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Colloquial Japanese: The Complete Course for Beginners (PB + CD) [Paperback]

H.B.D Clarke , Motoko Hamamura
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Book Description

30 Jan 2003 0415194806 978-0415194808 2
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 reference section
*Extensive vocabulary lists, including Japanese script and romanization
*Index of kanji (Japanese vocabulary & characters)
This pack contains 120 minutes of audio material, recorded by native speakers, on both cassettes and CDs.


Product details

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (30 Jan 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0415194806
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415194808
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 17.2 x 5.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,678,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best if not for the typos 16 July 2011
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This book could have been on of the best starter books available. I like Colloquial far more than Teach Yourself and this book is way better than the new "Complete Japanese" from Teach Yourself.

Unfortunately there are many typos which I found confusing. As such I only gave it 4 stars. The best book is still "Japanese for Everyone" by Gakken in my opinion though if they sort out the typos this would be a close second.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Initial excitement, hopes quickly dashed 7 Mar 2010
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This book appealed because it didn't seem shy to explain grammar. I soon found that it was a half-baked grammar interspersed with overly ambitious dialogues and very difficult exercises.

There are literally dozens of typos. When I wrote to the publisher about this, I was told that they are commissioning new authors to write a brand new book. I think that says all we need to know.

These things having been said, I enjoyed learning the kanji that are introduced bit by bit.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not so hot 21 Mar 2008
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The introduction of the kana, hiragana and kanji is at best messy, there are mistakes in the text and when often when trying to find the relevant kanji in the index one has to revert to using a dictionary. The idea is good but it gives the impression of being written hastily without regard for serious students of the language.
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