Title: good book set , still needs work
Review: I had this book set for over 4 years, and I have to say it is pretty good at teaching japanese (I picked it up pretty fast using their recommended study plan). But it still needs work...............PROS:Native speakers on the CD help you speak japanese clearly and tune your ears to fleunt spoken japanese .Proper Verb and Sentence structure lessonsEssential Words and Phrases are given and explainedJapanese Dictionary and Pronunciation GuideJapanese Grammar supplement in back of the bookEasy for absolute beginnersCONS:Native speakers only cover the *SELECTED* words in the book.No Kanji or Kana are used with the lessons (although there is a japanese alphabet section in the back of the book)Even though grammar is explained, it could be simplified with using charts instead of blocky paragraphs.
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