Tell me More Japanese
Learn Japanese quickly and easily!
Minimum Requirements
Windows 95/98, 16 MB RAM,
90 MB available on hard disk, 4X CD-ROM drive, 16-bit
Windows-compatible sound card
Learning Japanese has never been more convenient or fun! With Tell me More Japanese, you can learn Japanese using a personal computer in your school or in the comfort of your own home.
Developed in collaboration with the Institute of Japanese Languages, Tell me More Japanese is the first method for learning Japanese based on speech recognition technology. It allows you to easily acquire all the specific and subleties of the Japanese language.
Tell me More's speech recognition technology allows the learner to converse in a fluid and interactive manner with their computer, which plays the role of a private tutor. Tell me More recognizes what the learner says, evaluates pronuncation and corrects errors!
Tell me More Japanese covers all the essential areas of learning a foreign language: mastering the principle characters, comprehension, pronunciation, written expression, and grammar. The Tell me More program teaches you how to pronounce, write, and memorize kanji (pictograms, written characters, and composite characters), as well as kana (hiragana and katakana).
This package includes Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced levels, and is a near-perfect solution for practicing and learning Japanese. It contains more than 1,500 exercises and 300 hours of learning!
Whatever your objectives or level, Tell Me More adapts to your needs and guides you through the learning process, just as a teacher would.
300 hours of learning Japanese with more than 1,500 exercises
Interactive Dialogues and Cultural Videos - have a free-flowing conversation with your computer, and perfect your pronunciation with over 1,500 words found in the dialogues. The dialogues are based on everyday conversation and are supplemented with photos illustrating Japanese culture.
- Glossary - learn Japanese vocabulary with a glossary including more than 8,000 words.
- Grammar - consult 60 key grammar points, presented in a clear and concise manner.
- Animated demonstrations of the characters - increase your knowledge and understanding of the Japanese characters with 46 exclusive animated demonstrations of Hiragana and Katakana.
Over 1,500 exercises to learn Japanese - enhance your knowledge and understanding of the course with ten different types of written and oral activities, related to the grammar and vocabulary points covered in the lessons:
- Picture/Word Association
- Word Association: Japanese/Romaji
- Word Association: Japanese/English
- Word Association: Japanese/Japanese
- Fill-in-the-blanks
- Mystery Phrase
- Dictation
- The right Word
- Word Order
- Crossword Puzzles
- Lesson Report - learn Japanese, evaluate your coursework in the 18 lessons, and listen again to your dialogues with the computer.
- Japanese language and culture: an introductory manual - as a complement to the Japanese software, an introductory manual is offered, helping you in your first steps with the Japanese language, and allowing you to discover Japan's fascinating cultural heritage.
- Animated demonstrations of the characters - increase your knowledge and understanding of the Japanese alphabets with 46 animated demonstrations of Hiragana and Katakana characters.
The latest technology to help you learn Japanese
- Cutting-Edge Speech Recognition Software - using speech recognition technology, TeLL me More Japanese is able to recognize what you say, evaluate your pronunciation and correct your mistakes. With the help of the voice graph and pitch curve, you can improve your pronunciation, intonation, and learn Japanese more effectively.
-
Automatic Detection of Pronunciation Errors: S.E.T.S. - TeLL me More pinpoints pronunciation errors within a sentence thanks to its exclusive S.E.T.S. technology (Spoken Error Tracking System).
- MPEG Video: - improve your listening comprehension with full-screen MPEG videos.
A one of-a-kind japanese learning method
- Simple and progressive lessons in Japanese - with TeLL me More, discover a simple and fun way to pronounce, write, and memorize Kanji (Chinese ideograms) and the Kana alphabets (Hiragana and Katakana). The use of the Romaji phonetic transcription system throughout the program will help you master and learn Japanese pronunciation.
- Japanese Language and Culture: An introductory manual - discover the basics of the Japanese Language and its fascinating cultural heritage with a complementary introductory manual.
Testimonials
"Tell me More is the most complete program we found. It accomplishes everything we were hoping to find in a language learning software application."
-- Eurwook Park Bryant University, Rhode Island
"Tell me More is a superior package that will inspire you to improve your skills, no matter what your starting level. With the finest speech recognition tools, goal-setting abilities, and support - Tell me More is clearly the leader."
-- Top Ten Reviews
"Tell me More is the most comprehensive and pedagogically-sound language program I have reviewed ..."
-- Mark Overton, GS-12 United States Navy
"Recently, a survey carried out among the Casino Group's distance learning students showed that 90% are satisfied with Tell me More, and 94% would recommend it to colleagues."
-- Corinne Maire, Foreign Language Consultant, The Casino Group
Tell me More is the international standard for language learning:
- Over 5 million satisfied users worldwide.
- Over 200 Leading Organizations have placed their trust in Tell me More: U.S. State Department, U.S. Government, FBI, Canadian Federal Government, EDS, BMW, Carnival Cruise Lines, Mercedes, Telefonica ...
- Used everyday in more than 10,000 Academic Institutions.
Awards