<p>I was wondering if anyone knows what textbook/supplement books is used for elementary japanese I (10100)? I'm planning to self-study this but not sure about what textbook to use. Japanese: The Spoken Language and Japanese; The Written Language by Jorden and Noda is used by our community college but I'm not sure if it's good or not. Is this something I can contact the Japanese professor at Uchicago for or should I contact the general admissions office since it's improbable that I'll get a response from the professor?</p>
<p>The admissions office does not keep track of the books used for courses; you would have best luck contacting the Japanese department (through East Asian Languages and Civilizations) or contacting the bookstore to see which book is usually ordered for the class.</p>
<p>The book used from 101 to 201 is “Communicating in Japanese” written by the head of the Japanese language division, Hiroyoshi Noto. You can find a used copy on Amazon.</p>