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Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1

Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1

by Eri Banno, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, Chikako Shinagawa

Genki outlines in 23 structured lessons all the fundamentals of the Japanese language. Abundantly illustrated and containing a wide variety of exercises, Genki is sure to bring vigor to your classroom! Though primarily meant for use in college-level classes, it is also a good guide for independent learners and is a nice resource book for teachers of Japanese. Genki's authors teach at Kansai Gaidai... (more)

Genki II: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II

Genki II: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II

Published in Japan, Genki gives a beginning student of Japanese a solid grounding in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Packed with easy-to-understand grammar explanations, a variety of exercises full of illustrations, and scenes taken from everyday life, the 23 lessons will have students enjoying the often tedious beginning stage of Japanese-language learning and will... (more)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Of Current English

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Of Current English

by Jack Windsor Lewis, A. C. Gimson, Albert Sydney Hornby, Anthony Paul Cowie

The world's leading dictionary that teaches students how to use English.

Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference

Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference

by Taeko Kamiya

To be able to speak fluently in Japanese can take hundreds of hours of intensive study. But the ability to communicate effectively—to say what one thinks, to ask and answer questions, to describe events in the past, present and future, and even to create with Japanese based on one's knowledge of it—can be achieved in a much shorter time. And now shorter than ever with this book. JAPANESE SENTENCE PATTERNS FOR... (more)

Call Dimensions: Options and Issues in Computer Assisted Language Learning (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional)

Call Dimensions: Options and Issues in Computer Assisted Language Learning (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional)

by Mike Levy

This volume gives language teachers, software designers, and researchers who wish to use technology in second or foreign language education the information they need to absorb what has been achieved so far and to make sense of it. It is designed to enable the kind of critical reading of a substantial literature that leads to a balanced and detailed knowledge of the field. Chapter by chapter, the book builds,... (more)

Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers)

Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers)

by Tricia Hedge

This is a comprehensive handbook for teachers wishing to develop and explore their teaching. It involves teachers in their own professional development and aims to develop insights into issues, problems, and possibilities in ELT methodology. It is also useful as a general reference for the classroom teacher. Each chapter is illustrated with examples from course materials and includes follow-up activities and... (more)

Webster's New World Spanish Grammar and Exercises

Webster's New World Spanish Grammar and Exercises

These unique, two-part books are equally useful as study guides or travelers references. Available in both Spanish and French, they provide value not found in competitive study guides, which focus on only one study area.c Reliable, current informationc Two related study guides in a single sourcec Convenient, take-along sizec Readable page and text designc American English spellings, idioms, and usageThese handy... (more)

Langue Et Langage/Le Francais Par Le FrancaisOreste F. Pucciani, Jacqueline Hamel

Langue Et Langage/Le Francais Par Le Francais

by Jacqueline Hamel, Oreste F. Pucciani

Text: French

Webster's New World French Grammar and Exercise Guides (Webster's New World)

Webster's New World French Grammar and Exercise Guides (Webster's New World)

by Lexus (Firm)

These unique, two-part books are equally useful as study guides or travelers references. Available in both Spanish and French, they provide value not found in competitive study guides, which focus on only one study area.c Reliable, current informationc Two related study guides in a single sourcec Convenient, take-along sizec Readable page and text designc American English spellings, idioms, and usageThese handy... (more)

Webster's New World French Vocabulary and Verb Guides (Webster's New World)

Webster's New World French Vocabulary and Verb Guides (Webster's New World)

These unique, two-part books are equally useful as study guides or travelers references. Available in both Spanish and French, they provide value not found in competitive study guides, which focus on only one study area.c Reliable, current informationc Two related study guides in a single sourcec Convenient, take-along sizec Readable page and text designc American English spellings, idioms, and usageA vocabulary... (more)

Colloquial Japanese Pack: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

Colloquial Japanese Pack: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

by H. D. B. Clarke

The new edition of this popular course in Japanese for beginners has been completely rewritten, to make learning Japanese as easy as possible. The course teaches Japanese script, though romanization is also included throughout for those who prefer to conentrate on the spoken language. Other features include: *Dialogues covering a range of social and business situations *Exercises with answer key *Grammar... (more)

Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters

Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters

by Eve Kushner

Memorizing kanji-Japanese written characters-and their thousands of shapes, sounds, and meanings-would drive anyone crazy. And here's something crazier: a whole book about kanji-where they come from, why they look like they do, how to tell husband from prisoner, where to find kanji in Wales, and how to learn kanji faster. Scattered throughout are nearly one hundred large-type "exhibits" of kanji madness,... (more)

Collins Chinese Dictionary

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The most up-to-date Mandarin Chinese-English dictionary on the market, this title is intended as a general-purpose dictionary covering the needs of a range of users, from beginners and adult learners to university students. This completely new bilingual dictionary is the result of a unique collaboration between Collins and the leading English language education textbook publisher in China, Foreign Language... (more)

Kramers English-Dutch and Dutch-English Dictionary

Kramers English-Dutch and Dutch-English Dictionary

by H. Coenders

Thai for Beginners Software

by Benjawan Poomsan Becker

An easy to use Thai language textbook designed for either self-study or classroom use. Teaches all four language skills speaking, listening (when used in conjunction with the cassette tapes), reading and writing . Offers clear, easy, step-by-step instruction, building on what has beenpreviously learned. Used by many Thai temples in America. Recommended books to be studied along with Thai for Beginners are Thai for... (more)

Nihongo notes 2: Expressing oneself in japaneseOsamu Mizutani

Nihongo notes 2: Expressing oneself in japanese

by Osamu Mizutani

Le Robert de poche 2008 - Dictionnaire de la langue franÃ§aise et de noms propres

Le Robert de poche 2008 - Dictionnaire de la langue franÃ§aise et de noms propres

by DaniÃ¨le Morvan (Auteur); FranÃ§oise GÃ©rardin (Auteur); Alain Rey (Auteur); Laurence Laporte (Auteur)

PrÃ©sentation de l'Ã©diteur L'essentiel de la langue et de la culture dans un format de poche. Un dictionnaire complet de la langue franÃ§aise : 40 000 mots : des dÃ©finitions claires et prÃ©cises, des exemples d'emploi, les principales locutions et expressions, les synonymes et les contraires ; les difficultÃ©s d'emploi : grammaire, orthographe, prononciation ; les renvois pour passer d'un mot Ã l'autre,... (more)

Kanji in MangaLand: Volume 1 (Kanji in Mangaland)

Kanji in MangaLand: Volume 1 (Kanji in Mangaland)

by Marc Bernabe, Veronica Calafell, Alberto Aldarabi, Gea Cassinelo

The Japanese in MangaLand series from JPT introduced language learners to an innovative, entertaining and educationally-sound way of learning Japanese through the use of manga. Now, this same approach is applied to the often-daunting task of mastering kanji -- the Chinese ideograms in Kanji in MangaLand, the first of a 3-volume course covering the 1,006 basic kanji characters. Aimed at Western students aged... (more)

Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers 1 free CD included

Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers 1 free CD included

* 6 short stories in vertical text with translations of all the complex passages * Japanese-English dictionary for quick lookup, tailored to your needs * Notes explain subtleties of nuance, usage, grammar, and culture * Free CD with audio narrations performed by a professional actress * Profiles of the individual writers place the stories in context

Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version includes CD (Japanese for Busy People Series)

Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version includes CD (Japanese for Busy People Series)

by Association For Japanese-Language Teaching (Ajalt)

Japanese for Busy People is the most popular Japanese language textbook series in the world. With over 20 components including texts, workbooks, CDs, videos and teacher's manuals, it is also one of the most comprehensive. Now, a decade after its first revision, the entire series is being redesigned, updated and consolidated to meet the needs of 21st-century students and businesspeople who want to learn natural,... (more)

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