Comments on: Japanese With Ease with Assimil http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/japanese-with-ease-with-assimil/ Learning Japanese through Drama, Food, and staring at Japanese boys Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:52:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tryllid http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/japanese-with-ease-with-assimil/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 tryllid Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:19:58 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=1822#comment-1703 Thanks for the review. I have the first two books and would agree with your comments. I didn't realize how slow the dialogues were until I started watching Japanese tv. But thanks for the reminder of their usefulness for review. I will be going back to review thanks to your comments. :geek: Thanks for the review. I have the first two books and would agree with your comments. I didn’t realize how slow the dialogues were until I started watching Japanese tv.

But thanks for the reminder of their usefulness for review. I will be going back to review thanks to your comments. :geek:

]]> By: GoddessCarlie http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/japanese-with-ease-with-assimil/comment-page-1/#comment-867 GoddessCarlie Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:28:07 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=1822#comment-867 As you can see from my review I wasn't using this as a text book to learn but rather to review. As you can see from my review I wasn’t using this as a text book to learn but rather to review.

]]> By: Joe Ellis http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/japanese-with-ease-with-assimil/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Joe Ellis Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:33:27 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=1822#comment-832 Maybe I'm just old school, but I still don't think anything beats みんなの日本語 for a beginner's textbook. The grammar and vocab is solid, and the CDs are also very helpful. It's a bit dry, but still a wonderful introduction to Japanese imo. Maybe I’m just old school, but I still don’t think anything beats みんなの日本語 for a beginner’s textbook. The grammar and vocab is solid, and the CDs are also very helpful. It’s a bit dry, but still a wonderful introduction to Japanese imo.

]]> By: pachipachi http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/japanese-with-ease-with-assimil/comment-page-1/#comment-668 pachipachi Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:29:02 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=1822#comment-668 About the active phase... it's reviewing the first book from English to Japanese. When you study a book 2 lesson, you have to go back to book 1, hide the Japanese page and translate the English page to Japanese. So after lesson 50, you'll translate the lesson 1. After lesson 51, the lesson 2, and so on. And also you'll learn how to draw the hiragana and katakana, which you probably already know too ;) About the active phase… it’s reviewing the first book from English to Japanese. When you study a book 2 lesson, you have to go back to book 1, hide the Japanese page and translate the English page to Japanese. So after lesson 50, you’ll translate the lesson 1. After lesson 51, the lesson 2, and so on.

And also you’ll learn how to draw the hiragana and katakana, which you probably already know too ;)

]]> By: GoddessCarlie http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/japanese-with-ease-with-assimil/comment-page-1/#comment-625 GoddessCarlie Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:29:04 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=1822#comment-625 I haven't seen the second book or the active phase yet, so I am only commenting on the exercises from the perspective of only book one, but they would have been better if they were in kana, even if the romaji was still present. I really do think, even for a beginner, that the romaji and pronunciation will slow you down in the long run. I'm glad to know that it disappears in book two, and I wasn't sure about the pronunciation as I had blacked out my book long ago. Even grammar points that are "clearly" explained can be confusing for beginners, which is another reason I'm glad I had someone to help me too. Assimil actually has a lot of meat in it, and I don't think I could have done it without any other outside help if I was just a beginner. Thanks so much for your perspective and the info on book 2. :) I haven’t seen the second book or the active phase yet, so I am only commenting on the exercises from the perspective of only book one, but they would have been better if they were in kana, even if the romaji was still present.

I really do think, even for a beginner, that the romaji and pronunciation will slow you down in the long run. I’m glad to know that it disappears in book two, and I wasn’t sure about the pronunciation as I had blacked out my book long ago.

Even grammar points that are “clearly” explained can be confusing for beginners, which is another reason I’m glad I had someone to help me too.

Assimil actually has a lot of meat in it, and I don’t think I could have done it without any other outside help if I was just a beginner. Thanks so much for your perspective and the info on book 2. :)

]]> By: pachipachi http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/japanese-with-ease-with-assimil/comment-page-1/#comment-624 pachipachi Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:41:45 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=1822#comment-624 I've used that method as complete beginner. Most of the bad points you noticed are actualy things that are needed for beginners. It gets more and more difficult.. the pronounciation you hate is removed before the end of book 1, and the romaji disappears at the end of book 2 for instance. As for exercises, they may be easy, but a good step to the active phase. Again, you may be too advanced to see the point of those for total beginners. But I agree it misses some grammar explanations sometimes. I was lucky to have a Japanese friend around to answer some questions ;) I don't like the 3rd book at all (the kanji one, it studies them in the order they appeared in the lessons, I dislike that idea). Still I think the first 2 books are a good introduction to the Japanese language. I’ve used that method as complete beginner.

Most of the bad points you noticed are actualy things that are needed for beginners. It gets more and more difficult.. the pronounciation you hate is removed before the end of book 1, and the romaji disappears at the end of book 2 for instance. As for exercises, they may be easy, but a good step to the active phase. Again, you may be too advanced to see the point of those for total beginners.

But I agree it misses some grammar explanations sometimes. I was lucky to have a Japanese friend around to answer some questions ;)

I don’t like the 3rd book at all (the kanji one, it studies them in the order they appeared in the lessons, I dislike that idea).

Still I think the first 2 books are a good introduction to the Japanese language.

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