Japanese for Professionals by The Association For Japanese Language Teaching

Japanese for Professionals by The Association For Japanese Language Teaching

A new course in business Japanese from the authors of the bestselling Japanese for Busy People series.

The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT), renowned for its Japanese for Busy People series, has developed a comprehensive course for students who need to use Japanese in a business environment.

Japanese for Professionals is a serious and detailed manual of the language of trade, commerce, and government, aimed at intermediate students who work with Japanese on a daily basis. Thirteen lessons introduce common business situations-first-time meetings, directing subordinates client negotiations with key sentences, and a dialogue to illustrate how Japanese is used in a business context.

Precise definitions for all new vocabulary and lucid explanations of grammar, idioms, and cultural differences provide the reader with powerful communication tools for the office. Exercises and quizzes have been included to help students check their progress, and four lessons have been set aside for review. Busy professionals will find the bilingual glossaries a useful reference even after completing all the lessons in this clear and extremely helpful textbook.

FEATURES:
o Emphasis on how to communicate with Japanese colleagues and clients
o All elements of working Japanese, from using the telephone to directing subordinates, presented in thirteen systematic and fully structured lessons
o Focuses on authentic spoken Japanese through dialogues based on real-life business situations
o 165 Essential Expressions classified into 50 business functions that can be used by all busy professionals
o Detailed analysis in English of all phrases and expressions introduced in this text
o Challenging exercises and quizzes that actually reinforce language acquisition
o Four special chapters for comprehensive review and further practice
o Three special chapters provide important background information about common Japanese business practices
o Equally effective as part of a college course or for learners studying without formal tuition
o Furigana (phonetic superscripts) added to all difficult kanji and two full bilingual glossaries

The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT) was recognized as a nonprofit organization by the Japanese Ministry of Education in 1977. It was established to meet the practical needs of people who are not necessarily specialists on Japan but who wish to communicate effectively in Japanese. In 1992, AJALT was awarded the Japan Foundation Special Prize; and in 2010, it became a public interest incorporated association. AJALT created the best-selling Japanese for Busy People series, as well as the Japanese for Young People series, both published by Kodansha USA Publishing. AJALT' s website is www.ajalt.org.

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ISBN 13	9784770020383
ISBN 10	4770020384
Title	Japanese for Professionals
Author	The Association For Japanese Language Teaching
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Kodansha America, Inc
Year published	1998-05-01
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.