A comprehensive course for teaching Japanese to young adults in English-speaking countries -- from The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT), developers of the renowned <em>Japanese for Busy People series.</em><br><br>Japanese for Young People is a three-level series designed for junior high and high school students, with an optional starter level for elementary students. With an emphasis on the coordination of structure and verbal communication skills, this program builds upon the basics of Japanese grammar through the use of key sentences, dialogues, exercises, and entertaining activities. Exposure to spoken Japanese is facilitated by three compact discs. <br><br>The Student Books introduce the building blocks of grammar through key sentences, dialogues, exercises and activities. Workbooks contain hundreds of exercises and games to help with the written language, while the CDs provide natural, native Japanese<br><br><em>Japanese for Young People</em> provides the perfect foundation for learning one of the world's most difficult languages.