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Genki, Level 1 Textbook
An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
げんき
ISBN: 9784789009638
The Genki, Level 1 textbook provides beginning students of Japanese a solid grounding in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Twelve lessons cover situations and subjects relating to daily life and follow the high times (vacations, planning a first date, and eating out) and the low (going to the doctor and getting stood up on the first date!). Students will appreciate the functional situations and frequent introduction of colloquialisms that immediately give a taste of the living language. “Dialogue and Grammar” and “Reading and Writing” sections in the textbook contain a variety of stimulating, challenging exercises and easy to follow examples. The text is also full of cultural notes that teach students the “why”, not just “how”, of Japanese language and grammar.
The first volume includes 145 kanji, comprehensive Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese indices, and the most frequently used vocabulary, expressions, and grammar, giving students the opportunity to apply what they have learned to their daily lives.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9784789009638
ISBN-10: 4789009637
Publisher: The Japan Times
Published: 1999
Trim Size: 257 x 182
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: B/W Illustrations and Photography
Pages: 368pp
Through use of the textbook’s diverse exercises, plus a supplementary workbook and CD, students are given numerous opportunities to practice listening and speaking skills. Examples in the textbook are easy to read and understand, and the material presents the most frequently used vocabulary, expressions, and grammar, giving students the opportunity to apply what they have learned to their daily lives. Packed with easy-to-understand grammar explanations, a variety of exercises full of illustrations, and scenes taken from everyday life, the lessons will have students enjoying the beginning stages of Japanese language learning as they acquire well-balanced communication abilities in elementary Japanese.
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