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ALC Press Inc, a company famous for producing distance learning and language learning material, recently released two textbooks for Japanese language learners.
The first, focusing on onsei, spoken Japanese, includes downloadable listening material and the content starts from basic lessons and gradually gets more advanced.
The second one focuses on bunpo, or grammar, and is written by a Japanese teacher who has taught over 1,000 students whose first language is not Japanese.
Using his experience as a teacher, the author sought to find the reasons for the particular errors Japanese language learners are prone to, and made thorough explanations in the book to lessen such misunderstandings.
Price: ¥2,160 each.
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aleef
These links are more a more reasonable length:
The yellow and orange grammar book:
http://amzn.asia/d/09WknZl
The light blue and green speaking book:
http://amzn.asia/d/ebZbE8W
factchecker
I recommend the Pimsleur tapes to master a beginner level in any language. I started learning Japanese from them and have also picked up a basic understanding of Korean, Czech, Polish, Dutch, German & Portuguese from them. Beyond that, it's the effort you're prepared to put in to go further.
Chico3
Thank you and PerformingMonkey for checking. From my experiences, I recommend the Japanese for Busy People series. They helped me to skip my 1st and part of my 2nd level Japanese classes.
Belrick
Having worked for ALC several years ago, their books are not aimed at students of Japanese, but teachers.
PerformingMonkey
Er, these books are targeted at teachers of Japanese.
Chikuyokei
drronmccoy:
Sorry, I left out an "r" in your user name in my first message.
Chikuyokei
dronmccoy:
Here you are.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2-%E3%82%88%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8F%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8B%E6%96%87%E6%B3%95-%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%9F-%E9%9B%85%E6%86%B2/dp/4757430949/ref=zg_bs_746100_8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DFT7H1Y9J4WH6FD5D7R7
https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2-%E3%82%88%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8F%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8B%E9%9F%B3%E5%A3%B0-%E6%9D%BE%E5%B4%8E-%E5%AF%9B/dp/4757430930/ref=pd_sbs_0_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=4757430930&pd_rd_r=a9e0fb97-d82a-11e8-a683-a1f9407c1049&pd_rd_w=nFyOB&pd_rd_wg=VK9jc&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=AN1VRQENFRJN5&pf_rd_p=cda7018a-662b-401f-9c16-bd4ec317039e&pf_rd_r=2Q100FWKBTEG5K4WSB25&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=2Q100FWKBTEG5K4WSB25
or:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestsellers/books/746100/ref=zg_bs_nav_b_4_523906
No. 8 and No. 19 on the best-sellers list
drronmccoy
These look great - can you please add a link how to order? Thank you.
Chico3
I'll have to check them out. I hope there's some video to see the target languages in practice.
Elderlyone
Great. Where are these gems available?