Basic Vocabulary in Use Japanese Edition

English Vocabulary in Use

by Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell, Ellen Shaw

A bilingual (English / Japanese) edition of Basic Vocabulary in Use (With Answers) (052178865X), targeted at learners in Japan whose mother tongue is Japanese and whose command of English is relatively weak. The classic In Use format remains, with explanation and examples on the left page followed by exercises on the right. As in the original, there are three appendices, an index and an answer key. In the Japanese Edition, lexical explanation and terminology, individual lexical items and example sentences / parts of sentences, are translated on the left page. On the right page, exercise instructions are translated. There is a modest amount of content adaptation, typically consisting of additional explanation or examples for lexical areas that pose problems specific to Japanese learners. As the book is for sale in the locally produced section of Japanese bookstores, the dimensions of the book have been reduced to enable shelving. The page extent remains the same as in the original. Basic Vocabulary in Use (Japanese Edition) does not contain a CD.

178 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 2001

About the author

MIchael McCarthy is Emeritus Professor of Applied
Linguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is also
Adjunct Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania
State University and at the University of Limerick, Ireland.
He is the author of many titles of interest to teachers, including
Spoken Language and Applied Linguistics. Well known as an
expert on the teaching and learning of vocabulary, he is a co-author of the basic and upper-intermediate levels of Vocabulary in Use, and is also Academic Consultant to the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms. He is co-author of the 2 latest successful corpus-informed publications by Cambridge University Press: Touchstone and Cambridge Grammar of English.

Reviews

[Raheemdad Palh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Mary Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beginning Vocabulary. Good for much younger students. Too simple for 6th thru 8th grade. Will not be used for school this year.