1 The Nomura family and friends
2 Food, fun and fashion
3 Rapid change and no change
4 A new adventure to Japan begins
5 Staying healthy Japanese style
6 City life and country life
7 Learning to work and working to learn
8 Festivals and celebrations here and there
9 Japan - travel trends
10 Social and environmental issues
Ken Hutchinson is a well-known and highly respected teacher of Japanese and language consultant, with vast experience in the high school setting. He is Head of Languages at Grace Lutheran College, Queensland.
Ken held the position of Chairman, State Panel for Japanese, Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) for 10 years. He also served on the State Japanese Syllabus Committee for 15 years. Ken has an in-depth knowledge of the curriculum documents used throughout Australia and New Zealand, and is a sought-after consultant for Japanese language resource development. Ken has authored, and contributed to, a number of other leading Japanese Primary School, Middle School and Secondary School textbooks which are being used across Australia and New Zealand.
Comprehensive student grammar booklet
Audio CD with Workbook
High interest and high visual appeal
Suggested classroom activities and discussion points for most texts
Authentic text and resources that teachers otherwise have difficulty finding, recreating or compiling
Suggested classroom activities
Vocabulary lists (Japanese-English and English-Japanese)
A glossary of key vocabulary
Suggested grammar focus for each piece of text
Level of difficulty specified
Highly photographic, magazine style layout
Glossy, 4-colour cover