{"id":410,"date":"2009-07-10T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T13:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidejapanblog.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2015-06-15T16:52:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T15:52:43","slug":"learn-japanese-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/10\/learn-japanese-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Japanese! (Part Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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For the introduction to Peter and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JapanesePod101.com<\/a> please see last week\u2019s blog, \u201cLearning Japanese!\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-417\" style=\"width: 120px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/peter-e1434382717753.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/peter-e1434382717753.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Galante\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Galante<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In what ways do you try to introduce learners to Japanese culture?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncluding culture and cultural insight in each lesson is a core part of our philosophy, and one of our unique selling points. In each lesson the hosts provide cultural insight on the conversation and related situations. We also have a Japanese culture class series of lessons discussing topics ranging from superstition to Japanese dialects. In addition, we have rich written blog. For each audio lesson a tremendous amount of research is done, and incorporated in the conversation. And in each lesson cultural insight provided by the hosts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently we started to move toward video, and include footage from Japan to enhance the experience. A video on how to visit a shrine can be seen here on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/japanesepod101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you feel that <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japanesepod101.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> compares to other Japanese language programs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many great Japanese study websites, programs and books available now. We recommend you try as many as you can. After using many of them ourselves, we tried to improve upon them to create the easiest and most fun learning system out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have audio lessons, video lessons, community, forum, and we&#8217;re lucky enough to be supported by our great community, so we can continue to innovate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently we worked with the legendary Jim Breen to record his entire JDICT Japanese dictionary, 140,000 words. This is currently available on our site JapanesePod101.com and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csse.monash.edu.au\/~jwb\/cgi-bin\/wwwjdic.cgi?1C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Breen&#8217;s site<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can test out the audio dictionary by visiting JapanesePod101.com and registering for you FREE Lifetime account in less than 10 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tool is absolutely incredible, and FREE to the Japanese language learning community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many users\/subscribers does Japanesepod101 currently have?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTens-of-thousands of users in 140 countries and territories, and several thousand subscribers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you recommend any other Japanese language learning programs to supplement the content of <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japanesepod101.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are lots of well-made programs out there to help you study Japanese there are many of the books published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Japan Times<\/a>. An indispensable book for someone new to Japanese is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dictionary-Basic-Japanese-Grammar\/dp\/4789004546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for supplemental programs, I would say getting a speaking partner to practice is critical. Practicing what you learn is the biggest reward, and will enhance your passion for learning. We offer an online course, but we&#8217;re not currently accepting new students. So I would recommend trying to find someone to practice your Japanese with, an tutor, teacher, exchange partner, pen pal, either online or offline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>In what ways do you try to keep <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japanesepod101.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> fresh and interesting for long time users?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe use several strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew members &#8211; were always adding new hosts and voice actors to give students and users exposure to different styles and methods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew media &#8211; Not only do we have a large library of iPhone applications, do mini lessons and games on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/japanesepod101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and have recently started a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapanesePod101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Fan Page<\/a> to close the communication gap with our users.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVideo &#8211; Recently we started to move toward video, and include footage from Japan to enhance the experience. Subscribe to our <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/japanesepod101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeedback &#8211; we continually incorporate feedback from our listeners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew tools and toys &#8211; new features like the audio voice recorder, iphone application like Pocket Japanese, Word Power Japanese and MyWords Japanese. You can try Free versions in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/itunes\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a> right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollaboration &#8211; working with others to create new more powerful tools. The project with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csse.monash.edu.au\/~jwb\/japanese.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Breen<\/a> to provide the Japanese language learning community with a Free audio dictionary was a great project to be a part of. And we&#8217;re hoping to work with many more people to provide bigger and better tools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JapanesePod101.com<\/a> and get your Free Lifetime Account in less than 10 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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