It's useful when learning any language to know the words that describe the grammar and make-up of the target language. Teachers of other languages to Japanese students may benefit from knowing certain linguistic key words when trying to describe... ...full story at Japan Visitor
from Japan Visitor on Thu, Jul 31 2008
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Japanese Tactical Evolution Ad »
YouTube video This is one sweet commercial. Now why can't America have these kinds of ads?
Just change the Japanese words and language and replace it with English! That doesn't sound to hard.
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| 05 Jun 08 |
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| 01 May 08 |
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Bill ties visa to language skills » Japan Times Looking to encourage Japanese language learning among foreigners, the government is set to submit a bill to the Diet next year designed to make it easier for those who demonstrate a certain level of language proficiency to get visas of up to five years, a... |
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