Multimedia Kana Learning System

Multimedia Kana Learning System

Features/Benefits:

Kanakun is advanced multimedia learning for teaching the fundamentals of Japanese language writing. It is innovative and creative in its use of animation, photographs, sound, and computer generated illustrations. Kanakun integrates full multimedia elements to deliver a complete interactive, audiovisual experience for learning the basics of Japanese writing. Kanakun is perfect for all first year Japanese students, whether affiliated with school, business, or home use.

· Learn basic Hiragana and Katakana through stroke order animation and pronunciation. Test your writing skills right on the screen itself with your mouse! Kanakun offers a variety of fun activities to test and sharpen your Japanese reading skills.

· Learn to use Kana through hundreds of pictures. Kanakun includes modules for reaming vocabulary for colors, food, occupations and more. The pictures show you how to write and pronounce each word! Test your skills in the word game, matching the picture to its proper pronunciation and spelling!

· Reinforce memorization with fun interactive games and reading drills! Practice writing Japanese vocabulary with a full multimedia vocabulary test. The Cartoon section teaches basic Japanese dialog in common social situations such as greetings, the weather, good manners, feelings, and more..

Kana Tables

· Choose between kana tables

· Select individual characters

· Hear their sound

· Watch their strokeorder animation

Kana Matching Game

· Learn by playing

· Customize game

· Choose between various game styles:

Kana vs. Romaji vs. Sound

· Keeps track of your performance

Kana Cards

· Memorize at your own pace

· Choose characters individually or by subsets

· Shuffle cards to test your memory

· Stacked or spread out views

· Hear correct pronunciation

Kana Writer

· Learn to write Kana characters

· Fully customize module

· Write on the screen with or without a guide

Vocabulary Module

· Watch the object, point to it, hear its name

· A database of 200+ words

· Classified into 15 + categories: Mammals, Birds, Food, etc.

· Real photographs

· Special sound effects

Word Game

· Test your knowledge of Japanese words

· A database of 200+ words

· Choose from 15+ categories

· Customize game

· Keeps track of your performance

Word type

· Learn words through pictures and sound

· Type words using the mouse on a virtual kana keyboard

· Keeps track of your performance

Kana Cartoon Module

· 1earn sentences by reading cartoons

· Cartoons organized by situation: Greetings, Introductions, etc.

· Hear the sentence pronounced

· Read the text in Kana or English

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