College Japanese Textbook -- Japanese Intensive Reading (Nihongo Seiyoku) for Fourth-Year University Students

Author: Sheng Kai et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-10-13
Features: Japanese Advanced Reading (for University Year Four) is an advanced reading textbook designed for upper-level Japanese majors in higher education institutions. It is one of the series books under the New University Japanese, a major project for the reform of teaching content and curriculum systems for foreign language majors in the 21st century. Japanese Advanced Reading (for University Year Four) consists of 26 lessons, covering various fields such as the Japanese language, culture, and literature. The works include essays, (s), novels, reviews, poems, tanka, haiku, and more, with content primarily focused on the language and cultural knowledge that Japanese undergraduates should master. Each lesson is structured into learning objectives, text, source of the article, author introduction, vocabulary explanations, and questions, with an additional supplementary reading after each unit that is both informative and thought-provoking. To facilitate learning, reference answers for each lesson's questions and a chronology of Japanese literary history are provided at the end of the book. Based on the Teaching Syllabus for Advanced Japanese Majors in Higher Education Institutions, this textbook emphasizes the cultivation of comprehensive Japanese language proficiency, aiming to further enhance students' abilities after completing Japanese Advanced Reading (for University Year Three). The selection of materials is rich and diverse, with a strong emphasis on integrating language, culture, and literature. Particularly in the selection of literary works, it strives to progress from simple to complex, systematically connecting works from different eras, enabling students to deepen their comprehensive understanding of the Japanese language and culture through the study of literature.