Hi everyone,
I've been in a bit of a slump recently regarding Japanese. I've spent the last couple of years working through Genki 1 + 2, Quartet 1 + 2, Tobira and most recently completed the manabou nihongo 中上級 textbook (all of which were a part of my school's syllabus).
I wanted to know if there were any recommendations for any other kind of Japanese learning that is intermediate/advanced? I feel in a bit of a weird limbo surrounding Japanese, I'm no longer a beginner but I don't feel like I'm advanced enough (got rejected from a job because I wasn't N2 level). My reading and writing are pretty good at this point, but my listening skills are severely lacking in comparison. I took the N3 after completing Tobira but I failed on the listening side (by five marks!) so I've been a bit disheartened to try again, even though I've probably improved since then.
Particularly looking for listening recommendations, I've been listening to Paul Noble's Next Steps in Japanese and Michel Thomas's intermediate Japanese on Audible, and I occasionally listen to 'Let's Talk in Japanese' with Tomo on Spotify.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
by Stride101r