Practice Makes Perfect Basic Japanese

Practice Makes Perfect

by Eriko Sato

Practice Makes Basic Japanese is your trusted companion to your Japanese learning experience. Each chapter focuses on key grammar concepts and essential vocabulary, which are accompanied by helpful, clear examples. With these fundamentals under your belt, you will learn to communicate in authentic Japanese--how to meet new people, engage in small talk, make suggestions and requests, express ideas, and more. You will, of course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your new skills. Whether you are learning on your own or taking a beginning Japanese class, Practice Makes Basic Japanese will help you build your confidence in communicating in this complex language. Practice Makes Basic Japanese

Genres: Japan, Japanese Literature, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 23, 2013

About the author

Eriko Sato, Ph.D is Assistant Professor of Japanese Linguistics and Pedagogy in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Sato's research interests include Japanese linguistics and pedagogy, translation studies, and second language acquisition. In addition to several journal articles in these research areas, Sato published a number of Japanese textbooks and grammar/kanji reference books. Sato serves as the advisor for Teacher Certification Program for Japanese, the Executive Committee Chair for the Japan Center at Stony Brook and the Director of the Pre-College Japanese Program.

Reviews

[Totoro · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was so helpful ^ ^
but maaaan Japanese is hard, but i love it , the way it sounds and everything, so i'm gonna keep studying :D

[Languagesenrose · Rating 5 out of 5]

One word: fantastic!

I decided to start learning just the basics of Japanese in summer of 2016 and this book was one of the best Japanese workbook purchases I have ever made!

Japanese can be known to be rather difficult and complex, especially with the alphabets and grammar structure - but this book makes it clear that repetitive practice makes for near-perfection.

Personally, I have put Japanese on hold for now, but whenever I want to seriously study it again in the future - which will indeed happen - I know where to go and what to use.

私は日本語が大好き!

[Enarako · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend you learn the Japanese writing system [Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji] and know a little bit about particles first as chapter 1 of this book does not introduce them very well.
This book is mainly about sentences structure, vocabulary, and exercises.

[Tina Olah · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Stars. A fantastic book for introductory Japanese! My only complaint: there is no "glossary/dictionary" section at the end, so it was occasionally hard to find specific words that needed a bit more review. Otherwise I loved the activities! Lots of fun!