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Minna no Nihongo Shokyu has an established reputation as a textbook that cultivates the practical conversational skills of the learner through the steady learning of basic grammar and vocabulary as well as exposure to everyday conversation in various settings. Now, in response to the needs of the users of ‘Minna no Nihongo Shokyu,’ we are publishing an intermediate series. ‘Minna no Nihongo Chukyu I’ is aimed at those learners at the upper beginner/lower intermediate level (i.e., a bridge between the beginner and intermediate levels) who wish to cultivate in a practical manner their all round skills in talking, listening, reading and writing.

While this book is not meant as a study aid for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, upon completion of the book, the student is roughly at the N3 level of the Test.

Structure of the 12 Chapters of Volume I
Structure of each chapter (each chapter has 14 pages): Grammar・Exercises (5 pages), Talking・Listening (4 pages), Reading・Writing (3 pages), and Questions (2 pages)

Grammar・Exercises
Sentence patterns are presented in example sentences and the model conversation, and the learner’s ability is built up through the exercises.

Talking・Listening
The conversations are structured to encourage communication in daily life situations, with particular focus on the resolution of day-to-day problems.

Reading・Writing
Each chapter has enjoyable reading matter that allows the learner to accurately grasp the content. Moreover, the text’s aim is to have the learner talk about familiar topics as well as write in a well-organized manner.

Questions
There are questions related to listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary.

CD
The CD includes a recording of the conversation, the reading matter, and listening comprehension questions found in each chapter.

Translation and Grammatical Notes
As with the ‘Minna no Nihongo Shokyu’ series, we plan to publish the accompanying Translation and Grammatical Notes in a number of languages. As of March 2011, the Translation and Grammatical Notes is available in English, Chinese, German, Korean, and Spanish. The Portuguese translation is to follow shortly. Click on Translation and Grammatical Notes for information on this book.