Title: The Worst Way to Learn Japanese
Product review: The Jordan system of learning Japanese has it's fair share of supporters, but anyone who has truly made Japanese an important part of their life understands why this book is not only unhelpful, but counterproductive. This system works entirely in romaji (roman characters), preventing the learner from seeing the language from a native perspective and retarding understanding of Japanese writing systems. As if that weren't bad enough, in place of the standard method of romanization Jordan has created her own, which is both confusing and unnecessary. It uses "core conversations" to simulate speaking in the language, but provides the learner with no ability whatsoever in creating original sentences. Do not buy this book! A much better choice for the beginning Japanese student is the "Genki" series.
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