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Comprehensive Japanese I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus a Culture Booklet.
Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to:
* initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations,
* deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family,
* communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations,
* avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements,
* satisfy personal needs and limited social demands,
* establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries,
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Japanese Program Options
- Express - Lesson 1 from Compr. Level I + 45 minutes of conversation + travel scenes.
- Quick & Simple - Lesson 1-8 from Comprehensive Level I.
- goPimsleur - Lessons 1-8 from Compr. Lvl I + Reading Lessons from Compr. Lvls I-III
- Basic - Lessons 1-10 from Comprehensive Level I.
- Conversational - Lessons 1-16 from Comprehensive Level I.
- Comprehensive, Level I - Lessons 1-30, plus Reading Lessons and Booklet.
- Comprehensive, Level II - Lessons 31-60, plus Reading Lessons and Booklet.
- Comprehensive, Level III - Lessons 61-90, plus Reading Lessons and Booklet.
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