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Recommended Books & Written Resources
Japanese for College Students: Volume 1 Textbook
The first in a set of three Japanese language textbooks, Japanese for College Students: Volume 1, does an excellent job of helping you develop language competency quickly.
Level: Beginner
Japanese for College Students: Volume 2 Textbook
The second in a set of three Japanese language textbooks, Japanese for College Students: Volume 2, does an excellent job of helping you develop language competency quickly.
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Japanese for College Students: Volume 3 Textbook
The final book in this series of Japanese language textbooks, Japanese for College Students: Volume 3, does an excellent job of helping you develop language competency quickly.
Level: Intermediate
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese (Level 1)
A popular textbook in college Japanese classes, we recommend this book if you're taking private classes or have a Japanese tutor to help fill-in the gaps.
Level: Beginner
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese (Level 2)
The second in a textbook series that's quite popular in university-level Japanese courses. If you enjoyed working with the first Genki textbook, we think you'll enjoy continuing to learn Japanese with the Intermediate level text.
Level: Intermediate
Recommended Audio Resources
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese (Level 1) - Audio CDs
If you're working with the Genki textbook series, these audio CDs will help you to practice listening and speaking Japanese.
Level: Beginner
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese (Level 2) - Audio CDs
The audio supplement for the Genki textbook (level 2), great for Japanese listening and speaking practice. More of the same you liked or disliked from the first set of audio CDs.
Level: Intermediate
Bestselling Japanese Learning Books on Amazon
1. Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1
3. Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing
4. Barron's Japanese Grammar (Kindle Edition)
5. Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You (Power Japanese Series)
6. Japanese Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide
7. Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters
8. Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged For Learning And Reference
9. Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I - Workbook
10. Let's Learn Katakana: Second Book of Basic Japanese Writing
