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by: E. C. Parnwell, Akito Miyamoto
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 423.956
EAN: 9780194343565
ISBN: 0194343561
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 152
Publication Date: February 08, 1990
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Sales Rank: 617805
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Description:
'The New Oxford Picture Dictionary' and its components provide a complete, four-skills language development program. The program is: practical - a wide range of topics introduce new words in their most common context; easy to use - vocabulary items are presented without ambiguity or the need for translation; versatile - the Dictionary itself and its components have unlimited applications; and flexible - the Dictionary can be used alone or with its components.
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Rating:  - Good for starters
I have used this with many of my adult Japanese students who are in the U.S. for a time and want to have instruction in conversation and practical English. It is good for Beginner to Intermediate levels and provokes many avenues for conversation. Pronunciation and discussion of various subjects follow. It is helpful to have the Beginning and/or Intermediate Workbook to go along for practice.
Rating:  - Read Review Carefully
This book is totally mis-reperesented on the basis of its title. It is NOT for use by English speakers. It is directed exclusively and only toward Japanese speakers and readers who wish to improve their English. It's a great book for the Japanese. If you're looking to learn Japanese from it, forget it.
Rating: - Great Tool for English Teachers
I chose this book to augment the American English classes I conduct for Japanese people wishing to gain a reasonable comfort level in spoken English. The book's word choices are up-to-date and clearly American English. Having accurate illustrations to accompany vocabulary helps my students learn faster and helps me overcome confusing differences in both languages.
Rating:  - Good to mediocre
This picture dictionary is very well illustrated, and is superbly suitable as a visual aid when teaching. A vast number of topics are covered. The only ones missing are the latest technological subjects such as DVD, internet and others, but that's due to it being produced in 1989.
My big disappointment with this book is the size of the Kanji - for the simple kanji characters the size is acceptable. But the complex ones are a spludge of ink and it's near impossible to work out what the ... Read More
Rating: - good study guide
I am using this book to teach english to a japanese national. It's perfect to use. It's a great study guide as the visuals make for good review.
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