Workbook/Lab Manual to accompany Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese [Paperback]

Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 2 edition (June 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070723397
• ISBN-13: 978-0070723399
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #740,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An editing disaster, April 20, 2001

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Philip Smith "psschroder" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Workbook/Lab Manual to accompany Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese (Paperback)

I have the second edition of the workbook and the second edition of the textbook. Apparently when they edited and "simplified" the textbook nobody bothered to update the workbook. As a result, the workbook references incorrect page numbers in the textbook, and asks you to know words that no longer appear in the vocabulary lists of the text. This series also emphasizes learning kana and kanji more than other beginning books I've seen, which can be good or bad depending on why you are studying Japanese.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Workbook, September 13, 2010

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S. Ramos "Mar-A" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Workbook/Lab Manual to accompany Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese (Paperback)

I bought this workbook for Japanese 1 and 2. It's the same as the 3rd edition (hint: wink wink). It's great for hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Great work book for learning the language. Another thing, your teacher makes a difference on how this workbook is used.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great help practicing the language!, January 17, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Workbook/Lab Manual to accompany Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese (Paperback)

I had this as an assigned text, along with the actual textbook. The practice is really good, but sometimes the exercises would drag on, and I'd think, "how many times can I practice this grammar lesson??" If you can get the kanji into your practice sentences, you'll get some better practice. It's not nearly as good as practice with a real person (conversation or letters), but it'll certainly support your endeavors to study Japanese.