Japanese For Young People I: Student Book (Bk.1) [STUDENT EDITION] (Paperback)

by AJALT (Author) "The principal introduces Bado-kun to Tanaka-sense..." (more)
Key Phrases: dewa arimasen, appropriate particles, informal speech

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Product Description
Renowned for its Japanese for Busy People series, The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT) has developed a new comprehensive course for teaching Japanese to young adults in English-speaking countries.
Japanese for Young People is a new three-level series designed for junior high and high school students, with an optional starter level for elementary students. With an emphasis on the coordination of structure and verbal communication skills, this program builds upon the basics of Japanese grammar through the use of key sentences, dialogues, exercises, and entertaining activities. Exposure to spoken Japanese is facilitated by three compact discs.
Japanese for Young People provides the perfect foundation for learning one of the world's most difficult languages.
Japanese for Young People is a new three-level series designed primarily for junior-high and high school curricula, encouraging systematic Japanese-language process. The student books introduce the building blocks of grammar through key sentences, dialogues, exercises and activities. Workbooks contain hundreds of exercises and games to help with the written language, while tapes provide natural, native Japanese. From the authors of Japanese for Busy People.

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

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha International; Student edition (November 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 477002178X
• ISBN-13: 978-4770021786
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,600 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This item is part of The Japanese For Young People Series.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn Japanese, May 11, 2003

By	"chiquapin8" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book has been a guide for me through my studies of Japanese. The pictures are very colorful and helpful. The makers of this book have made up characters through which help to make the dialogue parts more intresting and comphrensable. Also through a mixture of english and hiragana, it is easy to understand while challenging you to learn hiragana at the same time. I highly recommend this book for children between the ages of 8-14, who are trying to learn japanese.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, April 21, 2004

By A Customer

I have tried many different kinds of Japanese learning programs, but this has been the most useful so far. Although I would suggest getting a CD/Book if you don't hear Japanese often, this is a great starter program. It incorporates kana into the lessons, so you will learn also how to write.

I recommend it for all ages!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for beginners, but there's better.., December 5, 2005

By	Chrissers "Chris" (New York, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I'm currently using this book in my first year Japanese class in college. It is rather helpful, but comparing this book to Genki Vol. 1, Genki is much better. Genki does a much better way of explaining the particles, vocabulary, sentence structue, etc.
If you're learning on your own, or learning in school, and are using this book I suggest you pick up Genki too. It'll be worth it in the end if you want to further your knowledge of the language.