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Start date: July 6
Course language:English/Japanese
Read Real Japanese with Confidence
Join a small group of learners reading Magic Treehouse: Dinosaurs Before Dark in Japanese. With teacher guidance, vocab support, and cultural insights, you’ll build fluency and confidence one chapter at a time.
✓ No Need to Own the Book
✓ Anki Deck and Vocabulary List Included
✓ Read a Real Japanese Novel with Guidance
Course language: English/Japanese
Online Classes Schedule (examples with multiple timezones):
Lesson
Date
UTC+2 (Amsterdam)
UTC-4 (New York)
UTC-7 (Los Angeles)
UTC
1
Saturday, July 6
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
2
Tuesday, July 9
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
3
Saturday, July 13
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
4
Tuesday, July 16
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
5
Saturday, July 20
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
6
Tuesday, July 23
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
7
Saturday, July 27
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
8
Tuesday, July 30
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
9
Saturday, August 3
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
10
Tuesday, August 6
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
11
Saturday, August 10
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
12
Tuesday, August 13
20:00
14:00
11:00
18:00
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Kleine groepen van maximaal 8 cursisten. Samen leren, met ruimte voor persoonlijke aandacht.
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Eva
Geverifieerd
Ik kan deze lessen van harte aanbevelen! Na mijn lessen heb ik een reis naar Japan geboekt. Volgend jaar doe ik het N5-examen!
Beroven
Geverifieerd
Duidelijke instructies, leuke lessen!
M.
Geverifieerd
Perfect! Emma is erg geduldig en neemt het boek stap voor stap door. Ik heb van veel lessen genoten!
Explore Japanese Through Stories
Step into the world of Japanese storytelling with Reading Comprehension N4, a 12-lesson course designed to help upper-beginner to lower-intermediate learners improve their reading fluency and vocabulary through guided reading sessions.
In this course, you'll journey through the first volume of the popular Japanese children’s series, マジック・ツリーハウス 1: 恐竜の谷の大冒険 (Magic Treehouse: Dinosaurs Before Dark). Together with your teacher and fellow learners, you will:
Build real reading confidence by reading a native Japanese novel aimed at young readers
Read together in class using PDF excerpts (owning the book is optional)
Discuss grammar, structure, and cultural context to deepen your understanding
Get a comprehensive vocabulary list curated specifically for this book
Use a pre-made Anki deck to reinforce new words and kanji between lessons
Level: JLPT N4 | CEFR A2 | LearnJapanese.Academy LVL 9 Length: 12 lessons Book: マジック・ツリーハウス 1 (Provided as in-class PDF) Materials Included: Vocabulary list + Anki deck
Why This Course Works
Not all reading practice is equally effective. Here's how Reading Comprehension N4 compares to other common methods for improving Japanese reading skills:
📖 This Course
🔎 Graded Readers
📺 Anime with Subtitles
📝 Textbooks Only
Authentic Japanese content
✅ Real Japanese novel
⚠️ Simplified stories
⚠️ Visual + audio, less reading
❌ Artificial textbook sentences
Guided vocabulary support
✅ Custom vocab list + Anki deck
❌ No focused support
❌ Passive exposure only
❌ General vocab, not story-based
Live teacher guidance
✅ Teacher-led discussion & support
❌ Self-study only
❌ No teacher interaction
❌ Minimal or no guidance
Cultural & grammar insights
✅ Discussed in class
⚠️ Not always explained
⚠️ Hard to catch in subtitles
⚠️ Focused on rules, not usage
Builds true reading confidence
✅ Practice with full sentences + pages
⚠️ Slow exposure
❌ Mostly listening, not reading
❌ Limited to examples & drills
📅 Lesson Schedule Overview
12 lessons in total
Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays
Start date: July 6
End date: August 13
🕒 Lesson Time (all sessions)
UTC: 18:00
Amsterdam (UTC+2): 20:00
New York (UTC-4): 14:00
Los Angeles (UTC-7): 11:00
🗓 Lesson Dates
Lesson 1 – Saturday, July 6
Lesson 2 – Tuesday, July 9
Lesson 3 – Saturday, July 13
Lesson 4 – Tuesday, July 16
Lesson 5 – Saturday, July 20
Lesson 6 – Tuesday, July 23
Lesson 7 – Saturday, July 27
Lesson 8 – Tuesday, July 30
Lesson 9 – Saturday, August 3
Lesson 10 – Tuesday, August 6
Lesson 11 – Saturday, August 10
Lesson 12 – Tuesday, August 13
Purchasing a course is an easy process. Here is how it works:
1. You purchase the course you want to attend. Make sure you checked the schedule before buying.
2. After purchasing the course, you will receive an emal with access to the online platform. You receive this email within 24 hours. If you have not received it, please send us an email to info@learnjapanese.academy and we will help you out.
3. After clicking the email OR logging in to your LearnJapanese.Academy account (make sure that your account has the same email as the one you used to purchase the course), you can access the online platform. This online platform has all the information you need, such as: the detailed schedule and a link to the online meeting room.
If you have questions at ANY POINT, just reach out to us at info@learnjapanese.academy. We're always happy to help :-).
Een cursus kopen is super eenvoudig. Zo werkt het:
1. Je koopt de cursus die je wilt volgen. Check van tevoren even goed het rooster zodat je zeker weet dat de tijden voor jou werken.
2. Na je aankoop ontvang je binnen 24 uur een e-mail met toegang tot het online platform. Heb je niks ontvangen? Stuur ons dan even een mailtje op info@learnjapanese.academy, dan helpen we je verder.
3. Klik op de link in de e-mail of log in op je LearnJapanese.Academy-account (zorg ervoor dat je hetzelfde e-mailadres gebruikt als bij het kopen van de cursus). Via daar krijg je toegang tot het online platform. Daar vind je alles wat je nodig hebt: het lesrooster en de link naar het online klaslokaal.
Heb je op elk moment vragen? Stuur ons gerust een berichtje via info@learnjapanese.academy – we helpen je graag!