Hello everyone!
Newbie here. I started teaching myself Japanese a few months ago and am making steady progress.
I'm looking for a good self-study book for Japanese but I'm having trouble finding one. For example, everyone mentions Genki, which I've downloaded in PDF to try out before buying, and I'm not a great fan; mainly because it's not a self-study book; it's primarily designed for use in colleges and a lot of it involves working with a teacher/other students.
Other books I've seen / read about seem to be a bit overly simplified and skirt around anything remotely difficult (like kanji) in order to avoid scaring off the readers (i.e. Japanese for Busy People, which I understand doesn't introduce kanji until the second book) and I find them slightly patronising in tone.
I should mention I am naturally able with foreign languages (or I like to think I am) and have studied languages at university to post-graduate level, so I'm not fazed by getting down to the nitty gritty of the language. I actually find learning grammar really interesting.
So, my question is really, is there a book that is 1) Written completely for self-study, and 2) is a general course covering the four skills, that doesn't shy away from the more complex aspects of the language.
Thanks in advance!
Newbie here. I started teaching myself Japanese a few months ago and am making steady progress.
I'm looking for a good self-study book for Japanese but I'm having trouble finding one. For example, everyone mentions Genki, which I've downloaded in PDF to try out before buying, and I'm not a great fan; mainly because it's not a self-study book; it's primarily designed for use in colleges and a lot of it involves working with a teacher/other students.
Other books I've seen / read about seem to be a bit overly simplified and skirt around anything remotely difficult (like kanji) in order to avoid scaring off the readers (i.e. Japanese for Busy People, which I understand doesn't introduce kanji until the second book) and I find them slightly patronising in tone.
I should mention I am naturally able with foreign languages (or I like to think I am) and have studied languages at university to post-graduate level, so I'm not fazed by getting down to the nitty gritty of the language. I actually find learning grammar really interesting.
So, my question is really, is there a book that is 1) Written completely for self-study, and 2) is a general course covering the four skills, that doesn't shy away from the more complex aspects of the language.
Thanks in advance!