Master the Art ofJapanese Conversation
Speak like a philosopher, not a tourist.
Develop genuine spoken proficiency in Japanese through adaptive AI dialogue that grows more sophisticated as you do — spontaneous, sustained conversation in natural Standard Japanese (標準語), never memorised scripts. Built for real communicative competence in professional communication, graduate study, diplomacy, leadership, and critical thinking — with ACTFL proficiency development and OPI readiness as natural outcomes.
- Advanced Spoken Japanese
- Real-World Communicative Competence
- ACTFL Proficiency Development
- Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Preparation
- CEFR Communicative Competence
- Dynamic AI Conversation & Follow-up Questions
- Business & Executive Communication
- Diplomacy & International Relations
- Graduate School Preparation
- Debate & Critical Thinking
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Created by T.C. Griswold, a University of Oxford alumnus and applied linguist.
Sample oral interview — level check
ProbingInterviewer
「日本で働く外国人が増えていますが、この変化は社会にどのような影響を与えていると思いますか。」
You
「労働力の不足を補うという点では、明らかに利点があると思います。」
Interviewer — follow-up
「では、受け入れ側の制度が追いついていないと批判する人に対して、あなたならどう反論しますか。具体例を挙げて説明してください。」
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Illustrative preview · ACTFL proficiency estimate on completion
The Method
Six movements of a single dialogue
Adapted for modern oral proficiency from three traditions: Socratic questioning for precision, the Platonic dialogue for the structure of inquiry, and the Hegelian movement of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. Every session traces the same arc — you learn to think aloud, and to revise while speaking.
Proposition
State a defensible claim with clarity and conviction.
Clarification
Refine terms and surface the assumptions in play.
Contradiction
Meet a steel-manned counter-argument designed to test you.
Defense
Respond under pressure with structured spoken reasoning.
Synthesis
Reconcile tensions into a higher-order position.
Reflection
Audit your language, logic, and delivery for the next round.
Not a vocabulary app. Not a phrasebook.
Traditional Japanese platforms drill words and grammar points.Dialectic Method develops spoken proficiency — spontaneous speech, sustained conversation, and real communicative competence through dynamic AI dialogue.
日本語学習者の皆様へ
AIとの対話で、日本語会話力を高める
Dialectic Methodは、AIとの構造化された対話を通じて日本語のスピーキング能力を養うアプリケーションです。語彙の暗記や文型の反復練習ではなく、実際に話し、考え、応答する力そのものを育てます。ソクラテス式対話に由来する六段階の対話プロセス——提題、明確化、反論、防御、統合、省察——を通じて、論理的思考と批判的思考を日本語で展開する力を鍛えます。
自然な標準語によるAIインターロキュターとの会話は、発音と口頭表現の練習にも最適です。です・ます調の丁寧な会話から、ビジネス日本語や専門的な敬語表現まで、学習者のレベルに合わせて対話が発展します。初級者から上級日本語の学習者まで、それぞれの段階に応じた会話練習が可能です。
議論や討論（ディベート）を重視する設計は、JLPT N1・N2レベルの高度な日本語運用能力を目指す学習者にも適しています。ただし、本アプリは公式なJLPT対策講座や認定試験ではありません。大学院研究や学会発表、国際的なビジネス、外交の場で求められる、自発的で持続的な会話能力の養成を目的としています。
この教育方法は、オックスフォード大学での大学院研究に起源を持つ、研究に基づくアプローチです（大学による公式な承認を意味するものではありません）。Dialectic Methodが重視するのは、単語を覚えることではなく、日本語で考え、対話し、自分の考えを展開する力です。
Who it's for
Built for advanced speakers with something at stake.
Graduate students & academics
Seminar discussion, conference Q&A, viva and oral defense.
International professionals
Meetings, presentations, negotiation, executive presence.
Interview candidates
Scholarship, MBA, consulting, and senior leadership rounds.
Diplomats & policy specialists
Hedged register, restraint, and precision under scrutiny.
An elite standard
Built for High Achievers
Develop the advanced Japanese skills associated with leadership, influence, academic excellence, and global professional success.
Graduate Students
Diplomats
International Professionals
Executives
Researchers
Entrepreneurs
Future Ivy League Applicants
Future Oxbridge Applicants
A scholarly mark
A tradition of disciplined dialogue
The mark evokes a tradition of disciplined inquiry—from Socratic questioning and Platonic dialogue to later dialectical models of contradiction and synthesis. Dialectic Method adapts this inheritance for modern advanced oral proficiency.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when the method takes hold.
A free Learner tier to try the method, Scholar for complete premium Japanese conversation practice, and Fellow — the complete premium experience for advanced learners and professionals.
Learner
One complimentary conversation session.
Free
- 1 free conversation session
- Onboarding diagnostic
- Basic transcript review
- Limited topic library
- Basic scoring & progress preview
Scholar
Complete premium Japanese conversation practice.
$14.99 / month
- Unlimited conversation sessions
- Advanced oral proficiency development
- Structured curriculum and progression
- Full CEFR / ACTFL feedback
- Complete transcript history
- Progress analytics & trends
- Full topic library access
- Japanese voice selection (male / female / best)
- Advanced diagnostics
In-app purchase · iOS
Fellow
The complete premium experience for advanced learners and professionals.
$34.99 / month
- Everything in Scholar
- Unlimited Build Your Own Dialectic
- Thesis viva simulations (論文口頭試問)
- Advanced academic, professional, diplomatic, and executive discourse
- Premium AI capabilities
- Extended session length
- Premium Japanese voices
- Advanced analytics & exports
In-app purchase · iOS
Scholar and Fellow are sold through Apple's in-app purchase inside the iOS app and are billed and managed by Apple. Open Dialectic Method on your iPhone or iPad to subscribe.
Institution & enterprise licensing — contact us.
FAQ
Common questions
Begin where the conversation matters.
Learner · one complimentary dialectical session. No card required.
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Designed for sustained practice and long-term speaking growth.
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