Japanese Conversation Course. Beginner

Author: Xu Luosa, Yan Min
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: "Standard Japanese Conversation Course·Elementary" was written by teachers from the Japanese Department of the School of Oriental Languages and Cultures at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, specializing in basic teaching. It is one of the series textbooks designed for first-year full-time undergraduate students majoring in Japanese. The series consists of two volumes: Student Book and Teacher's Manual (for teacher's lesson preparation). It is intended for use over one academic year (72 hours, 2 hours per week). It is also suitable for non-Japanese majors and Japanese enthusiasts. The writing approach of this book includes:
· It allows for conversation practice after clarifying learning points, or for summarizing points after practice. This book adopts the latter approach.
· Conversation classes are not intensive reading classes, nor are they supplementary to intensive reading classes. Therefore, grammar explanations, pattern drills, etc., are not within the scope of this book. The book consists of 32 lessons, divided into three parts. It starts from the stage of Japanese phonetics and covers the entire process of basic Japanese at the elementary level. The difficulty of language knowledge is arranged according to the grammar acquisition sequence in the "Standard Japanese Elementary Course·Upper and Lower" textbooks.
Part 1: Japanese Phonetics. This part has 4 lessons, focusing on the practice of hiragana, katakana, words, and short sentences. The purpose is to help students master the pronunciation of hiragana and form a preliminary understanding of Japanese intonation, rhythm, etc.
Part 2: Japanese Conversation (Elementary). This part has 27 lessons. It combines practical dialogue scenarios and uses learned Japanese language knowledge for conversation practice, enabling learners to master correct ways of speaking and responding, and to strengthen their understanding of the entire conversation process. At the same time, by comparing with their own culture, learners can understand Japanese culture, life, customs, ways of thinking, etc., to broaden their horizons.
Part 3: Japanese Conversation Ability Test. Only 1 lesson. Used for self-assessment by students. It can be considered as a warm-up exercise for "Standard Japanese Conversation Course·Intermediate."