Japanese-English Communication Standard Japanese: Grammar Compilation (Elementary)

Author: Wang Qi
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Since its publication, Standard Japanese Course for Chinese Speakers has been widely used as the preferred textbook for Japanese teaching and learning. A variety of self-study guides and tutorials have been published in conjunction with it. To better meet the needs of teaching and learning, the authors of this book, based on their accumulated experience in teaching this textbook over the years and considering the learning characteristics of beginners of Japanese, have collaborated to meticulously compile this series of primary-level books: Self-Test and Training for Standard Japanese Course for Chinese Speakers, Grammar Compendium for Standard Japanese Course for Chinese Speakers, Vocabulary Compendium for Standard Japanese Course for Chinese Speakers, and Reading Comprehension for Standard Japanese Course for Chinese Speakers. The book Grammar Compendium for Standard Japanese Course for Chinese Speakers serves as a reference for classroom teaching and self-study. Its features include clear and concise explanations of grammatical phenomena, moderate difficulty levels of example sentences, and thorough comparative analysis of differences between languages. This book covers all the grammar and sentence patterns from the Standard Japanese Course for Chinese Speakers (both the upper and lower volumes) and explains each grammatical item in units, structured as continuation methods, textual examples, sentence patterns, examples, and exercises. For more challenging grammatical items, annotations and charts are provided to distinguish their meanings and usage. Additionally, some lessons include sections such as grammar summaries and grammar knowledge to help learners review and summarize what they have learned, making the grammar explanations more systematic. Learners using this book are advised to carefully read the examples before understanding the grammar annotations. The chief editor of this book is Wang Qi, with deputy editors Li Shuzhi, Jin Jinshan, and Zheng Dongsheng. Jin Jinshan wrote lessons 1–12, Zheng Dongsheng wrote lessons 13–24, Li Shuzhi wrote lessons 26–37, and Wang Qi wrote lessons 38–49. The planning and final editing of this book were completed by Wang Qi.