Finally! I was waiting and waiting for “part two”. This was really nice! I picked up a few more baseball terms (I’m making a collection of those). The little inserts with vocabulary explanations were great. Thanks.
And, finally, the Marines are on the move! They crawled out of 6th place and have been winning lots of games. Today, they beat the leaders, the Lions, 16-0 It might be too late, but - - “Go, Marines!”
Here’s their site: http://www.marines.co.jp/ There’s a nice picture of Bobby Valentine, their American manager on the first page.
As you see, I’m a real fan. I got hooked because it’s my Japanese friend’s favorite team.
Thanks, again!

man !

my brand new pc cannot open the video

Hey Matt thank you so much i was able to watch it
as always you guys a great
i wish i could see more videos about japan
thanks again , good job Sakura san and jp101

桜先生は日本語で話せば緊張は全然ね！

ﾃｯﾄﾞさん, thanks for the great post! The sites you listed were great. Thanks for sharing! And let’s go to a Marines game next time you’re in town.

Video is tight though.

Hi~

面白いですね〜
Wonder if anyone’s still reading these comments??
I’d LOVE to see more video material put out. The audio/visual double input is great (loved the vocab overlays!). Even simply adding a video portion to the current audio lessons that’s like a powerpoint slideshow of vocabulary to match the podcast would be a really great way to get that dual input. I know visiting the site plays that function, but I usually study on the go — when I’m on the computer, there’s a million other things drawing my attention.

Especially with the growing popularity of iPhones and video iPods, I think video is the next big evolution in language learning.

I’m into creating video as well - would love to volunteer to help you guys out with some if it could help bring about more material. I sent an email to that effect about 3 weeks ago, but no reply…

I really love an old NHK series called “Let’s Learn Japanese Basic” - has anyone watched that?
I’ve never seen a learning program that made me want to watch, simply to see what happens with the characters next, like that one could.
I think the mixing of a drama that pulls you into character development with learning is ideal.
Obviously you guys know that as you do it all the time with the audio lessons - would be great to see something more developed for the video side. I know it’s hard and takes a lot of resources…can’t be done so easily in the established studio. Like I said - I’ll be happy to help if you’d like. ^^

Hey Philip, I tried replying to your e-mail, but it doesn’t see to work. Can you email again with a phone number?
Thx!
Peter