Life after Everybody's Genki People

[Dan in The Pan]

I'm now coming up to finishing Japanese for busy people 3, Genki 2, Mina no Nihongo 2. What's next?

[Sairana]

Breaking into Japanese Literature?

[Dan in The Pan]

thanks I'll study it at home, but I'm looking for a kind of course book to study with a private teacher. something similar to J4BP.

[Sairana]

Eventually you gotta leave the textbook scene behind and just move into reading Japanese.... after so many completed textbooks, I'd think you are prime... though since I haven't finished all of them myself, I can't be completely sure of that.

Do you really think you need -another- textbook?

[clay]

This book is kind of like Genki III: An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (Revised Edition) with 2 CDs

Sairana has a point. Reading is probably the best way to pick up new vocabulary, grammatical patterns, and kanji. BTW we also have Breaking into Japanese Literature and the newer Exploring Japanese Literature--Both of which are definitely worth picking up.