Japanese Step by Step : An
Innovative Approach to Speaking and
Reading Japanese by Gene Nishi
One Of The Best Japanese Books On The Market
This self-study text offers a breakthrough approach for beginning learners
of Japanese, as well as an indispensable reference for intermediate
students. The unique study method in Japanese Step By Step teaches
how to construct Japanese sentences, from the simplest to the most
complex, using an easy-to-follow, step-by-step method. Also contains flow
charts for verb conjugations and derivations.
Personal Review: Japanese Step by Step : An Innovative
Approach to Speaking and Reading Japanese by Gene Nishi
I am a 12 year old who has been teaching herself Japanese for about a
year with "Japanese Step by Step" and a couple of other language

learning resources (a DS game and a book that teaches Kanji), but I think
that, by far, "Japanese Step by Step" is one of the best books to learn
Japanese from. It is very straightforward and teaches almost all you need
to know about sentence structure and verbs. I think this book teaches you
almost everything, but it doesn't go into great detail on how to write
characters (I mean, this book would be HUGE if it did, and it is a book to
teach speaking and reading).
I went from completely illiterate in Japanese a year ago to being able to
read, write, and play games in this language. (For writing I would
recommend "A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese" by Tuttle
Language Library.) I think that one of the most helpful things about this
book is the way it puts the English letters ("romanji") underneath
sentences, especially those with Kanji (bigger, more complex characters
derived from Chinese). It also gives literal meanings of phrases along with
a more simplified way of interpreting them. It teaches how to conjugate
verbs, and multiple patterns of sentence structure.
With this book, you cannot go wrong. I have tried [...]Rosetta Stone after
this book just to see how it would compare, and in my opinion, this not-
even-300-page-long book puts it to shame! I think that any student could
learn SO much from this book and it is necessary to any serious student. I
paid $16 for mine and I personally think that it was the best investment I
had ever made. If I could have only one book to study from, without a
single doubt I would choose this one.
Though this book doesn't teach Kanji keystrokes, it definitely does teach
some through sentences. Though, as you may have thought, this book
does not teach EVERYTHING (I mean, what can?!), this book definitely
gives any student an amazing amount of verbs, sentence patterns, and
examples of how to use them, and SO much more for such a low price. If
you use this book along with something to build vocabulary, ("My
Japanese Word Coach" for the Nintendo DS is good, but watching officially
subtitled shows in Japanese is good, too!) then you could be unstoppable!
This book does teach Hiragana and Katakana (two writing systems known
together as the Kana), but it does not teach keystrokes. This book is a
guide to SPEAKING AND READING Japanese like it says on the cover, so
you couldn't expect it. This book also has pronunciation guides underneath
every sentence to help you learn how to properly pronounce words used in
sentences.
I am only 12 years old and I think that this is the best book I have ever
read. If you are considering this book, please don't delay in buying it- you
won't regret it!
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