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arvind
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 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject: N3 Preparation Time |
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Hi All,
I am a total newbie to japanese language. I am planning to take N3 exam this december. I would like to know if clearing N3 exam this december will be a realistic target for me given that I can spend an hour or two daily for preparation.
TIA,
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Kai13
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Having ZERO knowlege I'd say it's almost impossible. |
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RGer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Not with only 1-2 hours per day. |
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mac
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Location: Osaka, Japan
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:53 am Post subject: |
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The N5 is a more realistic goal. You have about 8 months to study up for that. I think you could pass N5, if you have zero knowledge and no experience with kanji. You might have a small chance of passing N4 if you've studied Chinese before.
To pass N3 though you'd need to study full-time for those 8 months, and even then it might be difficult. I just wrote two articles about study hours http://www.jlptbootcamp.com/2011/04/jlpt-study-hours-are-they-accurate/ as well as an alternative to how many study hours you need http://www.jlptbootcamp.com/2011/04/an-alternative-to-jlpt-study-hours/. That should give you an idea of how much time you need to spend studying for the different levels. |
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RGer
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Yeah I agree that the hours previously stated from the JLPT are way too low. I guess that's why they removed them and started using text descriptions instead.
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| Hopefully, your Japanese studying includes a wide variety of methods and not just Anki every day. |
Sadly there's alot of that right now. I wish I had more time available. Just doing Anki takes much.
I was in a class previously and will be again after the summer but I think it's harder to be versatile alone. |
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mac
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Yeah, there is something to be said about taking classes sometimes. Are you in Japan RGer? There is definitely a wealth of materials you can pick up here to be more versatile in your studying.
I'm working my way through a few books. I think reading is sometimes an excellent way to reinforce a lot of what I 'learn' through Anki. Also, just trying to use new words in conversation, but that can be a bit difficult if you are out of the country. |
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RGer
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| mac wrote: |
| Yeah, there is something to be said about taking classes sometimes. Are you in Japan RGer? There is definitely a wealth of materials you can pick up here to be more versatile in your studying. |
Nope, I am in Scandinavia. So I have to try and learn new materials whilst keeping my old knowledge. Still the Internet is a pretty good tool for accessing Japanese culture without being there.
As things look I probably won't be living in Japan in the near future. So my hope is that it's possible to learn and maintain Japanese outside of Japan.
But really the main problem holding me back from diversifying and having some fun with my current knowledge and the learning process is that I'm studying other subjects full time. |
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fujifrantic
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| RGer wrote: |
| mac wrote: |
| Yeah, there is something to be said about taking classes sometimes. Are you in Japan RGer? There is definitely a wealth of materials you can pick up here to be more versatile in your studying. |
Nope, I am in Scandinavia. So I have to try and learn new materials whilst keeping my old knowledge. Still the Internet is a pretty good tool for accessing Japanese culture without being there.
As things look I probably won't be living in Japan in the near future. So my hope is that it's possible to learn and maintain Japanese outside of Japan.
But really the main problem holding me back from diversifying and having some fun with my current knowledge and the learning process is that I'm studying other subjects full time. |
Not a bad reason to take your time. A diverse study load is what it is all about, gain as much as you can. |
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