Living Language: Ultimate Japanese

Basic - Intermediate Level

Learn Japanese with this comprehensive, up-to-date text, offering a highly effective combination of conversational Japanese with grammar and culture. It covers the equivalent of two years of college-level study.

Contents include:
- 40 lessons with lively, authentic dialogues including the most common and useful expressions for everyday conversation
- English translations and explanations of Japanese grammar and usage, pronunciation, vocabulary, and cultural notes
- quizzes and review sections to check your progress
- complete summary of Japanese grammar, and verb charts covering all major tenses
- a section on letter writing for business or social occasions
- an extensive two-way glossary
- revised and updated with additional exercises, the latest in computers, the Internet, and more.

This book is even more effective when used with the recorded lessons, available as a pack with cassettes or compact discs.