Rocket Japanese begins with the idea that learning Japanese should be fun, interactive, and organized. They understand that many people who want to learn Japanese don’t necessary have a teacher or native speaker available to them.

The course is completely online, and includes lessons that can be downloaded to your computer and even put into your iPod. The course offers several unique features that distinguish it from other similar programs.

There are a very large number of interactive audio lessons providing students with opportunities to hear culturally accurate, realistic, practical conversations. Transcripts of the conversations are provided in both English Romaji, and Japanese. There are also videos included to teach subscribers how to write Japanese characters, as well as lessons about the history of the Japanese language.
The program also includes the “MegaJapanese Software Games”. These are games designed to allow students to have fun while learning and reviewing Japanese vocabulary, listening comprehension, writing, and more.

Students are also able to assess themselves so that they can track their progress, in addition to knowing when a particular lesson has been mastered. Rocket has even created a certification called the Rocket Japanese Certificate awarded to members who have passed all of the certification tests.

One of the most significant aspects of this program is the forum where native speakers, Japanese teachers, and fellow learners meaning that you can ask questions or practice using Japanese any time of the day or night. The forum is open 24/7 and a great way to bond with other learners and native Japanese speakers.

Features

• Fully online course allowing students easy access from anywhere.
• Over 13 hours of interactive audio lessons.
• Fun activities and educational games.
• Cultural information and conversations based on real situations one might encounter in Japan.
• Online forum with teachers, native speakers, and fellow learners available.
• Video lessons on how to read and write basic Japanese.
• Allows students to keep track of their progress through self-assessments.
• Free access and lifetime upgrades.
• 60 day money back guarantee.
• 6 day trial membership available.

Fundamentals

The Rocket Japanese online site, where the majority of the language learning and practice take place, has several features. The course itself is divided into three main language learning sections, “Your Course”, “Your Practice”, and “Your Community”.

The “Your Course” section of the site is where new lessons are introduced. This is the part of the site where Japanese users will have fun using new aspects of the language. “Your Course” is the place where you’ll find all of the Rocket Japanese course materials. In “Your Course” lessons will be organized by topic in an individualized learning path. The lessons include several hours of listening lessons as spoken by the course creator, native Japanese speaker and teacher Sayaka Matsuura. The listening lessons can be downloaded to your computer or mp3 player for learning on the go. Cultural lessons focusing on possible situations learners would actually encounter in Japan, and videos teaching how to write are also included.

The “Your Practice” section is where language learners can apply what they learned in “Your Course”, and also have the opportunity to take fun quizzes and exams to gauge their progress. The most important aspect of this section is that students can test themselves without even having a native speaker around to guide them.

The final section is called “Your Community”, and is one of the best reasons for choosing Rocket Japanese. The “Your Community” sections allows Rocket Japanese users to communicate with native Japanese speaking instructors and each other 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rocket Japanese members can go online to chat with fellow learners, ask questions of the instructors, or practice using Japanese with native speakers.

Rocket Japanese primarily uses a series of medium length to long conversations for students to go over at their own pace. Listen and repeat type lessons reinforce vocabulary while helping users improve their pronunciation.

Also significant is being able to download lesson, including listening lessons, onto your computer or mobile device. The online nature of the lessons coupled with the ability to work offline really sets Rocket Japanese apart from other similar programs because it is the height of mobility. The program allows members to work at almost any time, from almost anywhere.

In addition to this unrestrained access to the lessons, learners can get help at any time using the online forum which has a large amount of users, many of whom are native speakers of Japanese or even teachers. Students may ask questions about the content of the language, get help with any confusing grammar or vocabulary, and even share pointers and news of various successes.

Notable Tools in Rocket Japanese for Learning Japanese

• Online forums providing the opportunity to interact with fellow learners and native Japanese speakers.
• “My Vocab” allows learners to add words to their individualized vocabulary list to study later.
• “MegaJapanese Games” designed to help students have fun studying vocabulary and other topics in the language.
• Downloadable lessons and lessons that can be transferred to users iPods or mp3 players.
• Large amount of photos, videos, and audio clips that teach aspects of Japanese culture.

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