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Genki 2nd Edition

An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
by Eri Banno, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Ikeda, Chikaki Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki
Description

Jump into learning Japanese with Genki, the most popular college Japanese textbook in the United States!* This comprehensive textbook series gives beginning college and adult learners a solid grounding in all four language skill areas. Easy-to-follow grammar explanations help students learn independently, and illustrated exercises and group activities enliven classroom instruction. 

Dialogues revolve around the lives of foreign students living in Japan, presenting relatable scenes that students are likely to face in their daily lives. Culture Notes in each lesson provide intriguing insights into Japanese culture and everyday life, covering topics such as kinship terms, public transportation, and more.

Workbooks and audio CDs offer additional opportunities for practice. The Picture Card CD-Roms provide visual support for the vocabulary in Genki.

*Japan Foundation Survey, 2015.

In this Series

Features
  • Extensive vocabulary: over 1,100 vocabulary terms and 317 kanji introduced over two volumes
  • Ample practice exercises for grammar point in the Grammar and Reading & Writing sections
  • Workbook with additional listening, grammar, and kanji drills
  • MP3 audio resources bundled with the textbook and workbook
  • Bilingual Teacher's Manual contains answer keys, listening comprehension transcripts, and teaching tips
  • Vocab Cards, Kanji Cards, and Conjugation Cards available separately from iTunes App Store
About the Author(s)

Eri Banno is a professor at Okayama University, and has previously taught Japanese at Nanzan University and Kansai Gaidai University. She earned a doctorate in Education from Temple University. 

Yoko Sakane (née Ikeda) is a professor at Ibaraki University, and has previously taught Japanese at Eastern New Mexico University, Pennsylvania State University, and Kansai Gaidai University. She earned a M.A. in Comparative Literature from Pennsylvania State University. She is also a co-author of Kanji Look and Learn.

Yutaka Ohno is a professor at Ritsumeikan University’s Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science (LEIS), and has previously taught Japanese at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kansai Gaidai University, and Nagoya University. He earned his M.A. in linguistics at Sophia University, and enrolled in a doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Chikako Shinagawa teaches Japanese at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has previously taught Japanese at the University of California, Irvine, and Kansai Gaidai University. She earned her M.A. in Japanese at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. 

Kyoko Tokashiki is a professor at Kansai Gaidai University, and has previously taught Japanese at Connecticut College and Ohio State University. She graduated from Kansai Gaidai University and earned her M.A. in Japanese Linguistics at Ohio State University. 

Professors Banno, Sakane, Shinagawa, and Tokashiki are also the co-authors of Kanji Look and Learn, published by the Japan Times.