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Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced [New Edition] Paperback – 1 June 2012

Japanese edition by Osamu Kamada (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
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    276 pages
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    Japan Times,The
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    1 June 2012
  5. Dimensions
    18.2 x 3.2 x 25.7 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    4789014622
  7. ISBN-13
    978-4789014625
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Japan Times,The (1 June 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4789014622
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-4789014625
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.2 x 3.2 x 25.7 cm
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  • レーザーマン
    5.0 out of 5 stars いいね
    Reviewed in Japan on 11 March 2025
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    いいね
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  • William
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for upper-intermediate (N2+) students who have just finished Tobira or equivalent
    Reviewed in the United States on 8 January 2015
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    As my title indicates, this is a great series for students who have just finished up Tobira (or equivalent, i.e. 800-1000+ kanji and familiarity with many of A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar points) and still feel like they want a bit more textbook-learning. At this point in a student's Japanese-learning career, he or she should be branching out into native materials, of which there are many great sources (my personal favorites are the two "Read Real Japanese" books and "Breaking into Japanese Literature"). However, this task can be a little daunting as there always seems to be more kanji and grammar than one can handle. That's where this textbook comes in.

    Each chapter is broken into your typical textbook format--pre-reading exercise, reading, key grammar and phrases, more exercises...--and is accompanied by an audio CD, which admittedly I haven't listened to yet. Many of the essays come from various real articles. Topics range from individualism to environmental and working-class issues. There aren't many exercises in this textbook as compared to other series, but there is a workbook students can also buy, and the main textbook makes for great reading material.The text's biggest strength is that it's entirely in Japanese, excluding snippets of English in the "important expressions" sections. By now, students should be familiar enough with the language to comprehend most of what's going on without having it to be translated for them.

    Unfortunately, this is also leads me to one of the biggest weaknesses of this textbook. Some of the "important expressions," use vague English translations, which could have been supplemented with explanations in Japanese as well. Instead, you'll get explanations like "~''' / '''N = in one's own way / N that is in one's own way," and that's it. Luckily there follows two or three example sentences, but it would be nice to have further explanations in Japanese sometimes. EDIT: I overlooked the booklet that comes with the textbook. There are in fact explanations in Japanese for every grammar point. As such, I've bumped my review from four stars to five.

    For all of you who have been skimping out on learning kanji, be warned: this textbook will test your knowledge. Most of the kanji in the textbook does not have furigana, nor are you provided with any vocabulary lists. That said, there is a pamphlet that comes with the book that gives you the readings for kanji-compounds in each reading section. However, you will not be given English translations or definitions. This is probably for the best, as it gives you extra practice for looking up things in a dictionary.

    I realize this course says "intermediate," so some of you may be wondering about overlap between this and other "intermediate" textbooks. Rest assured, there isn't much overlap between Tobira or Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (although I can't be certain with Azora), but even considering the small amount of overlap, it's not anything to get hot over. This is definitely an upper-intermediate textbook. In fact, if I had to rank the major Japanese textbooks in order from easiest to most difficult, it would go something like this:

    1. Japanese from Zero 1+2 (Probably best if skipped altogether as this series is slow going).
    2. Genki 1 and 2 (Absolute Beginner to Upper Beginner)
    3. Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (Lower Intermediate).
    4. Tobira (Mid-level intermediate)
    6. New Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced
    7. Images of Japan (mostly for more reading practice)
    8. Kanzen Master N2 Series? (Honestly, there might be some grammar points here that neither Tobira nor this textbook covers).
    9. Kanzen Master N1 series

    I definitely recommend this text to those who can "almost" read newspapers, or those who already can but might still struggle with finer grammar points. However, I wouldn't recommend this for people looking for additional speaking exercises. The book leans more on listening and reading.
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  • Amazon カスタマー
    5.0 out of 5 stars とても良い
    Reviewed in Japan on 16 March 2020
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    この本は良いと思います。
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  • Faraz Masood
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Book For Advance Learners Of Japanese Language
    Reviewed in the United States on 25 November 2017
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    Perfect Addition to your Japanese learning collection specially after getting done with Tobira or Equivalent like Integrated Approach To Intermediate Japanese.
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  • Michael Dunlap
    4.0 out of 5 stars Okay to use after completing Genki II? Nope.
    Reviewed in the United States on 1 November 2019
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    I first want to start off with a few things I found disheartening when purchasing this set of books, the Kyoukasho (Textbook) and the Work Book. I reviewed all of the chapters and realized the only English throughout is in two portions of the lessons: throughout each chapter there are grammar lessons that have English associations, and there is one section that teaches how to convert some English words into Japanese katakana. That is all. Yup. Kind of kicked me in the kintama right there.
    Secondly, there are no new kanji lessons throughout. There are new words and new kanji, but no kanji stroke orders, words containing said kanji, sample sentences, etc. The vocabulary is listed in the back under the kana form associated to the kanji form only; no English translated words. You'll find this trend throughout both the kyoukasho and the work book.

    What's the good news? Well, honestly, these lessons put the learner at a disadvantage if used directly after Genki II. Genki was more graphic intensive with stories and images, whereas the kyoukasho and work book here are data and academic intensive using graphs and charts as the only images. Great if you have completed an intermediate course in Japanese and ready to move up to using the Japanese you've accumulated to continue learning Japanese. So if you have completed Tobira, then this is the next set of books for you. I am grateful that I bought this series. I now know to continue using Tobira, and that once completed, these will be waiting for me to pick up where Tobira leaves off.
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