Japanese Stories for Language Learners Book & CD & Online Audio (Japanese / Engl

Anne McNulty, Eriko Sato, Rose Goldberg

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Tuttle
21 August 2018

Language teaching & learning material & coursework; Languages & ESL; Japanese - Cultural Material; Japanese - Advanced Self-Study; Japanese - Bilingual Reader; Japanese - Fiction; Japanese - Reader; Japanese - Languages

Series: Stories For Language Learners

A great story can lead a reader down a rabbit hole of discovery—especially if it's presented in two languages! Beautifully illustrated in a traditional style, Japanese Stories for Language Learners offers five compelling stories with Japanese and English language versions appearing on facing pages. Taking learners on an exciting cultural and linguistic journey, each story is followed by detailed translator's notes, vocabulary lists, and grammar points along with a set of discussion questions and exercises. The first two are very famous traditional folktales: Urashima Taro (Tale of a Fisherman) and Yuki Onna (The Snow Woman). These are followed by three short stories by notable 20th century authors: Kumo no Ito (The Spider's Thread) by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892-1927), Oborekaketa Kyodai (The Siblings Who Almost Drowned) by Arishima Takeo (1878-1923), and Serohiki no Goshu (Gauche the Cellist) by Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933). The latter stories are unabridged and unedited except for the addition of furigana pronunciations above the kanji characters. Reading these stories in the original Japanese—and hearing native-speakers read them aloud in the accompanying free audio recording—helps students at every level deepen their comprehension of the beauty and subtlety of the Japanese language.

By: Anne McNulty, Eriko Sato
Illustrated by: Rose Goldberg
Imprint: Tuttle
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9784805314685
ISBN 10: 4805314680
Series: Stories For Language Learners
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 21 August 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne McNulty is a senior at Stony Brook University. She is enrolled in the Honors College and majors in Linguistics with a concentration in Asian and Asian American Studies. She has been studying Japanese since 2011, and her research interests include translation theory and Japanese and Korean linguistics. Eriko Sato is Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Stony Brook University. She serves as the Director of Asian Languages and teaches Japanese language and translation studies of Asian languages. Illustrator Rose Goldberg is a senior at Stony Brook University. She majors in Studio Art and Asian and Asian American Studies, and minors in Art History and Japanese Studies. Art has been her passion since her childhood, and Japanese-style illustrations have been capturing her interest. She has taken many art courses at the university and enjoys working with many types of mediums.

Reviews for Japanese Stories for Language Learners Book & CD & Online Audio (Japanese / Engl

"I think all serious learners of Japanese would do well to get their hands on this book. -- Tofugu.com ""This is one of my favourite books for reading practice… it's been great for learning new words. Each double page spread of the stories have the English version on the left and Japanese on the right. This makes it super easy to reference translations. What's even better is that all the vocab from the stories is compiled in a list at the end of each story. It's kind of like a reading book and dictionary in one."" -- Michelle Studies Japan, manga and Japanese language influencer"