Audio Vocabulary Examples

[Sukerkin]

Paul mentioned in the latest podcast a fledgling concept that I think has particular merit.

This is that Hitomi-Sensei could produce some low-cost DLC files of her reading vocabulary examples. Initially these would be as a direct adjunct to a certain book (so you'd need the book too) but even so I think this is an excellent idea.

As Paul-Sempai specifically requested feed-back, please feel free to add your comments and thoughts here. The more of us that express a positive interest then the more likely this germ of a plan will burst into fruitful life.

[Paul Griswold]

Thanks! This would absolutely be for the intermediates out there. It's all about how to express yourself beyond using simple "I like" or "I don't like" types of phrases. The book doesn't have an audio portion but contains a lot of written dialog examples, so my plan was to just ask Hitomi to read the vocabulary at the beginning of the lesson, then the example dialog with translations. She said the dialog in the book is very natural sounding and casual, so it's more appropriate for day-to-day life than a business Japanese course.

Paul

[Dan Pantry]

How much would they be? I like the sound of this. Do i buy through paypal? If so, what is Hitomi/Pauls user name?

[Paul Griswold]

Right now this is all preliminary. We have to see if anyone is interested. If we get enough people, I'll set up a download service with a 3rd party digital delivery service.

Paul

[Dan Pantry]

Ok then.

[Daysleeper]

I'm definitely interested in this. What book would you be using for the vocab examples?

[Paul Griswold]

Expressive Japanese: A Reference Guide For Sharing Emotion And Empathy

Of course it's out of stock at the moment....

It's absolutely an intermediate book. You should be conversational in Japanese before even attempting it.

[Parthenia Lehcar]

Hmm. This is a really old discussion. I'm wondering if this idea ever took off? It sounds really interesting. I'm not any where near the intermediate level so I wouldn't be able to participate in it for quite a while. But I would love to have this to look forward to. But there may not be that many other intermediate learners either? Ah well, I've at least bookmarked that book so maybe I'll buy it as I progress with Japanese!

[Paul Griswold]

Nope. Not enough interest.

We're hoping to finally get things re-started in the next couple of months. I'm building a new studio at the moment and it's supposed to be finished by mid-November.

[Sukerkin]

Good to know that things are still rolling along, Paul :tup:

[Paul Griswold]

Yep - we've just had a crazy year.

Right now our barn is being converted into a proper studio. All the permits are pulled and construction is under way.

We're thinking of moving to video podcasts once it's built.

Thanks!

Paul

[Sukerkin]

That is superb news! I await the 're-birth' with great anticipation.