{"product_id":"japanese-for-college-students-basic-vol-1-9784770019974","title":"Japanese for College Students: Basic  Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese for College Students: Basic is a genuinely integrated  comprehensive course for learning every aspect of beginning Japanese: listening  speaking  reading  and writing. It utilizes a functional approach tried and proved in the classrooms of International Christian University  known for the excellence and experience of its staff. In three volumes  the series contains 300 hours of study  2 000 words  and 450 kanji. Three sets of tapes complete the series.  TheTeachers Manual is full of suggestions  advice  and ideas on how to complete a well-rounded course. See the excerpted Introduction below.  Features of Japanese for College Students: Basic  Listening and Speaking  Varied  ready-to-use drill exercises make preparation a snap  All activities within the text--no additional workbooks to buy  Focused exercises utilize essential vocabulary  Functional approach emphasizes quick attainment of useful skills  Hundreds of additional related exercises included in the Teachers Manual.  Set of tapes (sold separately) enhances the speed and fluency of language learning  Grammar Notes  Clear  straightforward explanations  Plentiful examples eliminate the need for confusing  semi-grammatical terms  Two Comprehensive grammar indexes (English and Japanese) for easy reference to the text  Cultural and linguistic information provided as necessary  Reading  Relevant  interesting  and up-to-date material  Passages integrate previously learned material while concentrating on new vocabulary  Two vocabulary indexes give definitions  kanji  and the place first introduced in the text  Traditional Japanese subscript pronunciation guide (rubi) added where necessary  Both horizontal and vertical printing are given  as well as hand-written passages  Comprehension checks and reading\/writing activities accompany each passage  Writing  Employs the three Japanese scripts-hiragana  katakana  and kanji-from the outset  Kanji introduced according to relevance and frequency of use  New kanji presented with all common readings and stroke order  Kanji index makes it easy to find previously introduced characters\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923804553269,"sku":"ByrdShop_4770019971","price":101.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9784770019974.jpg?v=1794115471","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/japanese-for-college-students-basic-vol-1-9784770019974","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}