Living Japanese: Diversity in Language and Lifestyles (Conversations with Native Speakers) | 
| Author: Karen Colligan-taylor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 296798
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 030010958X
Dewey Decimal Number: 495.682421
EAN: 9780300109580
ASIN: 030010958X
Publication Date: December 15, 2006
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Product Description
This book draws students into the lives of thirty-three Japanese from age seven to seventy-five. As students listen to diverse viewpoints on cultural and social issues, they will develop an extensive vocabulary and become accustomed to natural speech and linguistic differences. This DVD/workbook package is an ideal tool for conversation courses and an engaging resource for intermediate and advanced language and culture classes. Individuals returning from study or work in Japan will find the package an enjoyable way to maintain or build language skills.
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Bingo! January 8, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Wow! Japanese people in Japan being interviewed, their responses being transcribed in natural Japanese (with furigana to clarify) and vocabulary lists to define some of the more difficult terms! I've been wanting something like this for a loooong time... even the aizuchi is transcribed. Everything - and there are no English translations - perfect! This is REAL Japanese, not from a textbook. The speech is all natural speed, the people interviewed are all different ages and genders, the questions are all about aspects of Japanese culture and society. This DVD / book combination feels long overdue.
Please note, as I mentioned, that there are vocabulary lists, but no English translations of the interviews. You might take this as too difficult, but it really isn't. Dive in and get to work.
Good resource for exposure to 'real' Japanese January 21, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book/dvd set is very good for bringing Japanese as it is really spoken to those who are learning the language and don't have the fortune of actually living in Japan. It's especially nice that all the dialogue on the dvd is given in written form in the book, with proper explanations. One thing that lacks in many language learning devices is the opportunity to hear the language applied in reality, and this program fills that gap. Instead of set dialogues and situations, you hear unrehearsed responses to questions about daily life, such as family, work, and school.
However, because of the nature of this work it is not for beginners; I would recommend it for at least intermediate learners, unless one wants only to listen and train their ear.
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