The textbook gives you a lot of examples on how questions and answers in Japanese should be formed. It is easy to see the difference between Japanese and English using parallel translation. Common questions and answers used in everyday situations are explained simply enough even for beginners. The audio tracks are available inclusive on www.lppbooks.com/Japanese/LJLD/En/

Each chapter of First Japanese Reader for Students is filled with words that are organized by topic, then used in a story in Japanese. Questions and answers rephrase information and text is repeated in English to aid comprehension. The quick and easy-to-use format organizes many of everyday situations from knowing your way around the house, studying at university, or getting a job. First Japanese Reader for Students makes use of the so-called ALARM or Approved Learning Automatic Remembering Method to efficiently teach its reader Japanese words, sentences and dialogues. Through this method, a person will be able to enhance his or her ability to remember the words that has been incorporated into consequent sentences from time to time. Audio tracks are available inclusive on www.lppbooks.com/Japanese/FJRS/En

The book consists of Elementary and Pre-intermediate courses with parallel Japanese-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The ALARM method (Approved Learning Automatic Remembering Method) utilize natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. The author composed each sentence using only words explained in previous chapters. The second and the following chapters of the Elementary course have only 29 new words each.

Das Buch enthalt einen Kurs fur Anfanger und fortgeschrittene Anfanger, wobei die Texte auf Deutsch und auf Japanisch nebeneinanderstehen. Die Motivation des Schulers wird durch lustige Alltagsgeschichten uber das Kennenlernen neuer Freunde, Studieren, die Arbeitssuche, das Arbeiten etc. aufrechterhalten. Die dabei verwendete Methode basiert auf der naturlichen menschlichen Gabe, sich Woerter zu merken, die immer wieder und systematisch im Text auftauchen. Satze werden stets aus den im vorherigen Kapitel erklarten Woertern gebildet. Das zweite und die folgenden Kapitel des Anfangerkurses haben nur jeweils etwa dreissig neue Woerter. Dank der internationalen Lautschrift Romaji fallt das Verstehen und Einpragen besonders leicht. Das Buch ist mit den Audiodateien inklusive ausgestattet. Die Adresse der Homepage des Buches, wo die Audiodateien zum Anhoeren und Herunterladen verfugbar sind, ist am Anfang des Buches auf der bibliographischen Beschreibung vor dem Copyright-Hinweis aufgefuhrt.

The Japanese you learn in high school or college does not always include the vocabulary you need in a professional environment. First Japanese Reader for Business is a resource that guides conversational bilinguals with the Japanese vocabulary, phrases, and questions that are relevant to many situations in the workplace. With twenty five chapters on topics from the office to software and supplementary resources including the Japanese/English and English/Japanese dictionaries, it is the book to help the businessperson take their Japanese language knowledge to the professional level. Audio tracks are available inclusive on www.lppbooks.com/Japanese/FJRB/En/