Jennifer Church Newsom is looking for suggestions for High School level Japanese that isn't Rosetta Stone.
"Thorough for one who *may* apprentice as a translator....
Marji M. replied:
Landry Academy has online classes, live classrooms, in Japanese. The teacher is a native speaker.
Beth M. replied:
We are using The Learnables for Spanish and we really like it. They have it for Japanese too. http://www.learnables.com/languages/japanese/
Alicia C. replied:
You might want to look into Tell Me More. http://store.tellmemore.com/TELL-ME-MORE-JAPANESE-Homeschool-DVD-Software-p/hs_japanese_3 l_cd-rom.htm
Marji M. replied:
Online Translators & apps: I use them! I am not saying negative things -- they are very useful. But they aren't to be trusted for more than the "gist" of what is going on ... and I can usually tell every student of mine who uses an online translator (or for that matter, a dictionary) ... they are useful tools, but they are not often wholly accurate. Here is an example I love -- "Let It Go" through google translate. I hope you (and your kids) will enjoy it -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2 bVAoVlFYf0