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This is a comprehensive beginning-level Japanese textbook and language learning program. "Elementary Japanese" is designed for students who are just beginning their study of the Japanese language at the first-year college level or on their own. The...

Japanese Kanji Made Easy makes memorization a breeze! Learning the fundamental kanji characters used to write Japanese can be challenging, but this book is designed to speed up learning by presenting the 1,000 most...

From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Illustrated with numerous examples, this...

This handy Japanese dictionary allows you to look up words quickly and easily-and be understood while speaking. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Japan, the Pocket Japanese Dictionary is an essential tool for...

This is a thoroughly revised edition of Tuttle's best-selling Japanese kanji flash cards.Flash cards have long been a great way to learn Japanese. The 448 kanji in this set are those prescribed by the Japanese Ministry of Education for the first three...

Japanese for Beginners is a straightforward learning guide which enables beginners to pick up a function knowledge of spoken Japanese very quickly and easily. Specifically designed to teach spoken Japanese as it is used in daily life rather than in a...

This is an introductory guide and workbook to writing Japanese Katakana. Anybody who is able to master English, with its irregular spellings and idiosyncratic pronunciations, is more than equipped to master written Japanese. The hiragana and katakana...

 Put simply, practice is the most effective method of mastering written Japanese. The large, open format of Writing Japanese Hiragana invites the student to pick up a pencil and get started! Two phonetic syllabaries,...

Learning Hiragana and Katakana is a systematic and comprehensive Japanese workbook that can be used along with a Japanese language textbook or as a stand-alone resource to learn the Japanese alphabet ("kana"). Written Japanese combines three different...

Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!Japanese Folktales for Language Learners introduces 22 traditional tales in parallel Japanese and English versions, presented on facing pages. Whether you're a student of Japanese...

The easy way to learn the Japanese writing system! In this beginner's workbook, students of Japanese will learn to read and write the Hiragana and Katakana alphabets, as well as 50 basic Kanji characters. A step-by-step approach moves from tracing...

A great story can lead a reader down a rabbit hole of discovery-especially if it's presented in two languages! Beautifully illustrated in a traditional style, Japanese Stories for Language Learners offers five compelling stories with Japanese and English...

This best-selling Japanese textbook is a user-friendly guide for beginners designed for use in a classroom or for self-study. It adopts a very different approach from other Japanese language books-teaching you the underlying sentence structures and...

Forget the old rote memorization method and learn Chinese the fun and easy way!Chinese is the oldest continuously-used writing system in the world, and also one of the most complicated. Written Chinese Made Easy presents the 1,000 most common characters...

A great story can lead a reader on a cultural and linguistic journey - especially if it's in two languages!Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners introduces 40 traditional Vietnamese folktales with bilingual Vietnamese and English versions...

For beginning learners of Vietnamese, here's everything needed to learn the language effectively!Speak, read and write Vietnamese as it's actually used in real-life contexts in Vietnam today. This book has everything you need to learn...

Learn about Korean culture while improving your language skills!Korean Folktales for Language Learners presents 36 traditional folktales in parallel Korean and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to...

Learn to speak, read, and write Korean with this complete language guide for beginners!Learning Korean teaches you the basics of the Korean language, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary, and enables you to begin communicating...

The easy way to learn the Korean Hangeul writing system!Fans of K-Pop and Korean dramas as well as beginning students of Korean will love this handy guide to the Korean Hangeul alphabet. Designed for both self-study students and use in a classroom, no...

This Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese. Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary is a totally new dictionary designed specifically for elementary to intermediate learners of...

A complete beginning language course for Modern Standard Arabic!This is an ideal introductory textbook-quickly teaching you everything you need to get started learning this beautiful and popular language. Spoken by over 400 million people, Arabic is the...

Easy Indonesian is a practical resource that brings the Indonesian language to learners and travellers everywhere. This invaluable guide introduces all the basics of the Indonesian language, as well as vocabulary and tips for typical daily conversation...

Tuttle Pocket Thai Dictionary is the most up-to-date Thai pocket dictionary available. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Thai words and expressions, including the latest Internet and social media vocabulary. This dictionary is...

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thai-whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most common and useful Thai words and phrases. Each word is given in Thai script-with a Romanised version to help you...

Contemporary Japanese is a textbook series for beginning students of Japanese at the college or high school level. It is intended for classroom use as well as self-study. Each lesson in the books is very short - meant to be covered in just an...

The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week of class instruction over one academic year. Students will need another 23 hours of outside practice and review for every hour of class time, using the materials in the accompanying...

It's never a good idea to be overly-reliant on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great little Indonesian dictionary. Tuttle's Mini Indonesian Dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable...

Welcome to the world's most efficient method of learning Mandarin Chinese, whether you are striving to learn Chinese on your own or studying in a classroom setting.Part of the widely-used and highly acclaimed Kubler series, The Basic Chinese and...

No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice! Here is a wealth of practical activities and drills-plus over 16 hours of audio recordings-to help you improve your spoken Mandarin quickly and efficiently. This book...

Welcome to the new method of learning Chinese with the widely-acclaimed Cornelius C. Kubler series! Intermediate Spoken Chinese allows you to experience real-life situations in different Mandarin-speaking locales, each one representing an actual...

Salamaat! Learning Arabic with Ease is a new language learning book designed to open your world to the beautiful Arabic language. "Salamaat!" means "Greetings, I hope you are well!" and is usually the first word used...

Korean Stories for Language Learners introduces 42 traditional Korean folktales with bilingual Korean and English versions, presented on facing pages, together with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning learners of the language. The book can be...

The major struggle facing all beginning Chinese language students is to learn to recognise, read and write hundreds of Chinese characters. These two books adopt a structural approach that helps students overcome this initial difficulty and quickly master...

Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken language. The revised edition contains new dialogues, cultural notes, IT, smartphone and social media...

The Second 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach that helps students to learn, recognize and write the second 100 most common Chinese characters. Intended for beginning Chinese students, the characters listed have been...

Korean Grammar: The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally covers all the basic sentence structures, verbal forms, and idiomatic expressions taught in the first two years of a college level Korean language course. It is specifically designed for the...

Selamat datang! Learn to read, write, and speak Indonesian!By completing the 12 lessons in Indonesian for Beginners, you will learn not only to understand, speak, read and write basic Indonesian, but also about many important aspects of Indonesia's...

Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder is a study aid that lets you look up Chinese characters quickly and intuitively from their appearance alone, without knowing their pronunciation, radical or stroke count. This reference book has been designed for...

Kanji (Japanese characters) are a fascinating, but frustrating part of the Japanese language. In particular looking up kanji in a traditional dictionary can be a nightmare as there is no 'alphabetical order'. With Kanji Fast Finder you can find a kanji...

This is a book about the structure, history and evolution of the Japanese language. The Japanese Language is a classic study of one of the world's most widely used but least understood languages. Emphasizing the richness and complexity of Japanese as...

Following the success of Beginning Japanese Workbook, this next book in the series starts at the intermediate level and continues through the AP Japanese exam's level of language competency. Both formal study and independent language learners...

The Tuttle Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Chinese-English/English Chinese dictionary available today. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Chinese words and expressions including IT and social media terms.This...

The Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary is a completely new reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning or using Chinese as a foreign language. It contains more than 48,000 words and expressions, including all the words...

Everything you need to learn 1,000 basic Vietnamese words and phrases quickly and easily is in this box!200 hole-punched flash cards feature the most commonly-used words and related phrases A free CD-ROM with native-speaker audio recordings of over...

This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills!No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a...

This is a complete beginning-level course for written Mandarin Chinese designed to teach you to read and write Mandarin quickly and effectively! The Basic Mandarin Chinese series offers a complete introductory course superior to any other language...

Arabic in a Flash: Volume 1 is an excellent Arabic language learning resource for beginning intermediate students of Arabic. These user friendly Arabic flash cards continue to develop the language skills of beginning Arabic students and others interested...

This is a complete and easytouse guide for reading and writing traditional Chinese characters.Reading and Writing Chinese has been the leading text for foreign students and teachers of the Chinese writing system since it was first...