Helen Gilhooly

'Teach Yourself Japanese' is a lively and accessible introduction to everyday spoken and written Japanese. This book/CD pack offers the opportunity to learn to read, listen to and speak Japanese script whilst also featuring the more familiar romajji (roman) script, in which all grammar explanations of Japanese terms are written. Topics covered in the course include Japanese name conventions, workplace, transport, media, aspects of modern society and environmental issues, and the language is taught via realistic and interesting dialogues. The accompanying audio CDs allow listeners to hear authentic Japanese spoken by native Japanese speakers in everyday situations. They provide approximately 2 hours of listening material.

Japanese has become increasingly popular as a language to learn in recent years, and a growing awareness of Japan has been created through industry, television, newspaper articles, Japanese events and exhibitions. This course is designed for those who really want to learn Japanese but are daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks. This book starts right from the beginning and explains everything in simple English. There are hints throughout to make learning easy and you can learn at your own pace with plenty of practice of each new point. It is a friendly introduction to the language which should help you to understand and speak Japanese sufficiently well to function effectively in basic everyday situations, both business and social. The course also offers an insight into Japanese culture and there is even an opportunity for you to learn some of the basics of reading Japanese if you want to. The book is divided into two main parts.

Designed for those who really want to learn Japanese but are daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks, this book starts right from the beginning and explains everything in simple English. It offers tips and practice for business and social conversation.

The Japanese writing system was introduced into Japan by the Chinese around the middle of the 6th century AD and has evolved into three different scripts. This book introduces reading and writing of Japanese through a step-by-step approach building your knowledge gradually.

Teach Yourself Beginner's Japanese is a friendly introduction to the language that's easy to follow from start to finish. It will appeal to anyone who wants to learn Japanese but feels daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks. Everything is explained in simple English and there are hints throughout to make learning easy. There's lots of information about life in Japan too.|This new edition has been revised and updated and now includes even more listening material.

Master Japanese scripts with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Japanese scripts is a clear step-by-step guide to the written languages, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how they work in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an easy-to-read page design.Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course.

The third CD concentrates on helping you improve your understanding, so that you will be able to hold two-way conversations with people who speak very fast or use words and phrases you do not know.

El Método Integral Larousse es un método basado en una pedagogía original que ofrece la posibilidad deentender, escribir y, sobre todo, hablar con fluidez el japonés actual y cotidiano. Es un método planteado segun los siguientes principios: - Aprender de manera segura y progresiva.- Desarrollar la confianza en uno mismo.- Mantener la motivacion intacta hasta el final.- Aprender escuchando.- Avanzar al ritmo de cada estudiante.Para ello, el curso se basa en:- Ejercicios orales, con dialogos grabados por hablantes japoneses.- Informacion cultural de todo tipo, presentada de forma amena.- Ejercicios interactivos (crucigramas, ejercicios tipo test, etc.)- Introduccion progresiva de terminos y nociones, para familiarizar al estudiante con la materia.Un aprendizajeadaptado a las necesidades reales del estudiante, con numerosas situaciones extraidas de la experiencia cotidiana. Incluye1 libro y dos CDs con 135 minutos de audio, tambien disponibles en formato MP3.El Método Integral Larousse es un método basado en una pedagogía original que ofrece la posibilidad deentender, escribir y, sobre todo, hablar con fluidez el japonés actual y cotidiano. Es un método planteado segun los siguientes principios: - Aprender de manera segura y progresiva.- Desarrollar la confianza en uno mismo.- Mantener la motivacion intacta hasta el final.- Aprender escuchando.- Avanzar al ritmo de cada estudiante.Para ello, el curso se basa en:- Ejercicios orales, con dialogos grabados por hablantes japoneses.- Informacion cultural de todo tipo, presentada de forma amena.- Ejercicios interactivos (crucigramas, ejercicios tipo test, etc.)- Introduccion progresiva de terminos y nociones, para familiarizar al estudiante con la materia.Un aprendizajeadaptado a las necesidades reales del estudiante, con numerosas situaciones extraidas de la experiencia cotidiana. Incluye1 libro y dos CDs con 135 minutos de audio, tambien disponibles en formato MP3.