[Machine Translation] In the field of Japanese language education, many beginner-level textbooks centered on sentence patterns have been used up to now. Some people have said that these textbooks do not allow students to learn to speak Japanese and that they do not make learning enjoyable. This is a new beginner's textbook for learners and teachers, born and developed in the field.1 ) The syllabus is based on behavioral goals, so you will be able to do more things in Japanese! In order to be able to do something in Japanese, it is important to have a firm grasp of how to say it (what to say in this situation). In a class using this book, learners and the teacher share the scene and topic, and the teacher asks the learners how to say things in the here and now, while the learners learn the sentence patterns and vocabulary that are necessary. The teacher will also repeat the same topics and situations. By repeating the items they have already learned, students will improve their ability to communicate in Japanese. 2) Sharing situations and circumstances will improve your ability to communicate! The abundant use of illustrations makes it easy to understand the situations at a glance. The teacher and students practice conversations based on the shared understanding of the situation. By practicing through situations that you will actually encounter, you will be able to broaden your conversational range. In fact, teachers who observed a class using a prototype version of the textbook were all surprised at how much the learners could speak. ). In other words, it is clear that the learners' (ability to communicate) is growing. 3 ) Because the focus is on exchanges, learners acquire the ability to compose paragraphs! In general, most textbooks for beginner-level learners use sentences of only one or two sentences. This book is designed with an awareness of speaking in clusters, starting at the beginner level. The aim is to connect sentences as much as possible and to be able to communicate oneself and one's thoughts at a certain length. ( Flow of 1 lesson ) ( 1 ) Let's talk Using the tobira portion of each lesson, we will create images that will make learners want to speak using the Japanese they have learned so far. The aim is to speak using the vocabulary and sentence patterns they have already learned. ( 2 ) Let's listen to the CD to see what kind of conversation is taking place in real situations. The aim is to understand by ear first, so it is not necessary to understand everything here. ( 3 ) Small Topics Each lesson consists of one topic, and each lesson consists of three small topics related to that topic. In the small topics, students will try speaking using the sentence patterns and vocabulary they have already learned ("Challenge"), practice conversations about situations using both the main and separate books ("Say it"), and then work on tasks to achieve what they can do in the small topics ("Try it"). ( 4) I can do it! Comprehensive activities will be conducted in accordance with the action goals of each section. There will be activities such as planning and executing events, making a guidebook of your home country, and introducing yourself and your surroundings. ( 5 ) Vocabulary and phrases ( nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, expressions ) are presented for each small topic. ( 6 ) Wadokubunsho ( ) Practice speaking Japanese in chunks with an awareness of the flow of the conversation. It can be expanded to include activities such as mini-speeches. ( 7 ) Let's listen again ( let's listen ) Listen again to what you heard in the previous lesson. You will be able to feel the results of your study, such as being able to hear what you could not hear before entering the study of the lesson. ( About the Enhanced CD ) In addition to the realistic audio, the Enhanced CD contains answer examples and scripts for each lesson as PDF data. [CD-A (Lessons 1 to 5: approx. 38 min.) - CD-B (Lessons 6 to 10: approx. 51 min.) - CD-C (Lessons 11 to 15: approx. 54 min.) [PDF data (data to be viewed on a PC [windows/mac]) CD-B ( Lesson 6 to 10: 70 pages ) / CD-C ( Lesson 11 to 15: 71 pages )