My Japanese Coach (DS)

Being a foreign language teacher I cant help but view this with cynicism. But time is my biggest barrier to study and this makes it possible to study while commuting, so I decided to give it a shot.

It breaks lessons down into manageable sections using range of practice techniques. Lessons include writing, listening and word recognition and a number of other exercises. Perhaps the lack voice recognition fortunate considering the trouble it has with writing recognition, but you can record and compare you voice with the ‘games’. It prioritises some dubious words, kill before buy for example. Also lessons are inconsistent. Frequently key words are not introduced until the practice sections, which is tough if this is your only exposure to Japanese.

It stresses that it is best to practice with native speaker. It’s right. But even if you can’t this still proves a reasonable starting point for study.