Barbara: If you want to learn on your own, get some reading materials and a dictionary. Start with children's books, and work your way up. I've seen this work before in immersion programs. It takes some time but is entertaining. It's how I learned and am improving my reading and writing in Japanese. --justin ======================= Justin Meyer [log in to unmask] http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jameyer And now good morrow to our waking souls, Which watch not one another out of fear; For love all love of other sights controls, And makes one little room an everywhere. --John Donne, "The Good Morrow" ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).