Learn Japanese Now! is an immersion program that enables learners take basic vocabulary and quickly progress to more advanced comprehension and use. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, pronunciation skills, and more are emphasized through the use of native language texts, videos, and stories that immerse the user in the Japanese language and provide opportunities for language investigation, skill-building and role play. Engaged in this rich multimedia experience, you may never feel like you're studying, and the fact that you are actually using another language becomes transparent. A note on transliteration: In order to simplify the new learner's task, portions of the Learn Japanese Now! use a writing system called Romaji that presents Japanese words using the English alphabet. Japanese is normally written using two complete alphabet (kana) plus thousands of special characters (Kanji). Romaji represents the sounds of Japanese in a way that is more recognizable to English speakers.What do you get with Learn Japanese Now! ? Over 15,000 Words Hundreds of Useful Phrases Full Motion "Big Picture" Video Full Native Speaker Pronunciation SlowSound to Hear Every Nuance Advanced Pronunciation Practice Record, Playback and Compare Alphabet Reference & Grammar Tutorial Conversation Practice Integrated BYKI Vocabulary Software MP3 Audio for iPods or other players Personal BYKI list creation (with sound) from Interactive Games Video Unscramble Online Testing Personal Progress Tracking Plus Much More!