I picked up Pimsleur Japanese years ago when I was planning a trip to Japan.\u00a0\u00a0I figured the focus on conversational skills would serve me well\u2014and it did.\u00a0Since then, the program has added features to appeal to learners who aren’t as interested in an audio-only approach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that I’m at the intermediate level and interested in brushing up on my Japanese,\u00a0I decided to revisit the program. I figured the familiarity of it might help jog my memory for the language.<\/p>\n
Overall, I think it totally holds up\u2014it’s a solid audio program for beginner Japanese learners with clearly structured courses and progress tracking. The newer features, like Voice Coach, have added more dimension to it. My only complaint is perhaps that some of these features feel like they’re still in need of development. I’ll get into all of this in detail in my review.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If you prefer a video, you can also see my colleague’s review of Pimsleur here:<\/p>\n