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.