THE REVISED 3RD EDITION OF JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE

In the 22 years since its publication, Japanese for Busy People has won acclaim world-
wide as an effective, easy-to-understand textbook, either for ciassroom use or for inde-
pendent study. Now, in its first revision in more than a decade, the series has been
redesigned, updated and consolidated to meet the needs of today's students and
businesspeople who want to learn natural, spoken Japanese as effectively as possible
in a limited amount of time.

This first volume of Japanese for Busy People: Revised 3rd Edition includes the follow-
ing new features:

. A unit structure whereby thematically linked lessons are grouped together to
make learning Japanese easier than ever ;

. Expanded exercises that go beyond substitution drills and get students speaking
Japanese right away

. A free 70-minute CD that contains recordings of dialogues and exercises from the

text HHHj

. Over 340 illustrations to make the learning process both fun and effective

. Notes about Japanese culture

. A sleek, user-friendly design

"Survival Japanese for Adults," as the book might be called, gets to the heart of the
language without recourse to childish or classroom-only Japanese, ideal for those
whose aim is a working knowledge of the spoken language, it presents only the mini-
mum amount of Japanese needed to get by on a daily basis in Japan. To reduce the
burden on busy learners, vocabulary and grammar have been limited to about a third
of that typically introduced in beginner courses, and emphasis is given to words and
patterns that the learner will find immediately useful.

The Japanese for Busy People series has been prepared under the guidance of a work-
ing group of experienced language instructors who reviewed and tested the material
in their classrooms.

About the Authors

The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT) was established to meet the practical
needs of people who wish to communicate effectively in Japanese. In 1977 it was recognized
as a nonprofit organization by Japan's Ministry of Education. In 1992 it was awarded the Japan
Foundation Special Prize.

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