A revised version of Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Textbook. "Chuukyuu no Nihongo". Follows on smoothly from Genki series and can be followed with "Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced". Contains 2 Audio CDs.

This is a clear, simple and compact guide to colloquial, everyday Japanese. Acquire basic proficiency in spoken Japanese. A streamlined, efficient approach. Perfect for self-learners or classroom use. Includes kanji and kana. Essential Japanese Vocabulary teaches all the Japanese grammar you need to speak and understand simple spoken Japanese. It covers only what is essential which provides an efficient way for learners who have limited time to gain basic proficiency and begin to communicate naturally with Japanese language speakers. Intended for both self-study and classroom use the guide offers a practical course in colloquial Japanese, but leaves aside forms that are unnecessary or little used as well as those that are more important for written Japanese. In short chapters, it helps the user understand the logic of Japanese grammar, while its straightforward explanations and clear examples make learning as easy as possible. The book includes a glossary of grammatical terms and an index, as well as appendixes on Japanese pronunciation and verb conjugation. In a focused and convenient approach, Essential Japanese Vocabulary is an indispensable tool for beginners just starting to learn Japanese or a handy aid for more experienced learners who wish to refresh their knowledge.

To move beyond the level of beginners' Japanese, it is necessary to master new vocabulary, kanji and expressions, as well as grammatical structures and communication strategies, and to practice each of these in their various usages. This can only be achieved through a systematic approach that builds on each aspect of the language in an organic way and respectively links them to the language as a whole. This intermediate Japanese textbook has been designed to meet these needs. The scope and order of the contents enables Japanese language learners to take the leap from the beginners' level to the intermediate level with general competence in the language in its many manifestations. Equal emphasis has been placed on the four functions of listening, speaking, reading and writing, through natural examples of the language incorporated in the kaiwa (conversation) and yomimono (reader) sections of each chapter. The main texts cover multiple language, levels, including sentences ending in desu/masu and da, both men's and women's language, and honorifics. The latter half of the text is a collection of real-life material. Comprehensive explanations of grammar and expressions are provided in the Grammar notes section. In addition, the Practice section enables students to familiarize themselves with functional expressions for purposes such as making requests, obtaining permission and extending invitations. The main texts and the Culture Notes and Speed Reading sections are packed with information on contemporary Japanese customs, culture and social phenomena. In this way they constitute an incisive guide to Japanese society.

Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde in Berlin in einem Zimmer mit der Aussicht auf ein Birkenwaldchen geschrieben. Es sind schon mehrere Jahre vergangen, seitdem ich dort studienhalber weilte. Damals wurde ich zuerst aufmerksam auf die Theorie der keilformigen Trager. Urn die tatsachliche Spannungsverteilung in diesen mit der nach der Theorie zu vergleichen, kam ich auf den Gedanken, dabei die optische Methode der Spannungsermittlung mit durchsichtigen Modellbalken bei pola risiertem Licht anzuwenden, die damals (1922) die Fachleute noch nicht so sehr interessierte. Wahrend ich nun diese Methode zuerst unter Herrn Prof. Dr. Ambronn, Prof. Dr. Winkelmann und Prof. Dr. Kohler, Jena, und spater unter Herrn Prof. Dr. Konig, GieBen, studiert habe, denen ich auch bei dieser Gelegenheit noch einmal fUr ihren Rat und ihre freundliche Unterstutzung meiner Versuche meinen aufrichtigen Dank ausdrucken mochte, begann mich die genaue Er forschung uberhaupt der Spannungsverteilung imeinfachgestutzten Balken zu interessieren, besonders in den Belastungs- und Stutz punkten, weil diese ziemlich abweicht von der nach der gewohnlichen Balkentheorie. In mehreren Versuchen habe ich mich mit keilformigen und rechteckigen Glasbalken beschaftigt, indem ich nebenbei eine moglichst theoretische Behandlung der Spannungsermittlung er strebte. So sind die hier vorliegenden Studien noch kurz vor meiner Heimkehr nach Japan entstanden."