Intermediate Technical Japanese, Volume 1: Readings and Grammatical Patterns (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780299185541)

Learn how to read and translate technical manuals, research publications, and reference works. This two-volume set is designed to help the intermediate-level learner of Japanese build a technical vocabulary, reinforce understanding of frequently used grammatical patterns, improve reading comprehension, and practice translating technical passages. The glossary in volume 2 clarifies words and phrases that often puzzle beginning readers.
The sample readings on technical topics are drawn from a broad range of specialties, from mathematics and computer science to electronics and polymer science. The initial grammar lesson and the first nine field-specific lessons constitute the common core to be used by all instructors or students. Topics of interest from the remaining thirty-one field-specific lessons may be selected to produce a customized course of study. Intermediate Technical Japanese is designed to fulfill a typical two-semester sequence.

Volume 1 contains:
o information about 600 key kanji
o explanations of 100 important grammatical patterns
o more than 700 scientific or technical essays
o an index of the grammatical patterns.

Volume 2 contains:
o a complete glossary

Author: James L. Davis
ISBN-10: 0299185540
ISBN-13: 9780299185541
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 10/14/2002
Pages: 490
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.52lbs
Size: 10.98h x 8.42w x 1.05d