Product Description

*EARWORMS CD + BOOKLET

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #171875 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-01
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio CD
• 20 pages

Steven Bumphrey, BBC Radio Presenter
"I learned more from listening to 5 minutes of Earworms Rapid Chinese than spending a whole year in Hong Kong."

Steven Bumphrey, BBC Radio Presenter
"I learned more from listening to 5 minutes of Earworms than spending a whole year in a language course."

From the Publisher
A break-through in language learning!
This new, unique accelerated learning method is based on recent scientific research into memory enhancement, using melodic patterns to burn words, phrases and grammatical structures into the long-term memory. The Earworms learning method not only anchors words and phrases into your memory in a very short time, it also fits in with busy lives, saving time. You can learn in a traffic jam, on the Underground, while jogging, doing the ironing…where and when you want to. Ease of use and genuine effectiveness are two of the founding principles of the Earworms Musical Brain Trainer approach to language acquisition. You take control and you can be using your newfound knowledge within hours. By the enthusiasm of the feedback that we have had it seems that the earworms approach is on the way to changing the face of language learning as we know it. It recently reached No.1 in the US iTunes audio book charts, knocking ‘The Da Vinci Code off the top spot!

Customer Reviews

Rapid Japanese
`Earworms Rapid Japanese' is a new way of learning a language based on linking words and phrases to music. The album has a variety of tracks that take you through various situations and gives you the words you may need. These words are almost sung along with catchy tunes in the background, I say almost as they are spoken but in time with the music to assist your memory. On this disc a man speaks the English and a native Japanese lady speaks the Japanese. Both speak very clearly and are in no way cheesy or patronising. What is also good is that at times the man may ask questions to clarify a point or pronunciation and they lady will respond. The topics covered in Volume 1 (meant to cover brief visits, whereas Volume 2 covers more in-depth knowledge) are `I would like...', `To Order', Have You Got...?', To The Airport', Numbers, days and time', `Is There?', `Directions', `Where, how many and what time?', `Problems' and `Do You Understand English?'. Basically what you'd need on your first holiday to Japan. The music is OK to listen to and not excessively cheesy or boring. It gets a bit repetitive at times, but this is kind of the point as it's meant to be almost like a jingle that hooks the phrases in your brain. There are various music styles with folky guitar, Celtic styles, drum (almost dance) style and more. There is also a complimentary website that adds ideas to help with learning and retention. There is information in the booklet on how the idea of earworms works, as well as the phrases used so you can read along if you wish. I found this system of language learning easy to use and I retained a great deal of the words used. You do need to repeat the listening, but with the music this isn't too arduous and you can easily have this on in the background and still pick bits up. Coupled with a good phrasebook this should stand you in good stead for any visits to Japan you may have planned. Worth a try if other language courses haven't worked or inspired you.