Japanese Language in Intercultural Communication Situations

This manual on intercultural communication in Japanese is intended for students studying Japanese as a second foreign language after English, as well as for a wide range of individuals at the initial and intermediate stages of learning the Japanese language.

The manual is based on a large number of specially selected authentic situations of intercultural communication, richly illustrated and accompanied by linguistic and cultural comments and recommendations for communication in Japanese. The texts in three languages, created by native speakers of Japanese, English, and Russian respectively, as well as various tasks aimed at developing lexical and grammatical skills and communicative abilities in different types of speaking activities in Japanese, contain interesting and useful information about the traditions of Japan, Russia, and the USA.