Japanese for Everyone Textbook Revised Edition

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This textbook is a new, unique course designed for classroom use as well as self-study. Its objective is to lead beginning students up to a point where they are able to communicate effectively in practical, everyday encounters. The course presents dialogues and expressions in Japanese, together with useful cultural information, enabling students to use the language as a native speaker would in a variety of real-life situations.

  • Brand name: Gakken
  • 978-4-88996-234-5
  • by Susumu Nagara; 383 Pages; Softcover
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Japanese for Everyone Textbook Revised Edition

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Challenging, Fast-Paced, Dense, and a Bargain!
July 16, 2012
Reviewer:  Amani2 "jishera" 

(CA)

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Japanese for Everyone is a great textbook for someone who learns from examples, appreciates brief explanations, wants a traditional textbook, and does not need lots of handholding. JFE covers more grammar, vocab, and kanji than most other textbooks for beginners; it is fast-paced and challenging, so this book is not for everyone.

JFE covers ~450 kanji (no stroke order, just furigana) and ~2500 vocab words. It will take you through roughly the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4 level. There’s a variety of quality grammar exercises, and answers are included in the back. The original audio tapes seem to be out of print, but you can find the audio online.

Overall, 9/10 if you are a self-motivated learner who wants something fast-paced.

If JFE is not your cup of tea, try Genki or An Introduction to Modern Japanese (Bowring and Laurie). Also take a look at this textbook comparison table for more ideas: http://rtkwiki.koohii.com/wiki/Comparison_of_Japanese_Textbooks_Table

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Most Bang for your Buck
January 4, 2011
Reviewer:  Dustin Quigley 

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This is the book I prefer most. It is faster paced then Genki, and covers the same grammar, but in one volume instead of 2. Includes the answer key, and plenty of exercises.

It does move at a faster pace, so sometimes I need to refer to an outside source to clarify something, but overall, I enjoy following the story of the main characters features, and the Japanese that goes along with it follows in a logical order.

JFE features both casual and polite forms quite early in the book, and works well for someone who wants to use Japanese with friends, and in classroom settings.

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