Ultimate Japanese: Basic - Intermediate: Cassette/Book Package (Living Language Ultimate Basic-intermediate - Manual and Cassettes)

Living Language

ISBN 10: 0609601717 ISBN 13: 9780609601716

Publisher: Living Language, 1998

Learn Japanese at Home or On the Go with the Most Complete, Up-to-Date Program Available!

Developed by the experts at Living Language, this deluxe course has everything you need to speak, understand, read, and write Japanese. Ultimate Japanese combines conversation with grammar and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format.

COMPREHENSIVE LESSON MANUAL WITH REFERENCE SECTIONS

40 lessons:
lively, authentic dialogues
vocabulary, grammar, and usage
cultural highlights

Reference sections:
summary of Japanese accents and particles
business and social letter writing
Japanese-English / English-Japanese glossary

EIGHT 60-MINUTE CASSETTES

First learn at home:
immerse yourself in Japanese - listen and repeat with the all-Japanese recordings
follow along with the manual, which includes English translations
learn conversation, grammar, and culture

Then practice on the go:
review and expand upon what you've learned
an English-speaking instructor guides you through each lesson
no reading required with these Japanese/English recordings
learn in the car, at the gym, anywhere

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From the Back Cover

"The dialogues are wonderful and among the best I've seen in a language course."

Alexandra Leaf, New York University

"I would not hesitate to use it as a primary text in any elementary or intermediate college-level class."

Professor Vincenzo Gatto, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.

"The materials are of a high quality and are fun for the learner."

Cynthia Ramsey, Ph.D., Basic Language Program, University of Southern California

"A really great package for those who don't have the money to spend two years in a foreign country!"

Juergen Kempff, Ph.D., Curriculum Director, University of California, Irvine

From the Inside Flap

Japanese at Home or On the Go with the Most Complete, Up-to-Date Program Available!

Developed by the experts at Living Language, this deluxe course has everything you need to speak, understand, read, and write Japanese. Ultimate Japanese combines conversation with grammar and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format.

COMPREHENSIVE LESSON MANUAL WITH REFERENCE SECTIONS

40 lessons:
lively, authentic dialogues
vocabulary, grammar, and usage
cultural highlights

Reference sections:
summary of Japanese accents and particles
business and social letter writing
Japanese-English / English-Japanese glossary

EIGHT 60-MINUTE CASSETTES

First learn at home:
immerse yourself in Japanese - listen and repeat with the