Minna no Nihongo I - Translation & Grammatical Notes - Foreword and Explanatory Notes

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Minna no Nihongo I presents an introductory Japanese learning program designed to make study engaging for both students and teachers. The foreword explains its purpose and background, positioning it as a complete textbook while also serving as a companion to Shin Nihongo no Kiso. Explanatory notes describe the materials’ structure—Main Text, Translation and Grammar Text, and cassette tapes—and emphasize listening and speaking, with no instruction in hiragana, katakana, or kanji.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages212

Reading Time8 h 54 min

AccessFree to download

FOREWORD

EXPLANATORY NOTES

I. Structure

I. Content and Method of Use

1) Main Text

# Minna no NihongoI 初級I翻訳·文法解説英語版Translation &Grammatical Notes # Minnano NihongoI ## 初級I翻訳·文法解説英語版Translation &Grammatical Notes -I- ワ-ク Minna no NihongoI ## 初級I翻訳·文法解説英語版Translation &Grammatical Notes -I-杪ワ-ク ◎1998 by 3A Corporation All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrievalsystem,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior written permission of thePublisher. Published by 3A CorporationShoei Bldg.,6-3,Sarugaku-cho 2-chome,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 101-0064,Japan ISBN4-88319-107-9 C0081 First published 1998Printed in Japan ### FOREWORD As the title Minna no Nihongo indicates,this book has been designed to makethe study of Japanese as enjoyable and interesting as possible for students and teachersalike.Over three years in the planning and compilation,it stands as a completetextbook in itself while acting as a companion volume to the highly regarded Shin Nihongo no Kiso. As readers may know,Shin Nihongo no Kiso is a comprehensive introductionto elementary Japanese that serves as a highly efficient resource enabling studentswishing to master basic Japanese conversation to do so in the shortest possible time.As such,although it was originally developed for use by AOTS's technical trainees,itis now used by a wide range of people both in Japan and abroad. The teaching of Japanese is branching out in many different ways.Japaneseeconomic and industrial growth has led to a greater level of interchange between Japanand other countries,and non-Japanese from a wide variety of backgrounds have cometo Japan with a range of different objectives and are now living within localcommunities here.The changes in the social milieu surrounding the teaching ofJapanese that have resulted from this influx of people from other countries have in turninfluenced the individual situations in which Japanese is taught.There is now a greaterdiversity of learning needs,and they require individual responses. It is against this background,and in response to the opinions and hopes expressedby a large number of people who have been involved in the teaching of Japanese formany years both in Japan and elsewhere,that 3A Corporation proudly publishesMinna no Nihongo.While the book continues to make use of the clarity and ease ofunderstanding provided by the special features,key learning points and learningmethods of Shin Nihongo no Kiso,the scenes,situations and characters in Minnano Nihongo have been made more universal in order to appeal to a wider range oflearners.Its contents have been enhanced in this way to allow all kinds of students touse it for studying Japanese with pleasure. Minna no Nihongo is aimed at anyone who urgently needs to learn tocommunicate in Japanese in any situation,whether at work,school,college or in theirlocal community.Although it is an introductory text,efforts have been made to makethe exchanges between Japanese and foreign characters in the book reflect Japanese social conditions and everyday life as faithfully as possible.While it is intendedprincipally for those who have already left full-time education,it can also berecommended as an excellent textbook for university entrance courses as well as short-term intensive courses at technical colleges and universities. We at 3A Corporation are continuing actively to produce new study materialsdesigned to meet the individual needs of an increasingly wide range of learners,andwe sincerely hope that readers will continue to give us their valued support. In conclusion,I should like to mention the extensive help we received in thepreparation of this text,in the form of suggestions and comments from variousquarters and trials of the materials in actual lessons,for which we are extremelygrateful.3A Corporation intends to continue extending its network of friendship allover the world through activities such as the publishing of Japanese study materia

FAQs

What learning materials are included in Minna no Nihongo I?

The program consists of a Main Text, a Translation and Grammar Text, and cassette tapes. The Translation and Grammar Text is available in English.

Does Minna no Nihongo I teach reading and writing hiragana, katakana, or kanji?

No. The materials emphasize listening and speaking Japanese and do not provide instruction in reading and writing hiragana, katakana, or kanji.

How are the 25 lessons structured in the Main Text?

Each lesson includes sentence patterns, example sentences in question-and-answer dialogue form, conversations featuring everyday expressions, and drills divided into levels A, B, and C.

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