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[email protected]: http://sprstrikesback.googlepages.com/home Manufactured in the U.K. First Edition: 2007 Book and cover design by Simon Reynolds and Yuka Reynolds TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. WHY LEARN JAPANESE? 4 2. LEARNING TO LEARN 5 l Where to startl Should I learn to read and write Japanese?l Approaches to learning 6 l Finding a teacherl Language schoolsl Language exchange 7 l Self-studyl Self study tipsl Building vocabulary 8 l Learning grammarl Listening 9 l What did you say?l Speaking 10 l Confidencel Less is morel Tips on starting a conversationl Get out of jail free 11 l Troubleshootingl Slangl Practicel Writing 3. PERFECTING PRONUNCIATION 13 l Vowel soundsl Intonationl Thinking in syllablesl Small tsul Dots and circlesl Combined syllables 14 l Sul Ha and hel Common mistakesl Homonyms 15 l Pronunciation practice 4.
