Overview
What this cohort is about
Led by Ayu Sensei from the "Japanese with Ayu" YouTube channel, the Hanayoku N3 course spans twelve weeks and is designed to fit Japanese study naturally into your daily routine. The curriculum is split into two six-week blocks with a short break in the middle to keep the pace brisk and manageable.
Each week centers around a ninety-minute live session where we go beyond standard textbook explanations by combining targeted grammar instruction with a dedicated Exam Lab. In the Exam Lab portion, you will break down specific JLPT question types, practice timed reading or listening drills, and learn the exact strategies needed to navigate the test confidently.
Instead of endless workbook pages, you have access to audio flashcards and short interactive games to help you revise. Every question mirrors actual N3 questions to help you prepare for the exam.
The first half of the program lets you acquire essential grammar you need to know, while the second half shifts heavily into exam tactics and tips for each of the JLPT test sections. By the end of the course, you will understand exactly how the exam works and have the skills required to pass.
Weekly 90 mins live sessions
Learn N3 Grammar Systematically
Audio flashcards and practice drills
2 mock tests to test your readiness
Curriculum
What we cover each week
A structured progression across grammar, reading, listening, and exam confidence.
Week 1
Week 1
～せい・～おかげ・～もの・～ため・～わけだ・～によって① Reasons and causes (plus diagnostic and orientation)
Exam Lab: Diagnostic mock; exam format prep
Week 2
Week 2
ば／たら／と／なら; ても／たって Conditionals
Exam Lab: Short passages (短文); light quiz
Week 3
Week 3
自他動詞ペア; てある／ている Transitivity and aspect
Exam Lab: Short passages (短文); light quiz
Week 4
Week 4
ておく／てしまう／てみる; ていく／くる Auxiliary て-verbs
Exam Lab: Reading practice on reference words and connectors; light quiz
Week 5
Week 5
Passive, causative, causative-passive 受身・使役・使役受身
Exam Lab: 文法形式の判断 (問題1), timed; first look at 文の組み立て
Week 6
Week 6
あげる／くれる／もらう and てあげる／てくれる／てもらう
Exam Lab: First exam-format listening: 課題理解 and ポイント理解; end-of-course checkpoint (short timed mini-mock, scored by section)
Week 7
Week 7
そうだ (two uses); ようだ／みたい／らしい
Exam Lab: Vocabulary section (文字・語彙), all five question types (漢字読み, 表記, 文脈規定, 言い換え類義, 用法) and 30-minute pacing
Week 8
Week 8
のだ／んです; こと／もの; the rest of the わけ cluster; はず; べき; ところ／ばかり／たびに／うちに
Exam Lab: Grammar questions: 文法形式の判断 and 文章の文法 (cloze, 問題3)
Week 9
Week 9
について／に対して／として／にとって／によって②／につれて／に従って
Exam Lab: Sentence-ordering question (文の組み立て / 並べ替え), taught as a repeatable method
Week 10
Week 10
ように／ために; ようになる／ことになる／ことにする
Exam Lab: Reading, short and medium (短文・中文): 内容理解 technique, 指示語 and 接続詞
Week 11
Week 11
Long passages and 情報検索
Exam Lab: Reading, long and information retrieval (長文・情報検索): long-passage technique, scanning, and pacing across the full 70-minute section
Week 12
Week 12
尊敬語／謙譲語／丁寧語 (keigo)
Exam Lab: Listening, all five types (課題理解, ポイント理解, 概要理解, 発話表現, 即時応答), weighted to gist, plus exam-day strategy and mock review
Your teacher
Ayu Sensei
I'm Ayu and I'm a creator of "Japanese with Ayu" on Youtube! I started teaching Japanese in Sydney, Australia around 9 years ago. I met my first students and had many one on one lessons there. When I had to leave Australia, I was thinking how I can continue our lessons. Then I decided to do online with them! So now, I have a lot of students from all over the world! Let's learn Japanese with me and have lots of fun!
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