My JLPT Studies: 12月 2015

Today is the test day for the JLPT N3. That is the middle level of 5 (N5 easiest, N1 hardest).

It's not a short test:

30 mins Vocab
70 mins Grammar/Reading
40 mins Listening

with 30 minute breaks between.

I plan on taking one shot at N3, and then if/when I try again it will be N2. That's regardless of passing/failing. I'm just using the JLPT as a gauge of my Japanese improvement and to guide my studies (on the test? Study it. Not? Skip it for now.) rather than for actual certification. So I want to keep challenging higher if the test material is at least within my grasp, and forcing myself to fill in the blanks as I go. Tomorrow I start adding N2 level vocabulary and materials (well, more N2 level materials) to my flash cards and reading this.

It's just a pain in the butt to take the test - once a year, on the first Sunday in December, in NYC, four hours long, etc. Nothing convenient about it. I'd love to find a good, reliable, online test I could take for Japanese just to gauge my skills against a rigorous standard. Until they, all I have is the official test so I'll keep at them.

Either way, here is hoping I pass! I've got my #2 pencils, eraser, non-beeping watch, and all the other accoutrements of standardized testing.*

* I just want to point out that my athletic training professional certs are all online (open book but hard) or are given at local test centers on demands, with instant results. No shock, education testing lags everything.

Practice 12/6

22分練習をした。

カードは257枚。

AnkiでN3文法とN３言葉とN4言葉を勉強した。

あとは、テスト復習とテスト。

2015年12月5日土曜日

Practice 12/5

29分練習をした。

カードは350枚。

AnkiでN3文法とN３言葉とN4言葉を勉強した。

あとは、5分ＪＬＰＴＮ３本を復習した。

2015年12月4日金曜日

Practice 12/4

32分練習をした。

カードは369枚。

AnkiでN3文法とN３言葉とN4言葉を勉強した。

あとは、5分ＪＬＰＴＮ３本を復習した。

2015年12月3日木曜日

Practice 12/3

26分練習をした。

カードは356枚。

AnkiでN3文法とN３言葉とN4言葉を勉強した。

あとは、１０分ＪＬＰＴＮ３本を復習した。

2015年12月2日水曜日

Practice 12/2

35分練習をした。

カードは421枚。

AnkiでN3文法とN３言葉とN4言葉を勉強した。

2015年12月1日火曜日

Practice 12/1

38分練習をした。

カードは394枚。

AnkiでN3文法とN３言葉とN4言葉を勉強した。

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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.