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I also like that Genki helps you with Romaji for the first lessons and then switches to Kana. G-bod, I like the idea of starting with Genki and continuing with JfBP, especially because JfBP seems to have inconsistencies (vocabulary not properly introduced) that could drive me mad as a beginner, whereas at a later stage, I don't think it would bother me. Message 5 of 2311 April 2012 at 12:08am | IP Logged Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Speaks: German*, Dutch C1, English B2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Therefore I felt more of an affinity with the vocabulary and situations presented in Japanese for Busy People, but this is a personal preference. Japanese for Busy People seems to be aimed more at working adults studying either on their own or in a class. I think Genki is primarily aimed at students studying Japanese at a university or similar. By the second volume, it starts to introduce kanji but at a very slow pace, however the delivery of grammar speeds up to something reasonable and the quality of the explanations makes volumes two and three a worthwhile text for self study in my opinion.
#Minna no nihongo vs genki full
It doesn't cover kanji at all (even though you are expected to know kana in full from the outset) and seems to take around 20 chapters to cover about half of the material in the first volume of Genki. The problem that I have with JfBP is that the first volume takes things far too slowly. I think there are fewer drills than in Genki, but many more example dialogues.
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There are also scripts and translations for the listening comprehension (which is in the workbook only) and both textbook and workbook contain answers. The grammar and usage explanations are detailed and helpful and all the dialogues and reading passages come with English translations. Japanese for Busy People (the latest edition) is much more geared up to help with self studying. However, the textbook is very much designed for classroom use so there are plenty of pairwork exercises that are of little use to someone self studying, and the lack of an answer book (unless you want to spend a small fortune) is also not helpful. Like pretty much any Japanese text it starts off with the polite desu/masu forms for verbs but moves on to plain forms (which are important for plenty of other polite sentence patterns) at a reasonable pace. Genki also gives you plenty of practice exercises in both the textbook and the workbook which is ample for getting some of the basic grammar down. It doesn't throw you in the deep end like the kana version of Japanese for Busy People, however the pressure is still on to make sure you learn the kana early on in your studies before you get too used to any romanisation system. It provides romanisation and kana in the first two chapters, after which you are expected to use kana only and start learning the kanji. I like the way that Genki introduces the writing system to begin with. I'm not sure to what extent the revisions to Genki will have changed things. Please note that I am basing my review on the older edition of Genki and most recent edition of JfBP. Just to complicate things I might suggest that you use the first volume of Genki followed by volumes 2 and 3 of Japanese for Busy People. Message 3 of 2309 April 2012 at 12:27am | IP Logged 8-oĪpart from the price, can anyone think of other arguments for using Japanese for Busy People instead of the new Genki?Īny other suggestions for textbooks that come with a workbook?Įdited by buchstabe on 09 April 2012 at 3:47pm
#Minna no nihongo vs genki plus
The pretty much only thing that's keeping me from buying is that the textbook plus answer key plus workbook together cost a king's ransom. I liked the sample pages of Genki (new edition) that I found online and that they included more modern vocabulary in their new edition. I'd furthermore prefer one that comes with a separate workbook, which boils it down to going for either Genki or Japanese for Busy People. Having ruled out Minna no Nighongo leaves me with Genki, Japanse for Busy People, Assimil or TYS, I believe. Now I would like to try a fresh start with a new textbook. I found the use of Kanji from the start and their "show, don't tell" approach (translate: rote learning) overwhelming and dull at the same time. Years ago, when I had my very first go at learning Japanese, I bought Minna no Nihongo, but trying to self-study with it was a super-frustrating experience. I've been dabbling around with all kinds of books on Japanese that I enjoy, but none of them is a systematic course that I could use to keep myself on track and measure my progress.
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It would be great if people who know several could share their experiences. I'm looking for a systematic Japanese textbook. Message 1 of 2308 April 2012 at 11:12pm | IP Logged