Books from Earle sensei’s Japanbooks:
- are not just “made easier” for the non-native readers, but contains carefully selected words and phrases that teach authentic Japanese
- have photographs and illustrations as visual clues to assist readers in following the story
- contains cultural aspects for the readers to ‘feel’ and experience the Japanese culture
- have level 1 to 10, so a reader can progress at one’s own pace
- are in alignment with the Australian Japanese Curriculum and the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
- Include over 250 Kanji with furigana (all kanji from the Senior Japanese Syllabus)
- use the textbook fonts or similar ones for beginner’s level, which are used in the most of learning materials for the Japanese language worldwide
My wishes are the learners of Japanese to become confident and avid readers, and enjoy what they read, feeling “I enjoy reading Japanese books now!” and “I could read a story by myself!”
BOOK LEVEL DESCRIPTION
Beginners Level
Level 1
words and phrases
written in Hiragana, Katakana and basic Kanji with furigana
Level 2
factual description, literacy description, information report
written in Hiragana, Katakana and basic Kanji with furigana
Sentence Pattern:
present form, interrogative
です ending
Level 3
factual description, literacy description, information report, recount etc.
written in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji with furigana
Sentence Pattern:
present form, past form, interrogative
basic sentence withですand ます ending
Intermediate Level
Level 4
factual description, literacy description, information report, narrative, explanation, recount etc
written in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji with furigana
Sentence Pattern:
sentence including additional information with ます ending
present form, past form, interrogative
Level 5
factual description, literacy description, information report, narrative, explanation, recount etc
written in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji with furigana
Sentence Pattern:
sentence including additional information with ます, て and たい form
Level 6
factual description, literacy description, information report, narrative, explanation, recount etc
written in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji with furigana
Sentence Pattern:
ます, てform and たい form
present form, past form, dictionary form, interrogative, plain negative form, potential form, command form, volitional form
Level 7
description, factual description, literacy description, information report, narrative, explanation, recount etc
written in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji with furigana
Sentence Pattern: equivalent to the required grammar of level 5 JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) e.g. ～のがすき、～たことがある、～より～のほうが、～でしょう、～にする
Advanced Level
Level 8
All text types
written in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji with furigana (Some books currently do not have furigana)
Sentence Pattern: equivalent to the required grammar of level 4 JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) e.g. ～かもしれない、～ことができる、～みたいに、～のように、～にくい
Level 9
All text types
written in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji with furigana (Some books currently do not have furigana)
Sentence Pattern: equivalent to the required grammar of level 3 JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) e.g. ～ば～ほど、～ばよかった、～によって、べつに～ない、～たらいい、～くせに
Level 10
All text types
Books published in Japan, written by our talented author and photographer, Mitsuko Tashiro
written in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji with furigana
Sentence Pattern: equivalent to the required grammar of level 1& 2 JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test)
e.g., ばあいによっては、～ではすまない、～はおよばない、なるべく、～ですら (Level 1)
e.g., ちっとも～ない、～だけのことはある、～かのようい、～にもとずいて、～ごとに (Level 2)