Have you ever wished you had a whole conversation ready in your linguistic arsenal? The English version of NEJ: A New Approach to Elementary Japanese vol. 1 allows you to jump right into conversations with Japanese speakers with the groundbreaking approach based on using a “master text.” Each unit is based on a theme, and helps you acquire fundamental grammar forms and vocabulary through the process of adapting the master text to tell your own story.
Level: Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4 level
■Koichi Nishiguchi
Have you ever wished you had a whole conversation ready in your linguistic arsenal? NEJ: A New Approach to Elementary Japanese allows you to jump right into conversations with Japanese speakers by equipping you with the fundamentals of Japanese. You memorize a “master text” in each unit and adapt it to tell your own story. You will have fun telling your story, and gain ample practice expressing yourself in live conversation!
The “master text” also helps you acquire fundamental grammar forms and vocabulary for different contexts you may encounter. The accompanying workbook contains worksheets for you to practice using Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, and grammar forms in your own writing.
Level: Beginner, Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4 level
Audio Recordings: Download online
Translations Available: English, Simplified Chinese, and Vietnamese
Unit1：Introducing Myself / 自己紹介(じこしょうかい)
Unit2：Introducing My Family / 家族の紹介(かぞくのしょうかい）
Unit3：My Favorite Things / 好きな物好きなこと(すきなものすきなこと）
Unit4：My Everyday Life / わたしの一日(わたしのいちにち）
Unit5：Friday Night / 金曜日の夜(きんようびのよる）
Unit6：Goingouts / 外出(がいしゅつ）
Unit7：Invitations and Offers / 誘う・すすめる・申し出る(さそう・すすめる・もうしでる）
Unit8：My Family / わたしの家族(わたしのかぞく）
Unit9：What I Want to Do（わたしのしたいこと）
Unit10：Rules and Directions（きまり）
Unit11：Busy Days and Hard Work / いそがしい毎日とたいへんな仕事(いそがしいまいにちとたいへんなしごと）
Unit12：Things to Notice / 気をつけること(きをつけること）
