Communicating in Japanese (Pacific Run Series, No. 1)

A fresh new approach for teachers, for students, for business people, for travelers, & for everyone who wants to go beyond memorizing a few phrases. Japanese & English have more in common than most people realize. Unlike many Japanese textbooks which frighten students by emphasizing the uniqueness of Japanese, this text book encourages students to find linguistic common grounds for the two languages. Geared for intermediate & advanced students of Japanese & for teachers of all levels, the book provides carefully written explanations of the linguistic & cultural differences & similarities between English & Japanese. Teachers, especially, will find these explanations invaluable. An excellent resource guide & handbook, it includes exercises, answer key, summary of Japanese sentence formats, glossary & an index to words & expressions. The six units & 18 lessons are grouped around the topics of Sound Structure, Pointing Words, The Making of a Sentence, Identity Telling Sentences, Property Describing Sentences, & The Descriptive Use of the Verb "To Be." The author is a highly successful Japanese teacher who has spent most of his professional life helping English speakers learn Japanese language & customs.Heshiki Kazumi is the author of 'Communicating in Japanese (Pacific Run Series, No. 1)' with ISBN 9780935094183 and ISBN 0935094180.