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Japanese Folktales for Language Learners

Bilingual Legends and Fables in Japanese and English (Free online Audio Recording)
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Japanese Folktales for Language Learners explores a collection of traditional Japanese stories, offering rich cultural insights while facilitating language learning. Each tale is presented in both Japanese and English, making it an effective tool for language students. The book combines enchanting narratives with vocabulary and grammar explanations, enhancing understanding of the stories and the Japanese language itself.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you love engaging with Japanese culture while enhancing your language skills. Offering a captivating mix of traditional tales, it's perfect for both language learners and folklore enthusiasts, providing both entertainment and educational value.

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Japanese Folktales for Language Learners

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Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!

Japanese Folktales for Language Learners introduces 22 traditional tales in parallel Japanese and English versions, presented on facing pages. Whether you're a student of Japanese or just want to enjoy a good read while learning about traditional Japanese culture, you're sure to love this book!

The tales increase in length and complexity as the book progresses. Each story has a comprehensive vocabulary list, cultural notes, comprehension exercises, and discussion questions to reinforce your understanding. There are overviews of verb and adjective forms, as well as free online audio recordings of all the stories to develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Series: Stories For Language Learners

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9784805316627

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Tuttle Publishing

Illustration: 37 b&w line drawings; 22 stories in bilingual Japanese and English text; Free online Audio Recordings

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Anna Sato

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 595g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Eriko Sato is Associate Professor of Japanese and translation studies at the State of University of New York at Stony Brook, where she is also the Director of the Japanese Teacher Education Program. She has authored and co-authored over a dozen books, including Japanese Stories for Language Learners, Essential Japanese Grammar, and Learning Japanese Kanji. She has also authored or co-authored Contemporary Japanese, Japanese Demystified, Japanese for Dummies, Complete Japanese Grammar, Japanese Phrases for Dummies, Basic Japanese, and My First Japanese Kanji Book. Anna Sato is co-author and illustrator of My First Japanese Kanji Book. She is also the translator of 100 First Words for Toddlers and the illustrator of Reading & Writing Japanese.

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