Do a search for "Pimsleur Japanese" as well, that series is pretty damn good for learning a different language.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimsleur_language_learning_system

It's also what the FBI/CIA uses to teach its agents foreign languages.

thanks, downloading it now

yeah, but is it used in spacecraft technology?

it is extremely useful in the field of rocket surgery

when i saw this thread i thought to myself "i bet $100 that its dirds post".

i'm glad i didnt say it out loud..

why i outa..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone_(software)
is also an alternative.

The pirate bay has links for those programs.