NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future whether they involve speaking listening writing or reading. Level 1 comprises two textbooks with accompanying activity books. These four books in combination with audio files　allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course such as the first year of college Japanese to their students’ needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files videos supplementary exercises and a teachers’ manual are available at www. routledge. com/9781138304147. NihonGO NOW! Level 1 Volume 2 Textbook is ideally accompanied by the Level 1 Volume 2 Activity Book which provides core texts and additional practice for beginning-level students. | 日本語NOW NihonGO NOW Performing Japanese Culture – Level 1 Volume 2 Textbook