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: My Japanese Coach
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: UBI Soft
EAN: 0008888164289
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: UBI Soft
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
Model: 16428
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: UBI Soft
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Sales Rank: 360
Studio: UBI Soft

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Thanks to UbiSoft's My Japanese Coach for the Nintendo DS, you can carry a tutor in your pocket that lets you learn a new language in as little as 15 minutes a day. With plenty of entertaining lessons, loads of fun-to-play mini-games, and a host of helpful features, this unique language coach will have you not only speaking like a native in no time, but reading and writing like on as well!



Carry a tutor in your pocket with My Japanese Coach. View larger.
Learn in Fun and Interactive Ways
My Japanese Coach is an installment in the My Coach series from UbiSoft series that teaches the basic pronunciations unique to the Japanese language. This convenient and easy-to-use tutor allows users to compare their pronunciation to that of native speakers via the Nintendo DS's microphone. It also lets you use the DS stylus to practice writing Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji characters.

My Japanese Coach takes you on a virtual tour of Japan while you're learning the language. Lesson plans take place in a wide array of Japanese locations, from the densest of population centers like Tokyo, to the idyllic Japanese country side. You actually get to explore Japan while you learn new vocabulary as you open each point of interest.

Learn From a Master
Meet Haruka, the in-game digital sensei, or teacher, that exists solely for the purpose of teaching you Japanese. After giving you a small placement-style test, Haruka will get you started working through the various stages of your lessons. Gaining mastery points by playing the various learning games allow you to clear each level. Once you master all the words given in a specific level, you move on to the next level.

As you work your way through over a 1,000 lessons, your language skills are constantly tested and sharpened by various mini games. My Japanese Coach includes 12 types of mini games, ranging from Flash Cards, in which you hear a word and have seconds to choose the correct English translation, to Bridge Builder, where you are required to string words together in the correct order to create a complete sentence. And with mini-games that add a clever twist to classic favorites--like Memory that forces you to match the same words in two different languages--you will be sure to have fun while you learn.

My Japanese Coach also features a built-in dictionary and phrase book that includes over 12,000 words and hundreds of useful everyday phrases.



Meet Haruka, the in-game digital sensei, or teacher. View larger.

Sharpen and test your language skills with mini games. View larger.

Use the DS stylus to practice writing Japanese characters. View larger.




Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great way to digest vocabulary, not so much for writing practice
The DS stylus has so much potential here to teach the correct way to draw the Kanji, but unfortunately the stroke order is not enforced. You are allowed to freely use any stroke order you want without being penalized. I keep hearing how important stroke order is, so I feel I should point this out. Also, there are times when I get a correctly written kanji marked as incorrect, just because I may not have been keeping adequate pressure on the touch screen.

The grammar lessons are vital and are taught well, however there are no games that reinforce the grammar rules. This game badly needed some kind of verb-adjective conjugation game.

Speaking of mini games, you will probably find yourself only using 2 of the 12 mini-games (mult choice and flash cards). These 2 games do a great job of converting vocabulary to your long term memory. The other 10 games are too heavily polluted with romaji. I already spent months prior to wean myself off romaji, and this game continuously forces you to look at romaji in its mini games.

My high rating of this game is because this is a million times more preferable to reading a textbook and grading your own answers to your quizzes. It is a large boost of confidence to see your grade level continue to rise. In the end, it will always come down to brute force memorization of 10000 words to really learn Japanese...but this DS game is a good diversion.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - My Japanese Coach for the Nintendo DS helps a lot in learning Japanese
I recently bought MJC for the Nintendo DS and I have learned a great deal of Japanese so far. It clearly teches you to pronounce words and phrases and helps you with sentence structures.

The only thing about the game that I do not like so much is writing the kana/kanji. It's not sensative enough to my strokes, causing it to thing that just any squiggly line I draw is a character. This makes it hard to remember exactly how to draw or what characters are which, because it accepts so many wrong answers. Overall, 4/5 Stars


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great way to practice
I knew Japanese but have forgotten much of it. This game is a great way to review and recall, as well as learning some new stuff.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Enjoying every lesson.
I've always wanted to learn a bit of Japanese so when I saw this product was available, I jumped on it! My son and I have been going through the lessons, testing each other. The lessons make it very easy for you to learn things in a progressive ways. Colors, numbers, days of the week, and small sentences step you along. You also get a chance to get familiar with the Japanese characters by writing the symbols for the words you learn! You even get to listen to the Japanese pronunciations. A voice meter shows how the voice should "look" if it's pronounced properly. Then you get a chance to say the words yourself, with your voice being on the meter. Then both the japanese pronunciation and your own are compared! Very useful tools. Lots of fun too - games are used to help you recognize words. We're really enjoying it!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great learning tool!
We live in Japan and while it's helpful to know a little, it sure helps more to be able to read hiragana and have a light conversation. I'm learning things from this little game that books weren't teaching me and I can use the things I've learned everyday to amuse my Japanese friends. I love it, you can create three profiles (so my husband, myself and my daughter) can all have fun learning. My daughter is taking Japanese and is actually enjoying learning more from this game than her class! Great starter for learning Japanese! I recommend it!

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