Japanese Language Textbook

During the next 128 amusing pages the three friends learn to speak, read and write the basics . . . along with taking breaks to try Japanese hot-spring baths, sumo wrestling, Zen meditation and more. Focusing on exactly what the 9 to 13-year-old learner wants to know, this book is carefully set up to allow them to learn Japanese independently, at their own speed, without an adult’s help.

Every page of I’m Learning Japanese! is in full color and the illustrated comic book-approach, with its speech bubbles and funny side remarks, makes the learning seem to fly. It gives preteens a fun grounding in the language, and one that’s accurate and practical. Nothing they learn here is ôwatered downö or will ever need to be unlearned, should they continue on with their Japanese studies in school or later in life.

Available in both hardcover and paperback, Intermediate Japanese includes an accompanying audio disc, and free web-based multimedia resources with additional exercises. A separate Workbook is available with corresponding one-of-a-kind practice activities.

What makes this series so popular?

• * The focus is very visual. The book’s narrative is told with manga-style story pages, and the CD_ROM uses colorful video.
• * Authentic written, visual, and oral materials are embedded very naturally throughout the book.
• * Independent learners and classroom students alike will find this an accessible and upbeat way to master contemporary Japanese.
• * Kanji characters are emphasized here more than in other textbooks and are taught as an integral part of learning Japanese spoken vocabulary, rather than separately.
• * By the end of this book, learners will have mastered 149 additional kanji, for a cumulative total of 300 kanji.