YOOKOSO

A proficiency-based textbook designed for beginning level college students. Pros: has lots of exercises; has grammar explanations in English with examples for students to study on their own; allows flexibility for teacher to incorporate grammar and oral proficiency in their own way; has pictures and culture notes; generally looks like textbooks students are used to; can use Book I for two years. Cons: expensive; chapters are long; college-oriented; large amounts of vocabulary (I break the chapters down into smaller units and limit vocabulary); oral and reading activities sometimes seem inauthentic; doesn't teach speech levels very much.

Hardcover, 548 pp., $45.00. Workbook/Lab Manual, Part A, $18.50; Part B, $18.50. Audio cassette Part A, $20.95; Part B, $20.95. Video cassette, $37.95.
Glencoe McGarw-Hill,Kinokuniya Bookstore,Sasuga Japanese Bookstore