ABSTRACT

Action! Japan is a practical guide for intermediate to advanced students of Japanese wanting to maximize their study abroad experience and enhance their language skills.

This handy guide contains over 100 Field Performance tasks which prompt real-life interactions with native speakers. By carrying out these real-life tasks students refine and solidify existing communication skills and gain a fuller understanding of and participation in Japanese culture.

The guide also provides over 60 Performance Watch tasks which help students understand how native speakers accomplish communicative goals through guided observation and analysis of naturally occurring interactions.

Action! Japan helps students understand and participate socially in Japanese, guiding them through skill-getting and skill-using processes and enabling them to form meaningful connections with Japanese people in the community.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

How to use Action! Japan

chapter 1|16 pages

Right after arrival

着いてすぐ

chapter 2|14 pages

Homestay

ホームステイ

chapter 3|14 pages

Location

場所

chapter 4|12 pages

On campus

キャンパスで

chapter 5|11 pages

Eating and socializing

飲食・社交

chapter 6|11 pages

Shopping

買い物

chapter 7|11 pages

Travel

旅行

chapter 8|11 pages

Solving problems

問題解決

chapter 9|11 pages

Preparing for important events

大切な場に備えて

chapter 10|7 pages

Discussing the host community

受け入れ地域について語る