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By Andy Wong
Format:Paperback
There are so many resources out there but if you are looking for one book to get you started, Japanese For Busy People 1 is it! All the grammar points will be understood after using all three books in the series. If you are not going to buy audio tapes with this book, go to www.ajalt.org, which is the official site of the Association For Japanese Language Teaching. There are lots of audio resources there for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners. After finishing Book 1, the learner will be able to introduce themselves, shop, tell the time, express preferences, etc. It also offers quizzes to test your level.
However, one negative is the lack of vocabulary. The learner has to go online and lookup news articles. Go to http://133.6.76.15/~jems/hosokyoku/bangumi.html for articles with audio and fill in the blank quizzes.
Critics say this book tells you to memorize verb forms and adjectives but the patterns will be very obvious. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, this book will teach you everything you need to know to start.
Format:Paperback
I just love this book. The lay out is simple and easy to follow. For best results, use a "Learn Hiragana" & "Katagana Book" and then get the JFBP Kana Version. That way one can avoid romangi (Japanese written with English letters) which only slows you down from learning real Japanese. Its best to use this book in combination with the workbook. I use the book on my own, but having someone to ask questions to is imperative.
The book does have some shortcomings. Other reviewers have pointed out that book does a poor job of explaining form constructions, instead, it directs one to memorize a list of verbs/adj/etc. I agree this is not the way to go. This deficiency is easily overcome by a class or tutor. My Sensei does a good job explaining how verb/adj/etc structures are formed... so the book's failure to do so is no big deal. If you are learning on your own... this could be a problem.
Having a teacher is a good idea in the beginning anyway as it will give you a chance to practice speaking and listening. I actually started using JFBP on my own because my class book (Japanese New College Text) is just awful.
By zolo
Format:Paperback
While I am beginning to understand the rationale for how this textbook is designed, I still feel that it is too targeted to business users to be of true value to anyone not needing to do business in japan. In other words, if you are learning japanese out of personal or family interest, look elsewhere. Also as other reviewers have said it relies heavily on rote memorization which is good and/or necessary for some things (days of the week, numbers, dates, etc) but really bad for others (verb forms and conjugation).
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I feel like I'm going crazy or something because looking at these reviews and finding that the majority of them are 5 stars or 4 stars makes me wonder if I'm coming from the same... Read more
Published on Feb 9 2004 by Zachary Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use for self-study or coursework.
First off, this textbook is used by a lot of North American Japanese language courses. It's also used here in Toronto by some of the high-school language programs. Read more
Published on Feb 9 2004 by KL
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Good but not perfect
This book covers the grammar very nicely and many people I've known to use it love it. However, it really depends who you are. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2003
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Japanese for business people
I watched my teenage daughter learn Japanese from this series over the past year, and I am amazed about how quickly she learned to speak elementary Japanese using these textbooks. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2003 by Debbie Lee Wesselmann
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The perfect start
I love this series! This KANA version is designed to FORCE you to learn the correct pronunciation of japanese. Read more
Published on Jan 28 2003 by Pigumon
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Probably the best introductory book out there.
Reading some of the negative reviews about this motivated me to write. The first and foremost thing about learning a language is that there is no "instant method". Read more
Published on Dec 22 2002 by hyoi
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A useful textbook for the highly motivated
There are two universal truths of acquiring a second language. First, there is no "quick method." It takes time and work. Second, self-study only gets you so far. Read more
Published on April 11 2002 by Zack Davisson
4.0 out of 5 stars
solid grammer foundation
I first used the non-kana version which was actually my second text book but i quickly ditched it because i wanted to learn kana. Read more
Published on Sep 25 2001 by Alan W
2.0 out of 5 stars
full of info you can't use
well, i have to say i was pretty disappointed with this book. maybe i was naive to think that, as a beginner, i'd be able to learn japanese from a book. Read more
Published on July 30 2001 by Breanna Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great choice for begginers!
I looked for many books for teaching myself japanese and this is the better while is not perfect. As the title implies, this book is aimed to bussiness men and the vocabulary... Read more
Published on May 2 2000 by Carlos Obregón
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