みなさん、 こんばんは。 Its my usual post after working from 7am to now, taking exams with the students and stuff. This year, i took N4 with my students and was quite glad to say that a lot of N5 questions came out. My students did N5. For those thinking of attempting higher level tests like N1…
Category: JLPT
JLPT Levels: What do they test you on?
Dear all, Someone ever asked me before, why do i need to take JLPT N5? I would like to take this chance to clear some doubts. Every level of JLPT tests you on different areas of the language. The below is based on my personal and students’ experiences of taking the exam. N5: Ability to…
JLPT Results Post Review
Dear all, Went to retake the N2 exam with my students and got my 1st highest N2 result! This time round, i can safely say that the marks were heavily moderated (estimated about 10 marks) I.e if you are getting around 150, your actual score in the exam is around 140. If you are interested…
JLPT After thoughts
Hi all, How was the paper today? Today i went to support my N4/N5 students in the morning and took N1 in the afternoon with my students. This year, i felt the level for N1 has dropped a bit. Some of the words in question 1 and 2 are testing N2 words. For grammar, a…
JLPT Tips
Hi all, JLPT is in 1.5 weeks time. I will be giving my tips on the various levels on 1st December. Be sure to look out for it. =) /Can
JLPT Tips
Hi all, About another 1 more month to JLPT. Are you guys prepared? As usual, i will be posting my tips on JLPT 2 days before exam. Meanwhile, if you have any questions on any grammar, please feel free to put a comment here and i will explain. Cheers, Can
Thoughts about JLPT today
Hi all, How was JLPT today? Today, i had the chance to take N4 with my students today and had other students taking N1-N5… I personally feel that the level difficulty is so-so, but the qns are a bit tricky. For those taking N1, N2, dont forget to revise your basics, especially your adverbs. I…
JLPT Exam Tips
Dear all, As usual, JLPT Exam tips will be out this Fri night-Sat afternoon. Please watch out for it. Good luck to all taking JLPT. Cheers, Can
Thoughts about JLPT
Dear all, How was the JLPT last weekend? I took the JLPT with my students last week and felt that overall the standards have went up. You will see N1 vocabulary on a N3 paper, N4 vocabulary on N5 paper, etc, etc. I want to write more tonight but i am still on a sabbatical holiday…
After JLPT… What’s next?
Hi all, 今日はお疲れさまでした。 How did you guys find the paper? Although i didn’t take the paper, i was there to support my students. So guys, what’s after JLPT? One phrase, Back to Basics. Foundation is very important. Some students that i speak to, they just want to get their N2 or N1, but they never…
