{"product_id":"a-japanese-reader-graded-lessons-for-mastering-the-written-language-paperback","title":"A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons for Mastering the Written Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoy Andrew Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is a selection of graded Japanese readings written in modern Japanese.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn excellent way to learn Japanese, \u003ci\u003eA Japanese Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is designed for the foreign student of Japanese who is interested in attaining and developing proficiency in reading Japanese, the style of which is in current use in books, magazines, and newspapers in Japan. It also includes authentic excerpts from works by 20th-century Japanese masters Mishima, Akutagawa, Kawabata, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough \u003ci\u003eA Japanese Reader\u003c\/i\u003e supposes some acquaintance with the spoken Japanese language, it does not assume any knowledge of written Japanese and starts from and very beginning, advancing in graded readings up through quite difficult materials. Learning the modern Japanese written language is by no means a difficult task for the student of the Japanese language as it is often made to appear. The most important thing in such a study is to get yourself started in the correct direction--after that, the progress you make and the eventual proficiency you will gain in reading (and writing) the language are limited only by the amount of time and effort you are able or willing to devote to the task. Attention has been given throughout the volume to grading materials in the order of progressive difficulty, though in many cases familiarity on the part of a student with the subject matter involved may well make a particular selection somewhat easier for him than others further on in the book. Partly to assist in the understanding of the reading selections and partly because it is felt that few students will wish to become proficient in reading Japanese and still remain uninterested in Japanese culture and cultural history, an attempt has also been made to indicate where possible significant collateral readings available in English, especially for some of the sections which deal with distinctive aspects of Japanese life and culture.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eLessons 1 through 17\u003c\/b\u003e deal with the essentials of the Japanese writing system, as it is used in Japan today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eLessons 18 through 30\u003c\/b\u003e deal with building a working knowledge of Japanese grammar and introducing the Japanese system of writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eLessons 31 through 38\u003c\/b\u003e are selections of intermediate difficulty and largely deal with Japanese life and customs. Included are readings of Japanese literature, archaeology, ceramic art, painting, Buddhism, the theater, and political science and philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eLessons 48 through 59\u003c\/b\u003e are of increasing difficulty and include criticisms, resumes, a short text from Meiji and Taisho literature, and excerpts from important Japanese novels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eLessons 60 through 75\u003c\/b\u003e are of advanced difficulty and provided further readings with a considerable variety of content including Sinology, Zen Buddhism, Shinto, Christianity, newspapers, economics and finance, and Japanese government policies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380460503218,"sku":"9780804816472","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c7832b189cccb364786558d8bd5efcff.webp?v=1777784710","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-japanese-reader-graded-lessons-for-mastering-the-written-language-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}