ABSTRACT
NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context.
From the outset, learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future, whether they involve speaking, listening, writing, or reading.
Level 1 comprises two textbooks and accompanying activity books. These four books incombination with audio files allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course, such as the first year of collect Japanese, to their students' needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior, providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files, videos, supplementary exercises, and a teachers’ manual are available at www.routledge.com/9781138304147.
NihonGO NOW! Level 1 Volume 1 Activity Book provides a wealth of communicative exercises and assessment tools for students working through the first semester of the NihonGO NOW! course.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Act 1|26 pages
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Nice to meet you.
part Act 2|37 pages
/Daijoobu desu. It’ll be fine.
part /Act 3|40 pages
Nan-ji desu ka? What time is it?
part Act 4|34 pages
Renraku kimashita? Did they get in touch?
part Act 5|29 pages
May I ask a favor of you?
part Act 6|34 pages
/We always appreciate your helpfulness.