My JLPT Studies: Practice 10/28

2013年10月28日月曜日

Practice 10/28

Did a practice quiz in my review book (10/10).

Did this quiz for part of my practice:
http://www.manythings.org/japanese/vocabulary/jlpt4.html

JLPT Level 4 Vocabulary List

Quiz Score: 96% (349 / 363)
Correct: 350 Wrong: 14
Game Points: 16683 (out of a possible 18200)
Total Time: 1495 sec. (approx. 24.9 min.)

You have only a few seconds to pick the correct answer - which occasionally pressured me to the wrong answer as I didn't have time to read them all. Not usre if this is good or bad - I can't get it to tell me the list of wrong answers, so next time I need to write down the ones I missed even if it means stopping.

My Studies

I am studying for the JLPT N2 and may take the test in December 2018. I took the N4 in December 2013 and passed, and N3 in 2015 and passed that as well. I originally intended to take the N3 in December 2014, but I forgot to register in the (short) window in which registration is open. It's very frustrating.

I study 15-30 minutes per day, every day, without fail. Every day means every day, so I make sure I have daily contact with the language.

In addition, I try to use as much Japanese during the day, do quizzes and kanji practice intermittently during the day as time permits, and speak in Japanese whenever I get the chance.

My goal isn't to pass the JLPT per se, but to improve my Japanese skills. I'm using the JLPT as a gauge and a study guide. This helps me focus on one layer of Japanese skill at a time and try to master it.

I am also trying to learn all of the kanji in my kanji practice sets, both as a way to improve my JLPT results and to improve my Japanese overall.