A Hungarian coursebook in Japan

Vaszeda Mika: Tanuljunk magyarul! ハンガリー語の入門 Hangarígo no nyúmon. Hakuszuisa, Ószaka, 2001. Eredeti kiadás. 286 pp. Vaszeda Mika – Kovács Renáta: Tanuljunk magyarul! ハンガリー語の入門 Hangarígo no nyúmon. Hakuszuisa, Ószaka, 2019. Átdolgozott kiadás. 257 pp.

Abstract

The review introduces a Hungarian coursebook called Hangarīgo no nyūmon (Introduction to Hungarian) which
was published in Japan – first in 2001, then in 2019. The original publication is the work of Mika Waseda, former
head of the Hungarian Department at Osaka University; the revised edition was published almost two decades later,
co-authored by Renáta Kovács, visiting lecturer in the same institution. While keeping the main structure of the book, the aim of the revised edition is to better correspond with the overall goals of the CEFR. The book delivers thorough explanations of Hungarian grammar in Japanese, from a Japanese perspective, making the book a useful resource for both Japanese learners of Hungarian, and for Hungarian language teachers who understand Japanese. For a wider audience, it might be useful as a supplementary teaching material, especially when searching for additional texts and audio materials for their Japanese students.