Japanese in Mangaland ─ Workbook 2

The Japanese in MangaLand series has been embraced by Japanese teachers and learners everywhere for its innovative and entertaining blend of solid language instruction and pop culture. Now comes the Japanese in MangaLand Workbook 2, the perfect way for students who have moved beyond the basics to practice and assimilate what they've learned in the textbooks.

Designed to complement the second volume in the series, the exercises in this Workbook are more challenging than those in Workbook 1. Each section offers dozens of exercises and activities covering reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and kanji. In addition, the book gives students practice writing hiragana, katakana, and kanji, and optimizes the vocabulary and grammar that was taught in the texts.

A special feature is the 36-page manga story created especially for this volume. Students can read and enjoy the manga after studying each lesson. And to further enhance the authenticity of the learning experience, the Workbook is read the "Japanese way," -- from back to front and from right to left.

Marc Bernabe is a Japanese-Spanish/Catalan translator and interpreter, working mainly on manga and anime translations. He also specializes in language and Japanese culture didactics for foreigners. He combines his professional and academic activities with the Internet web page Nipoweb.com, of which he is founder, co-webmaster, and regular contributor. In addition to the Japanese in MangaLand series, Bernabe's other published works include the Spanish adaption of the Remembering the Kanji series, and other books on Japan and the Japanese language aimed at the Spanish-speaking market.

Ken Niimura, who is of Japanese and Spanish origins, has published his works in several books, magazines, and fanzines, where he has collaborated on comics, illustrations, articles, and interviews. Wiinner of more than thirty prizes, he has had numerous exhibitions of his work in Madrid.