Podcast Deep Dive Course

A course designed to help you break through the intermediate plateau, centered around real podcast episodes.
Build all-round skills: vocabulary, listening, speaking, and writing.
Each episode is split into 4 parts to deepen understanding step by step.
Follow the flow: Vocabulary → Understanding → Output → Review.

Perfect if you’ve finished beginner materials and are ready for real, level-appropriate Japanese—or if you’re feeling stuck at intermediate.

Features:

• Study one episode over four bite-sized lessons

• Interactive script with English translations

• Vocabulary list for each episode

• Comprehension check questions

• Output practice: speaking & writing

• Optional challenge tasks for deeper learning

Flexible pace: 8 weeks if you do 4 lessons a week, but go faster or slower as needed

• Listening skills

• Vocabulary and grammar in context

• Natural spoken expressions

• Guessing meaning from context

• Speaking skills

• Writing skills

• Summary skills

• Pronunciation

Part 1-Vocabulary:

• Step 1. Check the keywords and listen to the episode

• Step 2. Practice

  (Challenge task : Check more picked up vocabulary)

Part 2-Understanding:

• Listen to the episode and select all the statements that match what was mentioned

  (Challenge task : Keep listening until you understand)

Part 3-Output:

• Step 1. Use the template to write

• Step 2. Answer topic-related questions from the episode

  (Challenge task : Mini Writing)

Part 4-Summary:

• Step 1. Listen to the episode again and check if you can understand the content

• Step 2. What did she talk about in the episode?

  (Challenge task A : Share your thoughts)

  (Challenge task B : Mimic various phrases from the episode)