learn hiragana and katakana
Comment: For 29 bucks, for a language tool, its worth every penny.
It is actually a very good supplement to books and pimsleur.

What I like:
- fun and various ways to learn hiragana and katakana (flash cards, multiple choice, hit-a-word, etc)
- inexpensive(this is a bargain compared to other language tools out there)
- very refreshing (various games available and much fun to learn vs using books and audio cd).

What I dislike:
- there is no option to write complete sentences in hiragana/katakana.
- limited vocabulary.. but for 29 bucks, it's worth every penny.

I look forward to more language products from Ubisoft. Hopefully, they will release Japanese advanced level.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Best Teaching Game for Beginners !!!!
Comment: I purchased the game and I'm a beginner myself but it was such a fun and addicting game, so far I learned the hiragana and the katakana so for beginners who wants to learn the simple basics of Japanese try it out

Customer Rating:

Summary: Japanese + Video game = Fun learning
Comment: I have been through japanese classes and i have some books and ive researchd sites to study this most were pay by month mind you, and you could find a few bits and pieces here and there but you usually get tired of doing all this so i took classes in college, this game is going over alot of things i had already went over but i havent been playing for too long and im already learning some words i didnt know. The stroke order is a little annoying but some words i write that are correct but look like chicken scratch are also accepted which is good i have some pretty bad handwritting. I was trying to teach my husband japanese and i only had flashcards and had to write out my own tests and things which is fine but him being so eager it took alot of my time so the gift was for him really and he loves it and says he learns alot. most of the games are pretty fun wack a mole is entertaining but isnt going to teach you too much but they have flash card games and sentence structure games which is nice. You can always go back to a lesson you dont think you learned well enough and play through the little games they have in the lessons which makes things pretty solid. I do have to say sometimes flashcards you have to turn down the sound because the chick says the word on the flashcard and if its just a symbol they are trying to get you to figure out it just gives it away when she says it. you can track how well you are doing in the game which doesnt really help me much but its fun to see where im at in the game. If you are interested in japanese at all this would be a great game for you at any level.

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Editorial Reviews:

Thanks to UbiSoft's My Japanese Coach for the Nintendo DS, you can carry a tutor in your pocket that lets you learn a new language in as little as 15 minutes a day. With plenty of entertaining lessons, loads of fun-to-play mini-games, and a host of helpful features, this unique language coach will have you not only speaking like a native in no time, but reading and writing like on as well!

Carry a tutor in your pocket with My Japanese Coach. View larger.

Learn in Fun and Interactive Ways
My Japanese Coach is an installment in the My Coach series from UbiSoft series that teaches the basic pronunciations unique to the Japanese language. This convenient and easy-to-use tutor allows users to compare their pronunciation to that of native speakers via the Nintendo DS's microphone. It also lets you use the DS stylus to practice writing Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji characters.

My Japanese Coach takes you on a virtual tour of Japan while you're learning the language. Lesson plans take place in a wide array of Japanese locations, from the densest of population centers like Tokyo, to the idyllic Japanese country side. You actually get to explore Japan while you learn new vocabulary as you open each point of interest.

Learn From a Master
Meet Haruka, the in-game digital sensei, or teacher, that exists solely for the purpose of teaching you Japanese. After giving you a small placement-style test, Haruka will get you started working through the various stages of your lessons. Gaining mastery points by playing the various learning games allow you to clear each level. Once you master all the words given in a specific level, you move on to the next level.

As you work your way through over a 1,000 lessons, your language skills are constantly tested and sharpened by various mini games. My Japanese Coach includes 12 types of mini games, ranging from Flash Cards, in which you hear a word and have seconds to choose the correct English translation, to Bridge Builder, where you are required to string words together in the correct order to create a complete sentence. And with mini-games that add a clever twist to classic favorites--like Memory that forces you to match the same words in two different languages--you will be sure to have fun while you learn.

My Japanese Coach also features a built-in dictionary and phrase book that includes over 12,000 words and hundreds of useful everyday phrases.

Meet Haruka, the in-game digital sensei, or teacher. View larger.

Sharpen and test your language skills with mini games. View larger.

Use the DS stylus to practice writing Japanese characters. View larger.