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| shocktv3 |
 Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:30 am |
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the strong
Joined: 29 May 2009
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Location: san francisco
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hey all! i am seriously interested in learning the japanese language, and not just the dirty words and phrases anymore, so if you know of a class that is worthwhile to take (preferrably in the sf area) and/or cheap, please let me know!
i am also going to look into how reliable those rosetta stone thingers are at the malls, so if any of you have experience with the software/books, please share your info. any and all help would be greatly appreciated! |
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| Rainbow Ichi |
| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:44 pm |
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filthy BAAU member
Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Posts: 351
Location: Milpitas, San Jose
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I my uncle gave me a copy of the rosetta stone in a CD, I tried it out once, and they'd just repeat and show you things in pictures, and test you if you can remember which word is which in the pictures.
My opinion on it is is bleh.
I can suggest that if you have a nintendo DS, you can buy My Japanese Coach. I learned japanese faster and learned how to finally write in hiragana and soon, katakana and some kanji (yeah, I haven't been playing much) |
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| lifepoint1 |
| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:03 pm |
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master of the interwebs
Joined: 10 Sep 2008
Posts: 514
Location: Palo Alto
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Japan BAAU meet here we come!
Nothing beats taking a class in my opinion. There should be stuff in J-town like this place.
http://www.sokogakuen.org/
Sounds pretty good to me. |
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| huangyatming |
| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:43 pm |
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stairmaster
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
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Location: Union City
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lifepoint1 wrote: Japan BAAU meet here we come!
Nothing beats taking a class in my opinion. There should be stuff in J-town like this place.
http://www.sokogakuen.org/
Sounds pretty good to me.
Are there chicks there that will give me an 'oral' exam. |
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| driftjunky13 |
| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:58 pm |
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Big Puppy
Joined: 17 Jun 2009
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Location: Hayward, CA
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| 0bakeh |
| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:52 pm |
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Joined: 30 May 2009
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Location: between the mountains
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| shocktv3 |
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:04 am |
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the strong
Joined: 29 May 2009
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Location: san francisco
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driftjunky13 wrote: lifepoint1 wrote: Japan BAAU meet here we come!
Nothing beats taking a class in my opinion. There should be stuff in J-town like this place.
http://www.sokogakuen.org/
Sounds pretty good to me.
I WENT TO SOKO GAKUEN!!!
the teachers there are really good, well knowledgable and all that.
so brucie, is this an official endorsement for the course?? did you receive a good grounding of the japanese written and spoken language? earlier today, i was considering taking this course, so i want to know. let me know already!!
sarah, sorry to hear that the rosetta stone software isn't all that helpful.. and now that you mention it, i know a couple people have mentioned it to me before that my japanese coach on the ds is a great and helpful tool for learning. thanks for the heads up on both things! i'm most probably going to pick up the game sometime soon.
japan baau field trip!!!! |
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| driftjunky13 |
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:07 am |
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Big Puppy
Joined: 17 Jun 2009
Posts: 594
Location: Hayward, CA
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shocktv3 wrote: driftjunky13 wrote: lifepoint1 wrote: Japan BAAU meet here we come!
Nothing beats taking a class in my opinion. There should be stuff in J-town like this place.
http://www.sokogakuen.org/
Sounds pretty good to me.
I WENT TO SOKO GAKUEN!!!
the teachers there are really good, well knowledgable and all that.
sarah, sorry to hear that the rosetta stone software isn't all that helpful.. and now that you mention it, i know a couple people have mentioned it to me before that my japanese coach on the ds is a great and helpful tool for learning. thanks for the heads up on both things! i'm most probably going to pick up the game sometime soon.
japan baau field trip!!!!
it is, sir. i went there during my freshman year in high school, and they taught the basics well enough that i remember pretty much everything that was taught, minus a few small details due to not practicing for a few years. The classes are small, and the instructors are usually really nice (mine was a hot 23 yr old chick, but this was back in 2004...) |
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| lifepoint1 |
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:44 pm |
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master of the interwebs
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Location: Palo Alto
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| I wouldn't mind taking a few classes there myself. Mark, let me now if you're gonna register |
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| automat5 |
| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:23 pm |
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RealPerson
Joined: 29 Oct 2009
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| If you want to do some self studying I could lend you the textbook I used for Japanese 1 at CCSF.. |
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| cocoumi |
| Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:53 am |
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Yappy Chihuahua
Joined: 02 Mar 2006
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Location: San Ramon, CA
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Japanese is a very fun and challenging language to learn. I had about 3 years, two years in highschool, and two semesters in college. Interestingly, the way that the Japanese compose sentences in writting is very similar to that of Spanish. Example: noun, conjunction, and verb. Speaking "gramtically correct" is cool; but, when you try to understood the langauge by eaves dropping and trying to have casual conversations with people in Japan, is very confusing and they decide to chop it up with you in English so you can be impressed! I went to Tokyo in 2002... Man, do you think we have exceptions to rules? There are degrees of politeness, proper language for greeting friends, strangers, and elders, and shorter ways of saying things than what you thought was the only way to say it because of what you learned gramatically!
You can learn the basics of how to read and write here in the states, which is awesome. It helped me when I was trying to find my way around the rail and Shinkansen stations, finding restraunts and the restroom. Hell, it helped me in writting and speaking in my native tounge. But the way to really learn the language is to immerse yourself in it. Go to Japan for a couple years if you have the opprotunity to study abroad or teach English. You'll learn the real nuts and bolts of the language. |
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| Tofubeast |
| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:23 pm |
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| Speaking as both a Mexifag and a Nihonfag, I'll have you know that learning Japanese and Spanish at the same time screws you up so much, man. They're similar--same alphabet, same grammar system-- but the words are different. This means if you speak to me in Japanese or Spanish, I'll end up flailing in a mixture of both combined with Pidgin. |
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