Who should use JWM?
Japanese WordMage can be used very effectively by a wide range of people,
from children all the way up to university students and professionals.
Students
Without a study aid like Japanese WordMage, you will literally be wasting
weeks of your time and effort trying to study (and later revise) printed
vocabulary lists and Kanji worksheets (two of the major foundations of
any Japanese language course), as well as translating Japanese text by
flipping countless pages of expensive Kanji reference dictionary books.
Even then you may never reach your full potential in the Japanese language,
let alone maintain those valuable skills over the long term. Japanese WordMage
was designed specifically to address these issues, as well as provide a
seamless and extremely effective automated revision system. Your purchase
of Japanese WordMage will be one of the best study decisions you ever made.
See the chapter titled, 'What reviewers & users say...' to read some
of the comments of existing users.
Japanese WordMage accelerates your learning of Japanese vocabulary and
Kanji to fantastic new levels, and with much less effort. Enhancing your
study productivity with Japanese WordMage will slash your study time and
yet vastly increase your long-term retention of material. This is because
the JWM study system is intelligent - it actually learns about your skills
with every word and Kanji and adapts exercises accordingly. It also trains
both your recognition (reading) and recall (writing) skills with the same
intelligent effectiveness - no other Japanese study system in the world
offers such a powerful learning regime.You also get a bonus integrated
Japanese word processor, Kanji reference dictionary and translation aid.
These allow you to read, translate and edit Japanese text documents, including
web pages provided by Japanese daily newspapers such as the Asahi, Mainichi
and Yomiuri Shimbun. Imagine reading Japanese newspapers on a daily basis
from the comfort of your computer - the reading practice alone is immeasurably
beneficial to your studies (and you get to find out what is happening in
Japan from a Japanese perspective).
If English is your second language, you can tailor Japanese WordMage
to use your primary language. Japanese WordMage is currently in use in
a significant number of European countries including France, Germany, Belgium,
Finland, Sweden, Denmark and The Netherlands, in addition to French Canada
and Indonesia. Why? These users enter vocabulary with their own definitions
and have set up the exercise prompts in their own language. It is proven
that learning in your native language is significantly better at maximising
quality of learning and long-term retention rate, compared to learning
based on a second language. With the incredible flexibility offered by
Japanese WordMage, you can literally study Japanese in Swahili!
Professionals
If you are a businessperson, lawyer, engineer, scientist, academic, economist
or other professional, you can focus on specific technical vocabulary that
your dealings in Japan may require. This is because Japanese WordMage is
such an incredibly flexible study system which allows you to create your
own specialized multimedia vocabulary lessons and Kanji flashcards for
any area of study. You can also study at your own pace and at your own
convenience - you can simply switch on and study immediately, even when
you have only 10 minutes of free time. Japanese WordMage is also perfect
for notebook-style computers, meaning you can travel with all your study
materials at your fingertips on your trips abroad. It's like having a classroom
travelling with you to every destination, ready to hone your Japanese skills
at any time. You can even prepare memos and email in Japanese for your
friends and contacts in Japan. Be ready for anything with Japanese WordMage.
Parents
Japanese WordMage offers your child a powerful Japanese study aid which
they can use from elementary level up to university level and beyond. For
beginners, it contains the complete set of Hiragana and Katakana flashcards
(the Japanese alphabets) with stroke order and native Japanese pronunciation,
as well as a structured 3000 word vocabulary course which will progressively
introduce your child to the Kanji (according to the grade levels recommended
by the Japanese Ministry of Education for native Japanese children). The
extensive reference dictionaries (containing over 170,000 words) then cater
for the needs of more advanced students. Japanese WordMage will always
keeps your child at the optimal learning level, providing them with constant
challenge as they master the skill of learning to read and write Japanese.
It will also stay with them as they study Japanese over the years and continue
to build their long-term memory, since it is fully extendable and can be
tailored to even the most demanding skill levels.
Schools
Japanese WordMage does not require any Japanese operating system software
to run, immediately saving a substantial amount on your budget. In addition,
it contains an integrated Japanese word processor, Kanji reference dictionary,
translation aid and multimedia study system - all the requirements of the
typical Japanese language student and teacher. It thus forms the full backbone
of any Japanese software functions you may need for your language lab,
and all at an incredibly low price. If you have any old 386 PCs or Macintosh
Classics with System 6, don't throw them away! You can convert them instantly
into valuable Japanese workstations with JWM. See the order form for further
details about how the Classroom Editions of Japanese WordMage can cut your
costs down to size.
Teachers
Create full multimedia dictionaries for your students with the easy-to-use
authoring facilities built into Japanese WordMage. Integrate full-color
pictures, sounds (such as pronunciation) and detailed notes with any compound
or flashcard and tailor them to your students, whether they are at elementary
level or up at university level. Structure your vocabulary and Kanji course
materials into weekly lessons using the simple database functions in JWM,
and then distribute master copies to your students via your school's computers.
The Classroom Edition of Japanese WordMage will then automatically customise
lessons specifically for each student as they do exercises (you can even
log each student's use of the system). Create printed course materials
for your students such as passages of Japanese text, overhead transparencies,
exercises, grammatical templates, dialogues, assignments, vocabulary lists
and tests with the integrated Japanese word processor and Kanji reference
dictionary. You can even bundle Japanese textual passages you produce with
custom vocabulary lists (or Kanji flashcards) on disk, ready for students
to exercise with using the JWM study system. They can then read the text
and exercise with the words and Kanji in the text.
Travellers
Japanese WordMage provides optimal learning of Japanese at your own pace,
so is perfect for intensive study in preparation for your trip to Japan.
Since Japanese WordMage comes with a reference dictionary of over 117,000
proper nouns (including place names), you can ensure you know all the Kanji
of all the places you plan to visit. You can also brush up on traveller's
vocabulary and simple expressions to help you as you visit the wonderful
sights of Japan. If you have a notebook-style computer, you can even study
on the road and look up place-names on the fly. Japanese WordMage is perfect
for your intensive study needs.
Translators
Use Japanese WordMage's translation aid to help you translate any Japanese
text quickly and easily, including Japanese web pages provided by Japanese
daily newspapers such as the Asahi, Mainichi and Yomiuri Shimbun. Imagine
reading Japanese newspapers on a daily basis from the comfort of your own
computer - you get to find out immediately what is happening in Japan from
a Japanese perspective. The Kanji reference dictionary included with JWM
contains over 170,000 words, making it suitable for all but the most demanding
tasks. Japanese WordMage is also one of the best tools available in the
world to enhance your professional skills, because it systematically ensures
you are up-to-date with all your Kanji and vocabulary, as well as training
and improving your long-term memory. It is also fully automated, so revising
Kanji or compounds is simplicity itself. Since you can enter your own vocabulary,
you can also create specialized dictionaries for any special assignments
or contracts.