Japanese for Young People I

by 国際日本語普及協会 and Ajalt

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 477002178X
• ISBN13: 9784770021786
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.0" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Japanese not just for young people

I'm not really a young person. Both of my kids are studying Japanese in high school, and I feel a bit left behind. Besides, I'd like to, some day, watch an anime without relying completely on sub-titles. The book is very gently paced and delightfully illustrated. Matched with its companion book (there is an information book and a workbook), this is a very friendly introduction to Japanese. Yes, there is a long way for me to go, but there's a book II, which I will get.

Useful for older people

I bought this book because a group of people in the workplace are learning Japanese with a Japanese colleague. We specifically regard the structure of the book and the fact that been targeted to young people, it's easy to follow by an adult. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to learn Japanese.

Helpful

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!

Learn Japanese

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.

Great Learning Tool!

This book is a must for Japanese Beginners. It contains numerous amount of examples along with colorful illustration. All this equal to a new way of learning Japanese.