Description: Preface Dear Student Getting Started Part One Meeting Others and Introducing Yourself Everyday Greetings Classroom Expressions The Japanese Writing System (1): Introduction Part Two Numbers up to 20 Asking and Giving Telephone Numbers Asking and Telling Time Asking What Something Is The Japanese Writing System (2): Hiragana (1) Part Three Talking About Daily Activities Talking About Future Activities and Events Talking About Likes and Dislikes The Japanese Writing System (3): Hiragana (2) Part Four Talking About Activities and Events in the Past Inviting Someone to Do Something Talking About Weekly Schedules Talking About the Weather The Japanese Writing System (4): Katakana (1) Part Five Asking Location Numbers from 21 to 10,000 Asking About Existence Asking About Price Talking More About Likes and Dislikes The Japanese Writing System (5): Katakana (2) Introduction to Kanji Introduction to Yookoso! Language Notes and Culture Notes are not listed here. Chapter 1 Classmates Topics/Vocabulary Nationalities and Languages Personal Information Around Campus Vocabulary Study Hint: Learning New Vocabulary Grammar 1. Identification: The Copula "desu" 2. Possessive Particle "no" 3. Personal Pronouns and Demonstratives 4. Asking Questions: Interrogatives Particles "ha" and "ga" Culture Notes "shusshin" Origins Japanese Universities and Colleges Asking Personal Questions Reading and Writing Reading 1: "Huransu-jin no kurasumeeto" Study Hint: Learning Kanji Reading 2: "penparu o sagashite imasu!" Kanji The Six Types of Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Introducing Friends Introducing Yourself Listening Comprehension Chapter 1 Review Chapter 2 My Town Topics/Vocabulary Commuting Cities and Neighborhoods Buldings and Places Around Town Vocabulary Grammar 5. Adjectives and Adverbs 6. Expressing Existence: The Verbs "arimasu" and "imasu" 7. Indicating Location 8. Positional Words 9. Numerals and Counters 10. Expressing Likes and Dislikes: "suki" and "kirai" Sentence-Final "yo" Study Hint: Learning Grammar Polite Form Versus Plain Form Culture Notes Long Commutes "kooban" Police Boxes Japanese Addresses Reading and Writing Reading 1: "Buraun-san no apaato no kinjo" Reading 2: "Hayashi-san no hurusato" Kanji Skills Practice Language Functions and Situations Making Communication Work Showing Location on a Map Listening Comprehension Chapter 2 Review Chapter 3 Everyday Life Topics/Vocabulary Schedules Daily Activities Weekends and Holidays Vocabulary Grammar 11. The Basic Structure of Japanese Verbs 12. The Nonpast, Polite Form of Verbs 13. The Past, Polite Form of Verbs 14. Particles Showing Grammatical Relationships 15. Making Suggestions: "~mashoo" 16. Conjoining Nouns: "to" and "ya" Adverbs Used in Negative Sentences Connecting Disjunctive Sentences Approximate Numbers Culture Notes Part-Time Jobs for College Students "nengoo" "kokumin no shukujitsu" National Holidays Reading and Writing Reading 1: "Buraun-san no nichijooseikatsu" Reading 2: "Buraun-san no shuumatsu" Kanji Skills Practice

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