Consists of twenty Japanese language lessons. There are two teachers, a linguist who talks about Japanese, and a tutor who is a native speaker of Japanese. Students learn by guided imitation.
Japanese: The Spoken Language has been written by Eleanor Harz Jorden, with collaboration by Mari Noda, to replace her widely used Beginning Japanese in introductory and intermediate courses. Extensive changes and innovations are incorporated into this three-volume textbook to improve it as a teaching tool. Stressing Japanese as it is spoken today in Japan, the books introduce the language in a totally systematic fashion and in manageable segments, so that students who have mastered the full thirty lessons can handle the spoken language with considerable facility. The core conversations--all brief and natural--cover situations in which foreigners typically find themselves interacting with Japanese. They include topics ranging from asking directions and ordering a meal to more challenging discussions on how to refuse, criticize, disagree, and complain. Hundreds of drills--incorporating thousands of exchanges--are all in a response format, so that each exchange constitutes a mini-conversation. Explanations, presented in the detail and depth that a newcomer to the Japanese language urgently requires, offers not only linguistic analysis but also careful descriptions of how the language is used within Japanese society. They include such important topics as hierarchy, in-group/out-group differentiation, and avoidance of confrontation. Supplementary material provides outlines for the utilization of what has been introduced, check-ups on structure, and comprehension checks based on accompanying audiotapes.
This supplement to Japanese: The Spoken Languages (JSL), Part I, has been prepared to guide the instructor and the student step-by-step through the explanations of structure that are found in the main textbook. The question-and-answer format makes the material easier to follow by providing the questions that should be asked and the accurate answers to them. Meticulously prepared, this supplement makes the sections on structural patterns in JSL much simpler to use.
This three-volume textbook stresses Japanese as it is spoken today in Japan. Jordan has introduced the language in a totally systematic fashion and in manageable segments, so that students who have mastered the material in the book can handle the spoken language with considerable facility.
This book is a companion to Japanese: the spoken language and reading Japanese (3 pts. each 3 vols) ... Students will be introduced to katakana, hiragana, and basic Chinese characters over the course of all 3 parts."--Publisher supplied.
Building on the foundation laid in Volume 1, Volume 2 guides high-beginning students toward proficiency in reading and writing using Japanese characters
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