Japanese for Busy People III: Kana Text (Japanese for Busy People Series) (Vol 3) (Paperback)

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How can the Japanese for Busy People series help you learn Japanese?
Japanese for Busy People is, as the title suggests, a concise course for 'busy' students who want to learn natural, spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time. Three main texts-Japanese for Busy People I, Japanese for Busy People II, and Japanese for Busy People Ill-with related workbooks, cassette tapes, CDs, teacher's manuals, and videos make up this fully integrated three-level series. At each level, enough vocabulary and grammar has been provided to enable the learner to communicate in uncomplicated adult language without having to memorize excessive amounts of vocabulary and language patterns that are not immediately useful. All components of the Japanese for Busy People series have been prepared under the guidance of a working group of experienced Japanese language instructors who reviewed and tested the material in an authentic classroom environment.
Japanese for Busy People Ill: The Workbook is the ideal resource for any student who wishes to improve speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Japanese. This collection of exercises and activities has been developed to provide practice for sentence patterns presented in both the Revised Edition and Kana Version of Japanese for Busy People Ill. The workbook can be used both in the classroom as a supplement for introducing or reviewing lessons, and outside the classroom for homework and review. When coordinated with the exercises and quizzes in the main textbook, this workbook should enable learners to improve their command of basic Japanese in a relatively short time.
The fully illustrated Workbook includes:
'Accuracy Practice' - Drills, exercises, and discourse training.
'Fluency Practice' - Listening, role-playing, and discussion training.
'Reading Practice' - 20 interesting articles each with a full English translation.
Japanese for Busy People Ill: Workbook Tapes (available separately) has been specially designed to support this workbook.

About the Author

THE ASSOCIATION FOR JAPANESE-LANGUATE TEACHING (AJALT) has been recognized as a nonprofit organization by the Ministry of Education since 1997. 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: 296 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha International (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 477002052X
• ISBN-13: 978-4770020529
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #805,515 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent refresher, June 25, 2000

By	Sue Six (USA) - See all my reviews

I lived in Japan off and on over the course of 15 years, and I formally studied Japanese (in college or at a private language academy) for a little over two years. Even so, my Japanese was a combination of "perfect" and "invented". This book proved to be an excellent refresher course for me, and my Japanese improved remarkably. I have no problems with kana, but my kanji knowledge was limited to only about 600 -- I was reminded of a number of kanji I should have known, and learned quite a few more that I hadn't known before. Japanese for Busy People III offers a wonderful blend of review and new material, with plenty of reading, vocabulary work, practice of both writing kanji and grammar work/substitution drills. Explanations of grammar are written in English and romaji, but the majority of the text is kana and kanji, with furigana where appropriate. I highly recommend this book, (and books I and II for those in the earlier levels of Japanese study) for self-study.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars top of the shelf, May 14, 2002

By	M. biyik (ISTANBUL Turkey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Japanese for Busy People III: CDs (Japanese for Busy People Series) (Pt.3) (Audio CD)

I'm a person who has been learning japanese for 6 months by himself. I've read tens of books and listened to many tapes and CDs. Among all the products I have, I believe the set of Japanese For Busy People is wonderful. Especially, thanks to their CDs (which help a great deal),I'm now able to speak pretty good Japanese,in such a short time.

What I would recommend the pals who like to learn Japanese is that first finish reading the books and review them all by listening to the CDs. Conversations on CDs are so clear to listen. There are no pauses after the sentences for you to repeat but,for those who always keep on listening to the CDs, after some time, those pauses might become really boring.

To cut the long story short folks, Japanese For Busy People set should always be on top of other study books and CDs.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Aid to Learning Japanese, April 22, 2000

By	S. Kelly "Make no little plans, they have no ... (Jinan, China) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Japanese for Busy People III: CDs (Japanese for Busy People Series) (Pt.3) (Audio CD)

This CD set allows you to hear the Japanese which is taught in Japanese for Busy People III and helps learners hear the Japanese phrases and grammar they're learning in each chapter. Even though I live in Japan and hear the language every day the CDs are helpful because I can get the language repeated till I understand it.

I like using the CDs better than the tapes as it's easier to study the lesson I'm on without rewinding a tape and trying to get the right spot.