Kana OK ! : New Approach to Learning the ABC's of Japanese (illustrated ed)

Learning a foreign alphabet is a challenge for any student, especially for the learner of Japanese--a language having no less than two phonetic scripts and over 2,000 Chinese characters.

With Kana-OK!, this challenge has been turned into fun.

Kana-OK! is a lively, interactive introduction to hiragana and katakana, the two basic scripts used in written Japanese.

Combining the latest thinking in pedagogy that culture should be taught in connection with language, for example- and with unique illustrations and visual devices designed to motivate and foster retention of the material studied, Kana OK! is a groundbreaking textbook. The hiragana half of the book introduces the cursive script used for writing words of Japanese or Chinese origin.

The katakana half focuses on the angular script used for writing foreign loan words and for emphasis Each of the book's eleven lessons includes practice in recognition, reading (including a full page of cultural vocabulary), writing (vertical practice as well as horizontal), and a quiz that students can take and correct themselves For listening and pronunciation practice, all the vocabulary in the book has been recorded and made available as free sound from the publisher's website, thejapanpage.com.

More than a just a workbook for learning by rote, Kana-OK! is a panoramic introduction to Japanese language and culture.

Ideal for classroom use as well as for self learners of any age.