Miguel Said:

what is the Best textbook for learning japanese language?

We Answered:

Rosetta stone works well, its not text book but audio book.
If you are serious about learning a new language, especially a language in which pronunciation is key, Rosetta Stone is the best.

"Colloquial Japanese" is a book set that I've heard works very well for beginners. (i do believe it comes with audio)
"Easy Japanese" is a book I came across one day. It is very easy and use friendly. It doesn't come with any audio tapes, but it is cheap. It might be one you want to get if you know how to pronounce Japanese well.

Two I have and use are "Learn Japanese: New College Text" and "Interactive Japanese"
Both are extremely user friendly, the lessons are clear and fluent, and they are used in colleges and high schools around the world.

Melanie Said:

Japanese language learning tips for a beginner?

We Answered:

If you want to teach yourself Japanese, you can use online resources. There are some helpful links to websites offering learning Japanese for free.

http://www.infocobuild.com/language/japa…

Betty Said:

Where can I buy the Japanese language learning software?

We Answered:

This site is excellent.

Claire Said:

How hard is learning the Japanese language?

We Answered:

Japanese is spoken way diffrntly that english or spanish. (With the verb conjugation and all) I've been at it for about nine months with the supposedly "miraculous" program Rosetta Stone.
Truth is it all depends on the person who is learning. In nine months i've learned a bit. ( mayb it'll be faster for you since you don't want to learn how to read and write)
My word of advice is: If you just study an hour a day, submerge yourself in the language while you study and while you do several other activities.
What has helped me the most is to listen to japanese music and/or find someone else that's trying to learn japanese and get them to talk with me. Also watch japanese shows. You can find anything from radio to tv shows online, don't worry. (Take notes of common phrases that characters say throughout the show. It helps since what they are saying is common day to day japanese.)
You'll soon find yourself uderstanding bits and pieces of what they are saying. And let me tell you it feels rewarding ( =

Wallace Said:

Whats the best japanese language learning software?

We Answered:

real life .

talk to native japanese ppls, watch japanese movies, listen japanese music, read japanese book, etc etc . this is how native japanese ppls learn anyways, so it is the best method .

Jay Said:

What would be the best Japanese language learning program?

We Answered:

123japanese.com is a very very good site. Unfortunately it is down until june 2009 because they are upgrading everything.

Trust me though. It is a very good site.

It offers

-thousands of vocabulary words, all categorized. easy to read.
-full lessons, not just the basics, FULL, the amount of Japanese you will learn in a 5 year course.
-fun games, online books and songs to help you learn.
-Large list of verbs
-learning katakana, hiragana and kanji and fun games to help you learn.
-all free, no signing up, no annoying ads

one unique feature it offers is when learning the kana , you can have words shown in English japanese (writen with kana, but English like words, so you can learn to read the writing without knowing actual japanese)

Brandy Said:

What are your benefits for learning the Japanese language?

We Answered:

I am glad that you show a strong interest in Japanese. I was the same way, though I don't know how I got into Japanese. I really don't. But now that I know it, I love it. So after I learned how to read, write and understand Japanese, I could really grasp the concepts of everything. It seems like the first year I was learning Japanese, I grasped the fact that I was learning something new, but I didn't grasp the meaning behind it. Now I can look at Japanese words and break them apart, change them to meet grammatical accuracy, and so on.

I think the first thing you need to know going into the language is that you need to be devoted to learning it, or you won't learn it. I don't think it is hard, but then again, I was determined to learn it, and I did. And I am still learning. I wouldn't even call myself anywhere near fluent. But I have a strong will to become perfect in this language. For some reason, I just love everything about Japanese.

The Japanese language is really cool because you can make so much out of it. Being a guy, I have a lot of guy only words that I can say, and they more or less orient the attitude that I have toward others. In Japan, you can learn a lot about someone by the tone of their voice. I think that's really key because the Japanese language is phonetic, not tonal. Like in Chinese, if you said the same exact thing in four different tones, it would be four different words. The language was partly adopted by Chinese characters, but the speaking portion is perfection. That's why one poster said you'd learn to speak faster than reading or writing.

But that's one thing you should try to avoid. My cousin lived in Japan for eight years and never learned one of the alphabets which is key to reading a lot of the language (Hiragana). He also never learned the Chinese characters. I just can't figure out how he got by, or why he never tried. And then there's the bad case about someone living in Japan for 11 years and can't hold a conversation in Japanese. It's sad. See, after visiting Japan for 13 days, I know that living there will make your language skills perfect. Why? Guess what kind of interaction you get 24/7? Full exposure to Japanese life. And it works out!

The benefits of learning the language have basically been covered (anime, business, etc). But I think the true benefit is opening your eyes to the other side of the world. Japan truly is a country of its own caliber, and you have to go there to fully understand how different their world is. And I think you'll love it. The point is that going there without Japanese skills is fine-you'll get by. But knowing Japanese before you, I think, made all the difference in my life. And you know what? I'd live there if I could. I hope you enjoy it learning this fascinating language.