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Dear ICI,
I'm writing in regards to the Step up Nihongo text.
I bought Step up Nihongo 1 about 3 weeks ago at Kinokuniya books, and I'm extremely happy with it. I've been living in Tokyo for almost 2 years now and I've bought about 15 different books and learning aides to help me learn Japanese, with almost no luck. 6 months ago I started taking private lessons from a Japanese teacher, but I have only made it to chapter 5 of the book we are using. However after starting to use SUN I have made very quick and very surprising progress. It is set up perfectly for my learning style: Short lessons, great new vocabulary explanations, lots and lots of drills with simple progression, and by far the best and easiest to understand grammar lessons I've seen. I'm amazed at the speed of my learning now, so is my Japanese teacher. Before I felt that studying Japanese was about as much fun as undergoing dental surgery with a rusty power drill, but now I look forward to studying.
Ken Hilliard
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