Research Guides: Languages, Cultures and Translation Research Guide: Japanese

Japanese Language Learning

Let's Learn Japanese with Hiragana and Katakana by Masumi Kai
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 1443846597
This book aims to teach Japanese characters step by step, whilst also simultaneously highlighting vocabulary needed by beginners. Each word comes with an illustration to facilitate the reader's visual learning.
Learn Japanese by John Young; Kimiko Nakajima-Okana
Call Number: 6th Floor PL539.3 .Y64 1984
ISBN: 9780824808594
The new edition, which reflects recent trends in language teaching, continues to emphasize an integrated approach in which speaking, hearing, reading, and writing Japanese all contribute to the language learning process.
Essential Japanese Vocabulary by Akira Miura; Wesley Jacobsen (Foreword by)
Call Number: 6th Floor PL539 .M48 2011
ISBN: 9784805311271
This is a clear, simple and compact guide to colloquial, everyday Japanese. Acquire basic proficiency in spoken Japanese.

Kodansha's Communicative English-Japanese Dictionary by Peter Sharpe; Michael Staley (Editor); Keiko Yoshida (Editor)
Call Number: 6th Floor PE1130.J3 S43 2006
ISBN: 9784770018083
Containing high-frequency English words with Japanese equivalents, technical terms, new words, and vocabulary related to Japanese culture, this book presents interjections, idioms, and phrasal verbs.
The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary by John H. Haig (Revised by)
Call Number: 6th Floor PL679 .N4 1997b
ISBN: 9780804820363
This is the utmost classic and well regarded standard Japanese Kanji Dictionary available today.

Japanese Language Films at Atkins
DVDs and Videocassettes held at Atkins Library

Films on Demand: World Cinema Collection This link opens in a new window
With feature films from directors across the globe, this unique collection includes the best of the silent era, international directors, American and European masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and award-winning contemporary films. The collection shines a light on the history of cinema while also providing a glimpse into the cultures and issues of countries around the world.

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