The first supplement introduces hiragana writing exercises, the second introduces katakana and kanji, and the third and fourth focus on kanji. Text - JSL Vol. Text - JSL Vol. Through these tapes, the student is introduced to the structure of Japanese society and its language. This revised tape series dramatically illustrates the Drill, Core Conversations, and Eavesdropping exercises contained in the Part 1 textbook.
All conversation is natural discourse at normal speed.
Pauses have been inserted in appropriate places to allow the learner to respond appropriately. Fourteen 90 min. Each tape is sold separately, contains two skits, and is 15-20 minutes long. This version contains all ten skits found in the videotape Safe and Sound as well as supplementary material that explains over one hundred basic verbs and two hundred customs at the end of both discs. The new format allows the user to access any given scene to within a fraction of a second.