Nippon Go! An Introduction to Modern Japanese Language

by Mari Fujimoto, Patricia Welch

??? (Nippon GO!): An Introduction to Elementary Modern Japanese Language is a proficiency based language learning program specifically designed for college students to build a linguistically sound, solid, and necessary foundation in Japanese grammar during their first two semesters studying modern Japanese. By the end of eight chapters, which feature conversations on a variety of everyday topics (including shopping, understanding simple directions, and talking about oneself and one’s interests), students will have covered essential elements of basic Japanese grammar, will know hiragana and katakana, practical vocabulary related to the thematic lessons, and will have learned approximately 150 kanji (Chinese characters). The successful learner should reach the Novice High level of proficiency (based on ACTFL proficiency guidelines) and will be ready to move on to intermediate Japanese classes or travel to Japan confident that they have a solid elementary level proficiency in Japanese.

101 pages, Misc. Supplies

Published August 17, 2017

About the author

A linguist by training, Mari Fujimoto serves as director of Japanese Studies at the City University of New York. Her research involves first language acquisition, syntactic and pragmatic analysis of Japanese particles (especially viewing /-ga/ and /-wa/ as a pragmatic unit), and Japanese language pedagogy.