69 5 Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Anyone taking it this year? Busy studying. Hate it, but want it. Good luck everyone else. Link to post Share on other sites
moloneb3 0 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Yea doing 4kyuu. It shouldnt be too hard cos I bust my b*tt earlier in the year and got up to a decent level! It is really paying off now cos as one of my mates is studying hard for next Sundays test I am going to Kagura to ski!! Link to post Share on other sites
aomorigum 0 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Trying for level 3. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Level 2. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 level 2, again. not really studying so much but have put in a dull concerted effort over the past 8 months. Link to post Share on other sites
the snowboarding vicar 1 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I am trying for the level 3 examination. I have not had chance to really study and so I don't know how much of a chance I have of passing but I thought it would be a good experience. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 forgot to sign up Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 "forgot" huh? convenient Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 he'll forget to sign up next year. and the one after... Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Can I join in I am feeling quite jovial this morning (What are we laughing at?) Good look everybaddy. Link to post Share on other sites
AK 77 0 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I tried to sign up for 2kyu but I couldn't get hold of an application pack! I looked on their website and it had drop-down lists of all the shops in each prefecture selling it... apart from Nagano - which had nothing! So I called the publishers and they said it had sold out for the whole of Nagano - at least I'm 90% sure that's what he said, as my Japanese is not that good (no English spoken at all by them), and that it wouldn't be possible to find one! This was week before the application deadline. pah. I had already driven round all the Heiando's who knew nothing about it, so I gave up. Oh, I also haven't studied for the last 6 months, so no big loss, but they hardly make it easy for you! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 nah, level 2 and 1 are a piece of cake Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I also had the runaround to get my copy. Really, how difficult would it be to sell them online with paypal or similar? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Is it tomorrow? Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 wasnt it yesterday? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Yep it was. A number of people I work with went into Sapporo to do it. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Absolutel bugger! Took 1kyu, and was as much fun as boiling my eye balls in fat!! One consilation was everyone said the same thing. After passing 2kyu with 90% last year I will be surprised if I pass this year. Really is a big diff. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I took 2kyu. First 2 tests were OK and I think I got about 65-70% on those, but the last one, reading, was an absolute bxxtch. The level was totally different to the vocab and listening tests I thought. I must have guessed 90% of the answers. I did loads of practice tests for reading and never came across anything like that. Must have been really unlucky and they just picked all the kanji I dont know Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 That is always the best way to think There seems to be a big difference 3 > 2 and even more 2 > 1. Not bothered with it myself now. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Originally Posted By: farquah Absolutel bugger! Took 1kyu, and was as much fun as boiling my eye balls in fat!! One consilation was everyone said the same thing. After passing 2kyu with 90% last year I will be surprised if I pass this year. Really is a big diff. it is a bugger - I failed level 1 three times with like a 63, 68, and 65. I was bummed when I failed with a 68 Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Originally Posted By: bobby12 I took 2kyu. First 2 tests were OK and I think I got about 65-70% on those, but the last one, reading, was an absolute bxxtch. The level was totally different to the vocab and listening tests I thought. I must have guessed 90% of the answers. I did loads of practice tests for reading and never came across anything like that. Must have been really unlucky and they just picked all the kanji I dont know Yep. That's it. Last time I took it I got 80% on kanji/vocab so you'd think I could read Japanese. But on the reading section I got 36%. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Doubt I will ever sit one of these tests as I just have absolutely no interest whatsoever to learn kanji. I work hard enough that the last thing I want to do at the end of the day is study anything.... Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Go native - tell me about it. However i got a japanese wife so I need to learn the language and I aint getting any younger. ger - I think the reason the reading section is so difficult is cos so many Chinese are taking the test. Most of the chinese sitting near me had closed their test sheet 30mins into the test and started sleeping. Whereas I didn't get time to read the last 3 pages! I also think that first test, kanji/vocab is totally redundant when you have that reading test at the end. It is impossible to imagine somone passing the reading and failing the kanji/vocab so they should just scrap it IMO. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 bobby I've had lessons and studied a bit for conversation as sure I want to talk to my friends and neighbours but learning kanji? Forget about it... Link to post Share on other sites
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