SHIN NIHONGO NO KISO I (En Japonais) [Japanese]

by AOTS (Association For Overseas Technical Scholarship) and Nagaaki Yamamoto

Book Overview

This book is a beginner-level Japanese textbook. Training time is about 100 hours. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Japanese
• ISBN: 4906224512
• ISBN13: 9784906224517
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: 3A CORPORATION
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.1" x 0.5" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Very good book, worth splashing out on, but. . .

This is a very good book, but as the previous reviewer pointed out, you will need to pick up the English translation etc. as it is entirely in Japanese (full-on Hiragana, Kanji, Katakana, the works). If you are serious about learning the language, this is probably the best place to start - but similar texts such as 'Japanese for Busy People' are a little less daunting. Since you could probably learn 3 European languages in the same time that it would take you to acheive a respectable level of Japanese, I would only recommend this if you are serious about learning to really read and write the language. If you are happy to focus more on speaking etc., then you would be better off with another text, cause this is a bit of a slog. Happy studies.

The Only Beginners Text to Have

Having studied Japanese both at university and in Japan, I have come across a myriad of beginner's titles but none of them are comparable to Shin Nihongo No Kiso I & II. These texts give a thorough grounding in the language and prepare the students for further study. This is also the text used by many Japanese language schools in Japan as it quickly yet succinctly gives students a grasp of the spoken language which can be used immediately. The texts must also be praised for its methodical approach to grammar which is where many other texts fail. Please note that the main text must be bought in conjunction with two additional supplementary books, grammar notes and the English translation...