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Learn to speak, read, write and understand Japanese!Love, Travel, Study, Work, Friendship-whatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners' Japanese will help you to: - Communicate naturally in everyday situations.- Build your confidence with easy-to-follow explanations and plenty of practice activities.- Understand and pronounce Japanese easily with online audio.- Become familiar with the three Japanese writing systems (Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana).- Remember what you learn with our effective Discovery Method.- Focus your learning and track your progress with practical tools and planners.Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com. Is this course for me?Beginners' Japanese is for absolute beginners and those who've had some previous experience with the language and want to refresh their knowledge. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Japanese. There are extensive illustrations and tools to help you plan your studies and track your progress, all designed to support learning on your own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course, and it's the perfect resource to pair with a language-learning app.Where do I go next?Continue learning with Teach Yourself Complete Japanese and Japanese Tutor Have some fun with our Short Stories in Japanese for Intermediate Learners by Olly Richards'.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.

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. Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design: AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.USEFUL VOCABULARYEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Japan.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Japanese and communicate confidently with others?Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Japanese will equip you with the skills you need to use Japanese in a variety of settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way.What will I achieve by the end of the course?By the end of Complete Japanese you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me?If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It's perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-to-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. What do I get?-15 learning units plus verbs reference and word glossary and revision section-Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick -Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking -Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner -Culture notes - learn about the people and places of Japan-Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims -Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavor of real spoken Japanese-Test Yourself - see and track your own progress *Complete Japanese maps from Novice Low to Advanced Low level proficiency of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and from A1 Beginner to B1/B2 Upper Intermediate level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com.What else can I use to learn Japanese?If you require an absolute Beginner course, you can try our Get Started in Japanese Absolute Beginner course: 9781444174748Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.