Japanese for Busy People Book 1: Kana

4th Revised Edition of JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE, the most popular Japanese language textbook series in the world. Since it was first published in 1984, the focus of the Japanese for Busy People. series has always been to teach Japanese for effective communication. As suggested in the title, this is a concise course for busy students who want to learn natural, spoken Japanese as efficiently as possible in a limited amount of time. The new Japanese for Busy People: Revised 4th Edition. is made up of three volumes: Book I, Book II, and Book III. Book I is available in both romanized and kana. versions, similar to the Revised 3rd Edition. The Kana Version. is exactly the same as the Romanized Version. except for the scripts used throughout the book: hiragana. and katakana. The Kana Version. is therefore recommended for those who have already learned kana. (as these scripts are collectively called) or are learning them with Japanese for Busy People Kana Workbook. or another such text. Studying Japanese in kana. , rather than in romanized script, can lead to fluent pronunciation and facilitate a smooth transition to the study of kanji.