{"product_id":"2940172054334","title":"Pimsleur Japanese Level 1 Lessons 1-5: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This course includes Lesson 1-5 from the Japanese Level 1 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Japanese. A User's Guide is included.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Japanese Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Japanese is spoken by about 130 million people, 122 million of whom are in Japan. There are also speakers in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and Brazil. Japanese has many \"registers\" or levels of politeness. Pimsleur's Japanese courses will teach you how to speak at a polite register, which is appropriate in virtually any situation you are likely to encounter in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTech Talk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Lessons can be downloaded using the Pimsleur Course Manager App for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, and Mac or Windows computers, or\u003cbr\u003e - Lessons can be downloaded as a zip file for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player.\u003cbr\u003e - All purchased courses are backed up in your Pimsleur.com cloud-based digital library account.\u003cbr\u003e - Lessons can be played on your iPod or any MP3 player.\u003cbr\u003e - The Pimsleur Course Manager App can be installed on several devices for personal use only.","brand":"Pimsleur (Simon \u0026 Schuster)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151004418288,"sku":"2940172054334","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172054334_p0.jpg?v=1763752088","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172054334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}