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    Thread: read real japanese essays
Post: read real japanese essays

Hi, I'm interested in this book "Reading Real Japanese-Essays" and its companion "Stories" book. Though I would like to know a bit about the essays and stories - could someone please post a brief (li...
Miaow Group study 20 19,081 2010-09-30, 8:15 pm
    Thread: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J J-E dictionary
Post: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J...

mullr Wrote:I used to have that dictionary. The format and entries are good, but it's just not complete enough. When trying to use it as a reference while reading simple manga, probably half the tim...
Miaow Learning resources 28 12,108 2009-05-14, 12:20 pm
    Thread: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J J-E dictionary
Post: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J...

harhol Wrote:I recently bought Kodansha's Furigana J-E Dictionary. How are you liking it? What types of reading material are you using it with? Quote:it? Regardless, I don't think 16,000 words is a...
Miaow Learning resources 28 12,108 2009-05-13, 7:33 pm
    Thread: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J J-E dictionary
Post: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J...

Hello! I'm looking to buy a printed Kanji dictionary. First some background: I am a beginning Japanese student, but I know Hiragana and Katakana, and some Kanji. My current Japanese learning goal...
Miaow Learning resources 28 12,108 2009-05-12, 3:03 pm
    Thread: Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary: Thoughts?
Post: Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary...

Jarvik7 Wrote:Actually, the reader is the companion volume. You need to go through the first half of the grammar book before you'll understand anything. It's actually what I'm currently using to study...
Miaow Learning resources 11 3,595 2009-02-17, 9:23 am
    Thread: Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary: Thoughts?
Post: Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary...

Hello! I am curious if anyone here has/has enjoyed this book. It's a book of classical Japanese stories and poems, with what appears to me extensive notes on the texts, and a dictionary of the most ...
Miaow Learning resources 11 3,595 2009-02-16, 3:24 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

Tobberoth Wrote:Of course it's expensive, then again, you only need the textbooks, not the whole set. Maybe it differs depending on location, but I found Minna no Nihongo insanely useful living in Jap...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 7:21 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

cameron_en Wrote:Who'd wanna put themselves through the pain of using a textbook? I find grammar explanations to be interesting. I am attracted to the AJATT methodology, but, with my not knowing a lo...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 5:50 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

bodhisamaya Wrote:This is almost certainly spam. It reads like a professionally written advertisement. The user registered two weeks ago. Hmmm.... Why though? No, it's just a post by someone who get...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 5:46 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

MeNoSavvy Wrote:I'm sure the textbook is awesome, but it seems a bit suspicious that your first post is a gushing review of it. I would strongly recommend beginners stick to textbooks that have alread...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 4:46 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

mattyjaddy Wrote:If you're not familiar with this particular text, it could be called "Japanese for Busy, I mean, College People". It's got basically the same format. Just a different vocabulary focus...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 4:39 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

Tobberoth Wrote:Don't most real Japanese textbooks start you off with kana right away? I know both Minna no Nihongo and Genki does. My very first textbook was "Japanese for Busy People" (non-kana), th...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 3:53 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

Ryuujin27 Wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Japanes...0804835047 Is this the book you're talking about? If they've used it at Berkley (I'm looking at the reviews for this information), then I ca...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 3:40 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

Hello! I just wanted to share my latest discovery - a really good Japanese textbook called "Elementary Japanese". I have Volume One of a two-volume set. What I like about it is that it assumes y...
Miaow Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-25, 3:41 pm