La série Le japonais en manga présente aux étudiants une méthode engageante et pédagogique pour apprendre le japonais à travers l'utilisation de mangas. Le japonais en manga 2 reprend là où le premier volume s'est arrêté, avec 34 leçons couvrant 400 nouveaux kanji (le premier livre contenait 240 kanji). Chaque leçon présente 8 à 12 kanji et des exercices, ainsi qu'une histoire de manga d'une page dans laquelle tous les nouveaux kanji sont utilisés ; une page de réponses ; la traduction du manga ; et un résumé des nouveaux composés graphiques qui apparaîtront dans la leçon suivante. Le livre comprend également des index de kanji et de lectures.
Japanese in Mangaland Series
Embark on a vibrant journey into the Japanese language and culture with this engaging series. Designed for beginners, it breaks down complex concepts into digestible, enjoyable lessons. Through a captivating narrative and rich manga-style illustrations, readers will acquire essential vocabulary, grammar, and useful phrases. This unique approach makes learning feel like an adventure, transforming the path to Japanese fluency into an accessible and exciting experience.
An alternate cover edition can be found here.This book is designed to help one master the basics of the Japanese language using the popular "manga" (Japanese comics) as a didactic tool. Its clear explanations and vivid examples help one naturally to get the "feel" for the basic patterns of Japanese grammar and at the same time to remember vocabulary associated with concrete situations. Besides that, learning with manga is more fun than simply reading page after page of dry prose. The 30 lessons that make up the book include drills, and a small glossary of 160 basic "kanji" is appended as an added bonus.
Manga is rapidly becoming the most popular comic form in the United States, with sales reaching $120 million in 2004, a 20% increase from the previous year. This surge in interest coincides with a growing desire among secondary school students to learn Japanese, primarily to understand anime and manga in their original language. The third volume of the Japanese in MangaLand series continues to merge the popularity of manga with language instruction, making Japanese learning more engaging than traditional methods. It features 15 lessons aimed at intermediate learners, building on the previous volume. The book emphasizes grammar and conversation, using examples from manga to present authentic spoken Japanese rather than textbook language. Students will learn to navigate everyday situations in Japan, from restaurant ordering to using the Osaka dialect, and will explore both honorific language (keigo) and colloquial expressions found in manga. This volume meets the grammar, vocabulary, and kanji requirements for Level 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test and includes exercises, reference appendices, and other resources tailored for test candidates. With the introduction of Advanced Placement courses in Japanese in high schools, these engaging instructional materials are poised to reach an even broader audience.
A truly innovative and enjoyable way to learn Japanese-based on manga.Like the original Japanese in MangaLand , the second volume in the series combines the phenomenal popularity of manga with language instruction to make learning Japanese easier and a lot more fun than with traditional approaches. Japanese in MangaLand Vol. 2 helps even beginning students master thebasics of conversational Japanese with fifteen lessons including drills, the patterns of Japanese grammar and more than 360 kanji characters to assist in the learning process. Eleven of these lessons cover such grammar topics as intransitive/transitive verbs, particles, honorific expressions, andeven dialects and proverbs.The four conversational lessons will prove invaluable to readers traveling to Japan by teaching them phrases and expressions to use at airports, hotels, shops and restaurants. Another new feature in this second volume is the culture notes section, which provides insight into life in Japantoday.