A few questions rolled up into one thread, I suppose. I am planning to take (and pass with flying colors!) the N4 exam this December. I'm wondering if there is any interesting native material to read or listen to at my level. Now I know that "interesting" is of course subjective. But more broadly I'm wondering what the first native material people on this board started reading, listening to and - most importantly - enjoying.
Where were you in the JLPT scale when you found some material that you could enjoy reading and listening to? Do you have any recommendations?
Some points of reference: I often read the NHK Easy News site. With Rikakun I can understand most of it, but it's still definitely a struggle. I regularly read English language news, so this is a good fit for me. I also have a great set of Japanese Graded Readers. These are enjoyable, but they are also not the kind of material that I would normally read in English.
Thanks.
Where were you in the JLPT scale when you found some material that you could enjoy reading and listening to? Do you have any recommendations?
Some points of reference: I often read the NHK Easy News site. With Rikakun I can understand most of it, but it's still definitely a struggle. I regularly read English language news, so this is a good fit for me. I also have a great set of Japanese Graded Readers. These are enjoyable, but they are also not the kind of material that I would normally read in English.
Thanks.
Edited: 2014-08-08, 4:52 pm