is the textbook Genki 2 sufficient for Level 3 exam?

katexmonster · JLPT Starter Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 31 Location: nyc

I am using Genki textbooks right now, I am doing every practice exercise they have (I try! there are so many!!!!!! therefore, for Genki 1, I didn't do any workbook exercise.) >___<;

If you've used/studied with the Genki series, please tell me if Genki 2 covers most of the grammar rules for Level 3~

I am posting in the Level 4 forum, but if the difference b/w what Genki 2 covers and Level 3 has is not too much, I would love to take Level 3 exam instead. =/ Hmm...

thanks ahead!!

TheSleeve · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:15 am Post subject:

Hi Kate Monster. First of all, your screen name rocks. Not sure how many people get the reference there, but I do!

I used Genki I in college, then graduated and worked through Genki II on my own. I then took the Level 3 test (yesterday in new york, actually), and feel that I did very well. Genki covers MOST of what you need to know, including vocab, grammar, and kanji. However, there are some vocab, grammar and kanji topics that are on the test but not covered in Genki. These are few and far between, but they exist. For that reason, I'd suggest taking a look at all of the resources on this site and make flashcards for level 3 stuff you don't know. If you do that, and finish Genki II, I'd say your knowledge is at a sufficient level for taking the level 3 test. Hope this helps.

katexmonster · JLPT Starter Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 31 Location: nyc

hey, thesleeve, thank you for your reply!
i'm from ny too! we should talk! by the way, i once lived on ave. q. (which does not exist, but it's supposed to be ave. q)
Anyway, I am very glad that Genki 2 covers most of the stuff, because I think the genki series is very good and i usually understand & remember the grammars they teach~ How did you do for your Level 3?

Well, I will start studying for Level 3. and see if I would be able to take Level 3 next December~ Confused

Anyway, I thought colleges would cover more than just Genki 1.
I always wonder what other books/shows (e.g. story books, etc) that college students are required to read/watch. I heard that people watch 千と千尋の神隠し and discuss about it in class.

spurrymoses

TheSleeve · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:34 am Post subject:

Also, I heard "An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese" will be a good follow-up after Genki II, and a nice approach towards Level 2.

Has anyone used it? Since I just finished Genki II a few weeks ago, I'm planning on picking it up.

katexmonster · JLPT Starter Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 31 Location: nyc

thesleeve, are you going to take level 3 jlpt in 2007?

spurrymoses · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:34 am Post subject:

katexmonster · JLPT Starter Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 31 Location: nyc

it seems like a very big jump from level 3 to level 2--from learning 700-800 vocab per level to learning 5000ish-1409=3500 vocab. plus all of the grammar rules too??! Hmm...
it will be hard enough to recogne all of them, let alone memorizing. =/ *worrying already* hehe...

I wonder if people have to spend 2 years to study for level 2 (maybe 1.5 year but since the exam is annual, it becomes 2.)

spurrymoses · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:44 am Post subject:

katexmonster · JLPT Starter Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 31 Location: nyc

nooooo i don't want another level!! haha, i bet i will feel like it's too far away from the top that i would just rather stay on level 3/4~ hehe. =p

i assumes Tim does not know any kanji when he started studying Japanese? you know, the only reason i even dare to attempt level 3 is because i can read chinese (it doesn't always help, >_< it helps with my reading, say, if i pick up a newspaper; but nothing more. as the matter of fact, i am confused w/ the pronounciations all the time because a lot of words sound so similar!!! >_< (to me anyway~))

tsukikage · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject:

This doesn't address grammar or vocab, but regarding the kanji... It used to be that Genki I covered all of the kanji for the 4kyuu and Genki I+II covered all the kanji for the 3kyuu, but since the most recent JLPT revisions this is no longer true. Still, as others have said it covers a lot of the current 4 and 3kyuu kanji.

Tim · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

Tim · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

I found a link to it: http://www.jocksamurai.co.uk/modules/mydownloads/index.php

Download Ocha no Kanji and enable macros in excel to use it.
I hope you find it useful.