Satori Reader Review – Engaging Japanese Texts and Dialogues
Satori Reader
Summary
Satori Reader is a Japanese learning method available on your computer and smartphone/tablet. It focuses on Japanese reading skills and teaches Japanese grammar and vocabulary by providing weekly annotated articles and dialogues. Satori Reader also contains a built-in vocabulary repetition app that uses new vocabulary learned from the articles. A basic free version and a premium subscription version are available.
The website looks clean and functions smoothly. The articles are well-written and enjoyable.
Satori Reader should be used as a companion to a more comprehensive teaching method, but it is a good way to train reading and vocabulary.
Each thematic series has a lot of articles, but some users will only be interested in a couple of the 21 themes. New articles are added weekly.
I Like
- Articles are sorted by theme and everyone will find a couple of themes that interest them.
- New vocabulary can be easily saved for later.
- Built-in repetition software to help with memorizing the new vocabulary.
- Grammar and vocabulary are explained by hovering over the items. When things are unclear you can post under the article and staff will try to answer your questions.
- Articles are accompanied by audio for listening along.
I Don’t Like
- New articles are usually added to existing thematic series but there could be more themes.
Price
A basic version of Satori Reader with limited articles is free to use. Subscription prices for the full version with over 550 articles and new articles released weekly are $9/month or $89/year.
When I was learning Japanese at university, I often felt close to giving up. Every day I would do my grammar exercises and practice vocabulary like a good student. I did all my homework assignments and showed up for every class.
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