Living Language Japanese, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, Japanese reading & writing guide, and free online learning Paperback – Unabridged, February 7, 2012 Author: Living Language | Language: English | ISBN:
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- Series: Complete
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Living Language; Box Pck Pa edition (February 7, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307478653
- ISBN-13: 978-0307478658
- Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 3.1 inches
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Studying languages is one of my many hobbies, and because of this, I own quite a library of language-learning materials. Based on prior purchases, I can say that the amount of information in this course is MORE than worth what I paid for it. With that said, I will offer some clarifications on this "Complete" edition, some things I liked about it, and some things to consider about this course if you've been told to avoid this Living Language course because it does not teach Japanese the "CORRECT" way. (???) (Yes, I was warned by a friend not to purchase it for that reason... and guess what?) :)
If you're wondering if you will be "fluent" after you master this Complete Edition, the answer is ...No. Would you have a good, working, practical ability to survive, express yourself and socialize by speaking some decent Japanese? Yes. There are some who have questioned the term "Advanced" as it relates to the material in this course. After looking through the materials, I think it's more helpful to think of the levels of this course (Beginner through Advanced) as Basic, Intermediate Basic, and Advanced Basic. This, to me, seems more accurate.
One thing I look for in language courses (and hardly ever find) is some indication, or measure, of skill mastery (ie., If I master all of the materials in this course, exactly WHAT will I be able to do with what I've learned... What kinds of things will I be able to actually say?) This course, has sections throughout called ""How did you do?", which state "By now you should be able to: ....." and gives several language skills you will have gained IF you've mastered the material in that section (such as "use counters to count different types of objects around the house", or "use the verb 'Become').
I finally received the opportunity to discover how this Living Language course compares with its earlier editions and for the most part, the content was a dubious remake of the 2008 Edition.
For those completely unaware of the Living Language courses, they are language set of at least a course book and audio that teaches by reconciling a word list to sentence structure, which leads to conversations. This 2012 edition takes to another level, where the course book is more of a workbook and the user is encouraged to write their answers in it in addition of trying to have them write it in the native Japanese script. As a language course, it is a very involved self-study set that covers the essentials of conversational Japanese with enough detail that by the end of passing the final quiz, you will no doubt have the correct balance of confidence and knowledge to continue your acquisition of the Japanese language.
For those, like myself, curious about the evolution of the Living Language set, here is what you need to know: the author the 2008 edition, Kumiko Ikeda-Tsuji, is now credited as the co-author of this workbook series and it borrows heavily from her earlier course book - in fact, apart from the explanations of reading and writing hiragana/katakana, almost all the instructional content is copied verbatim from the 2008 edition and expanded with additional quizzes, comprehension exercises, and the bilingual reading feature.
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