???NOW! NihonGO NOW!: Performing Japanese Culture - Level 1 Volume 1 Activity Book

by Mari Noda, Patricia J. Wetzel, Ginger Marcus, Stephen D. Luft, Shinsuke Tsuchiya

Overview

NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context.

From the outset, learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future, whether they involve speaking, listening, writing, or reading.

Level 1 comprises two textbooks with accompanying activity books. These four books in combination with audio files allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course, such as the first year of college Japanese, to their students' needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior, providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files, videos, supplementary exercises, and a teachers' manual are available at https://nihongonow.byu.edu/. This new edition includes additional Performance Practices and Tryouts, and QR codes to access the audio materials.

NihonGO NOW! Level 1 Volume 1 Activity Book provides a wealth of communicative exercises and assessment tools for students working through the first semester of the NihonGO NOW! course.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040378076
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/29/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	276

About the Author

Mari Noda, Professor Emerita of Japanese at The Ohio State University
Patricia J. Wetzel, Professor Emerita of Japanese at Portland State University
Ginger Marcus, Professor Emerita of the Practice of Japanese Language at Washington University in St. Louis
Stephen D. Luft, Teaching Associate Professor of Japanese at the University of Pittsburgh
Shinsuke Tsuchiya, Assistant Professor of Japanese at Brigham Young University
Masayuki Itomitsu, Associate Professor of Japanese at Linfield University

Table of Contents

Introduction

ACT 1 Nice to Meet You

ACT 2 It'll Be Fine

ACT 3 What Time Is It?

ACT 4 Did they get in touch?

ACT 5 May I Ask a Favor of You?

ACT 6 We Always Appreciate Your Helpfulness

Appendix A Symbol Practice

Appendix B Assessment Answer Sheets

Appendix C Spotlight on Form Act 2

Appendix D Spotlight on Form Act 3

Appendix E Spotlight on Form Act 4

Appendix F Spotlight on Form Act 5

Appendix G Answer Keys

Editorial Reviews

"NihonGO NOW! is a comprehensive, well-structured, and authentic learning system available for the Japanese language. For instructors who prioritize the development of verbal skills there is an abundance of m odel conversations and drills, including audio. For those whose highest concern is providing students with detailed cultural and linguistic information, they will find insightful and clear discussion Behind the Scenes. Finally, NOW!’s dynamic web series and relatable characters help instructors create a lively classroom and promote the intrinsic motivation in students to engage with the material."

- Robert Joseph Del Greco, Japanese Language and Literature | jll.pitt.edu Vol. 57 | Number 1 | April 2023 | DOI: 10.5195/jll.2023.307

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