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Title: A good choice, but there's better
Review: I used this workbook for my JPNS 1001 and 1002 classes in college. It complements the book fine, and it's detailed enough that you have to think about and know what you're doing to be able to complete the pages. However, they can get pretty short and each grammar point is pretty exclusive to its own page. It was good practice overall. The Genki series in general was not that helpful for me. It's organized in a random way that doesn't make much sense to me. The stories for each section have nothing to do with each other and just use random vocab and grammar for the section. The book does not have an engaging vibe that makes you want to learn Japanese more. I honestly would recommend Adventures in Japanese, the high school series. Vocab in the first chapters were in the last chapters of Genki I. Grammar is mostly the same, but there is less instruction and explanation in Genki. Do not use Genki if you are learning by yourself with only that.
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