Beginner's Japanese
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Beginner's Japanese
(Teach yourself books)
Hodder Education , Mcgraw-Hill, 2003
- Book
- CDs
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Copyright date on accompanying discs: c2002
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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Book ISBN 9780340870365
Description
Japanese has become increasingly popular as a language to learn in recent years, and a growing awareness of Japan has been created through industry, television, newspaper articles, Japanese events and exhibitions. "Teach Yourself Beginner's Japanese" is the right course for you if you really want to learn Japanese but are daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks. This book starts right from the beginning and explains everything in simple English. There are hints throughout to make learning easy and you can learn at your own pace with plenty of practice of each new point. It is a friendly introduction to the language which will help you to understand and speak Japanese sufficiently well to function effectively in basic everyday situations, both business and social. The course will also offer you an insight into Japanese culture and there is even an opportunity for you to learn some of the basics of reading Japanese if you want to. The book is divided into two main parts. Units 1-12 introduce you to the basic structures and grammatical points you'll need in everyday situations.
Units 14-20 deal with everyday situations such as shopping, eating out, travelling, meeting a Japanese business person and entertaining a Japanese person in your home. They give you the opportunity to put into practice and consolidate the language you have learnt in the first 12 units. Unit 13 is a special unit designed to give you the chance to find out something about reading Japanese. If you would rather miss this unit out and concentrate on speaking and listening, you can do so without it affecting your understanding of the other units. All the Japanese in other units is given in romanization. By the end of the course you'll be able to communicate in a wide range of real-life situations and have all the practical information you need to enjoy your next trip to Japan. Two accompanying cassettes or CDs are available separately or in a pack with the book. The leader in self-learning with more than 300 titles, covering all subjects. Be where you want to be with "Teach Yourself".
Table of Contents
- About the course
- pronunciation guide
- how do you do?
- I'm British
- what's your occupation?
- there are five people in my family
- what time is it?
- how much is it?
- where is the post office?
- what do you do on Sundays?
- let's have a party
- last week I went to Kyoto
- it's nice weather, isn't it?
- the sport I like is tennis
- let's read Japanese
- shopping
- a bottle of beer please
- money
- I want to make a reservation
- is this the train for Sapporo?
- let's go skiing
- please come and visit
- key to the activities and tests
- Japanese-English vocabulary
- index of grammatical structures. Appendix: numbers.
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CDs ISBN 9780340870402
Description
This double CD provides approximately 2 hours of listening material and accompanies the book TEACH YOURSELF BEGINNER'S JAPANESE. The book and CDs are also available as a pack (978 0 340 87038 9). Alternatively the listening material is available on a double cassette which can be purchased either on its own (978 0 340 87039 7) or in a pack with the book (978 0 340 87037 0).
Table of Contents
- About the course
- pronunciation guide
- how do you do?
- I'm British
- what's your occupation?
- there are five people in my family
- what time is it?
- how much is it?
- where is the post office?
- what do you do on Sundays?
- let's have a party
- last week I went to Kyoto
- it's nice weather, isn't it?
- the sport I like is tennis
- let's read Japanese
- shopping
- a bottle of beer please
- money
- I want to make a reservation
- is this the train for Sapporo?
- let's go skiing
- please come and visit
- key to the activities and tests
- Japanese-English vocabulary
- index of grammatical structures. Appendix: numbers.
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