Marugoto Japanese Language And Culture Coursebook For Communicative Language Activities A1 (PB)

This is “a comprehensive series of coursebooks for adult learners of Japanese as a foreign language developed by the Japan Foundation and based on the JF Standard for Japanese Language Education. The word Marugoto means ‘whole’ or ‘everything’, and was chosen as the title of the coursebook because because the course encompasses both language and culture, features communication between people in a range of situations, and allows you to experience a variety of aspects of Japanese culture through hundreds of colourful photographs and illustrations. The coursebook incorporates many innovative components for learning language including : learning divided into two volumes: Katsudoo (coursebook for communicative language activities), aimed at improving ability in language performance, and Rikai (coursebook for language competences), aimed at improving ability in language knowledge – so that you can choose a method of study that meets your needs and suits your learning style ; designed with an emphasis on understanding and respecting other cultures, and containing situations where people from a variety of cultural backgrounds interact in Japanese ; learning Japanese through listening to a variety of natural contextualized conversations ; management of your own learning through a portfolio approach.”