Japanese For Young People II: Student Book (Vol 2) [Paperback]

AJALT (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 4770023324 | ISBN-13: 978-4770023322 | Publication Date: August 27, 1999

A new and exciting approach to basic Japanese for young adults

The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT), renowned for its Japanese for Busy People series, has developed a comprehensive course for teaching Japanese to young adulsts in English-speaking countries.

Japanese for Young People is a new three-level series designed primarily for junior-high and high school curricula encouraging systematic Japanese-language acquisition through an enjoyable but structured learning process. With an emphasis on coordination of structure and verbal communication skills, this second Student Book introduces more building-blocks of Japanese grammer through Key Sentences, Dialogues, Exercises, and Tasks.

This Student Book is accompanied by a set of three cassette tapes and a fully-illustrated Kanji Workbook which features over 100 pages of activities and games to familiarize young students with ninety of the most basic Chinese characters introduced in this book.

With charming illustrations and cultural notes throughout, Japanese for Young People provides an unintimidating start to learning one of the world's most difficult languages.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

THE ASSOCIATION FOR JAPANESE-LANGUAGE TEACHING [AJALT] was recognized as a nonprofit organization by the Ministry of Education in 1977. It was established to meet the practical needs of people who are not necessarily specialists on Japan but who wish to communicate effectively in Japanese. In 1992 the Association was awarded the Japan Foundation Special Prize.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha USA (August 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4770023324
• ISBN-13: 978-4770023322
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars someone who wants to learn Japanese, Get this series, August 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Japanese For Young People II: Student Book (Vol 2) (Paperback)

I think that the Japanese for young people series is a very great series. I am learning Japanese and I really like these books. They are not just normal textbooks, with word after word after word. I WANT to sit down and study Japanese with these series, and I think that anyone will too. These books help you communicate in Japanese to other people very well for a student. The illustrations are very nice too.

1.0 out of 5 stars Very basic kanji--won't get you far, February 14, 2010

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naware (san diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Japanese For Young People II: Student Book (Vol 2) (Paperback)

This workbook only includes 70 kanji and uses very remedial sentences for examples. If you are an adult who is seriously trying to learn the kanji for adult activities like reading the newspaper, reading adult books, surviving in Japan or passing the jlpt, this workbook is not going to take you very far.

For learning kanji, the absolute best resource I have found is Tadashii Kanji Kakitorikun. But you will need a nintendo console to play it.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm using AJALT's Japanese for young People, and I like it, August 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Japanese For Young People II: Student Book (Vol 2) (Paperback)

I'm a student taking Japanese, and I really, really like these books. They're very interesting and in full color. The illustrations and everything about the book is great! I think anyone could learn Japanese through these books!