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Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!Japanese Folktales for Language Learners presents 22 traditional stories in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate learners. This book can be used as a language reader and will be of great interest to anyone wishing to learn more about Japanese culture and folklore.The stories in this collection gradually increase in length and complexity as the book progresses. They include:"e;The Candy-Buying Ghost"e; - A female ghost mysteriously buys candy every night from a small village shop, until one night she reveals her true identity and her tragic story. "e;The Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom"e; - Regarded as one of the ? ve greatest Japanese folktales, this touching story tells of a kind old man who uses his magical powers for good. "e;The Abandoned Mother"e; - An elderly woman is abandoned at the top of a mountain by her own son, a reference to the old practice of senicide in Japan. Vocabulary lists, cultural notes, exercises and discussion questions help to reinforce an understanding of the stories and bolster language skills. Free online recordings of all the stories are provided.

Everything you need to master first-year Japanese language essentials-clear explanations, tons of practice exercises, and NEW audio to improve your speaking and listening skillsThe most effective way to learn any new language is to practice, practice, and practice some more. In Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Japanese, you'll find all the practice you need to complete your first year of study. Based on the proven success of the Practice Makes Perfect series, this bestselling workbook offers easily digested short sections (each taking about 10 to 15 minutes to complete), clear explanations of grammar, and a solid grounding in basic vocabulary. Supported by the McGraw Hill Language Lab app, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Japanese also offers comprehensive digital support, with extensive audio recordings that provide the answer key for many exercises, so you can build your confidence in speaking and listening to the language by following the model of native Japanese speakers. With the instruction, explanations, and extensive practice in this book, you'll acquire all the knowledge and skills a first-year student is expected to master.. Short sections with key grammatical concepts and core vocabulary provide easy, bite-size lessons for your busy schedule. Ideal for both self-study learners and to complement a first-year class . Supported by extensive audio recordings, available via McGraw Hill's exclusive Language Lab app, including answers to 80 exercises from the book. NEW: Recordings of example sentences throughout the book

Strengthen your Japanese grammar skills with practice, practice, practice! From particles to pronouns, this comprehensive workbook covers all those aspects of Japanese grammar that you might find a little intimidating or hard to remember. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Japanese Grammar introduces the fundamentals of the language and then progresses to show how these building blocks connect to create complex sentences. Each chapter features clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and dozens of engaging exercises in a variety of formats for whatever your learning style. You will, of course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your new skills in context. With its winning formula for getting a handle on Japanese grammar right away, Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Japanese Grammar is your ultimate resource for mastering the grammar of this complex language. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Japanese Grammar includes: Everyday Japanese presented in both Japanese characters (hiragana, katakana, and kanji) and phonetic translation A comprehensive introduction to Japanese grammar High-frequency vocabulary presented in context A clear pronunciation guide Hundreds of exercises in a variety of formats

Contemporary Japanese is a textbook series for beginning students of Japanese at the college or high school level. It is intended for classroom use as well as self-study.Each lesson in the books is very shortmeant to be covered in just an hourand has a single, clearly-defined objective. All lessons make use of the "e;active discovery"e; approach which encourages rapid learning through "e;guess and try"e; problem-solving and participation as opposed to rote memorization. This highly effective method uses real-life conversations that make learning fun by involving you in a conversation with your peers. It also removes the fear of saying something wrong!This book, the second volume in the series, contains 45 short lessons grouped into 12 chapterseach of which presents a wide variety of activities and exercises and yet is designed to be covered in a single session. This "e;daily multivitamin"e; approach to language learning makes it easy to track your progress and to review later! Free online audio files can be downloaded, providing native speaker recordings and giving correct pronunciations for the dialogs and vocabulary in each lesson.In this book you'll learn more about:Kanji and their meaningsJapanese verb formsComparison and stating preferencesUsing common set phrases and making requestsEvaluating facts and expressing opinionsSightseeing, food cravings and tastesInsights into Japanese cultureAccompanying the textbook is Contemporary Japanese Workbook Volume 2it serves as a supplementary material as well as a standalone comprehensive workbook for practicing and reviewing the language.

This book brings applied linguistics and translation studies together through an analysis of literary texts in Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Korean and their translations. It brings a new dimension to the burgeoning field of translanguaging studies and highlights the role of translation in the development of languages.

The easy way to learn the Japanese writing system! In this beginner's workbook, students of Japanese will learn to read and write the Hiragana and Katakana alphabets, as well as 50 basic Kanji characters. A step-by-step approach moves from tracing letters to reading and writing complete words quickly and effectively. This book gives you all the tools you need to learn to pronounce, read and write Japanese: A thorough overview of the hiragana and katakana alphabets.Audio recordings to improve your pronunciation and comprehension.A step-by-step approach to writing words and then sentences.Practice exercises featuring everyday activities and situations.An introduction to 50 key kanji characters.Free downloadable flash cards to aid memorization of the characters.Instead of dealing with separate Hiragana and Katakana workbooks, as is common, this comprehensive guide provides an efficient way to learn both with the help of one book

Covers 103 basic Kanji characters, with step-by-step stroke order diagrams.

Helping you learn Japanese, this title includes hundreds of quiz and test questions, chapter-opening objectives, and specific recommendations for difficult subtopics and individual weaknesses that enable you learn basic grammar structures and verb tenses, pronunciation, essential vocabulary, and how to communicate with confidence.

This Japanese language workbook was created as a supplementary material for Contemporary Japanese: An Introductory Textbook for College Students.

This Japanese language book contains 61 short lessons grouped into 14 chapters; each of which presents a wide variety of activities and exercises and yet is designed to be covered in a single session.

The quick and easy way to learn the basic Japanese kanji!Learning Japanese Kanji Practice Book is intended for beginning students or experienced speakers who need to practice their written Japanese. Kanji are an essential part of the Japanese language and together with kana (hiragana and katakana) comprise written Japanese. This book presents the most commonly used kanji characters. All the kanji and related vocabulary words in this book are those that students are expected to know for Level 5 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. (JLPT). Characters that appear in the AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam are flagged. Readings, meanings, and common compounds are presented. The correct method of writing each character is indicated and practice boxes with strokes that can be traced are provided, along with empty boxes for freehand writing practice. Lots of exercises are included to give students the opportunity to practice writing sentences containing the Kanji. Indexes at the back allow you to look up the characters by their readings and English meanings.This kanji book includes: Step-by-step stroke order diagrams for each character. Individual boxes with grid lines to practice writing characters. Extra printable practice grids Words and phrases using each kanji. Romanizations (romanji) to help identify and pronounce every word.