Japanese Language Lessons in London
Learning Materials
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Books - Beginners / Elementary Level
Japanese
for Everyone: A Functional Approach to Daily Communication
The title of this book sounds similar to one of the most commonly used textbooks in UK schools, "Japanese for Busy People", but the similarity ends there. Contrary to the common, conventional Grammar based textbooks, this book uniquely takes a Notional and Functional Approach which offers practical daily language use and practice, together with cultural information. It covers all the elementary level grammar and usage, more than 500 Kanji and 2000 word vocabulary. This book suits both University students and business purposes.
The title of this book sounds similar to one of the most commonly used textbooks in UK schools, "Japanese for Busy People", but the similarity ends there. Contrary to the common, conventional Grammar based textbooks, this book uniquely takes a Notional and Functional Approach which offers practical daily language use and practice, together with cultural information. It covers all the elementary level grammar and usage, more than 500 Kanji and 2000 word vocabulary. This book suits both University students and business purposes.
Books - Intermediate Levels
iPad Apps for Japanese
Flashcards
Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1: The Complete Set of Kanji for Levels 3 & 4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Using Flashcards helps a lot in memorising Kanji without too much effort. This set covers Kanji characters for JLPT Level 3 & 4.
Using Flashcards helps a lot in memorising Kanji without too much effort. This set covers Kanji characters for JLPT Level 3 & 4.
Kana Flashcards: Learn and Remember Kana in a Flash With Visual and Verbal Mnemonics
You can learn both Hiragana and Katakana with some basic words and usages.
You can learn both Hiragana and Katakana with some basic words and usages.
Dictionaries
The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary (Oxford Starter Dictionaries)
It may be helpful to use dictionary written by English person, as it gives you help from learner's view point. Both English-Japanese & Japanese-English covered. Very easy to use, but does not give many example sentences.
It may be helpful to use dictionary written by English person, as it gives you help from learner's view point. Both English-Japanese & Japanese-English covered. Very easy to use, but does not give many example sentences.
Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary
Contrary to the one above, this is written by Japanese teachers. Good for intermediate and advanced learners.
Contrary to the one above, this is written by Japanese teachers. Good for intermediate and advanced learners.
Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary
This is the best Kanji learner's dictionary you can get in London. The way the author organises is based on the idea that Kanji is both component of words or/and word itself and introduces them as compounds with the original ideograms.
This is the best Kanji learner's dictionary you can get in London. The way the author organises is based on the idea that Kanji is both component of words or/and word itself and introduces them as compounds with the original ideograms.
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
This is the first book of the best Grammar series written in English, provides accurate explanations and a quite good amount of examples for Japanese words. You may be able to use this as a dictionary for beginners.
This is the first book of the best Grammar series written in English, provides accurate explanations and a quite good amount of examples for Japanese words. You may be able to use this as a dictionary for beginners.
