StephenC
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- 4 Feb 2015
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Hey everybody! I'm Stephen, a high-school junior in his fifth year of Japanese. This year I plan on applying for the JET MIP to visit Japan. For the most part I'm confident I can make the program, but I'm worried about the standardized exam,the NJE, I have to take as part of the application. Because the highest level of examination the program accepts is level 3, I decided I would do it. But after taking some practice tests, I realized how much kanji I would need to know to walk in fully prepared. I realize the program also takes level 2, but as my sensei already decided my whole class would take the level 3 test, I decided I might as well kill two birds with one stone. Despite lacking in kanji, I am confident that I know enough vocabulary (in hiragana/katakana) to ace the oral portion of the exam. While I will brush up using old textbooks and notes, I was wondering if anyone here:
1. Has a list of common kanji (a minimum of 2000 would be great).
2. Has any tips for taking a multiple-choice Japanese test drawing from articles in Japanese (test example here).
3. Has any NJE specific tips (this is aimed at those who have taken the NJE before).
4. Has any kanji memorizing/learning/understanding skills to share.
As I have only about a month to prepare, as well as attending school and preparing for SAT/ACT, I can't really put into action any long-term advice towards this exam, but please do share any long-term advice! Also I understand there's no real "get good quick" method, but as long as I can streamline my preparation even a bit I would enjoy any input. I understand some of what I'm asking might be a bit unreasonable, but I greatly appreciate any help or advice. Sorry for being so convoluted and thanks in advance!
P.S. If there's a better place for this post, I would love it if you could direct me to it as I am new to this forum and not very familiar with what goes where yet. Thanks!
1. Has a list of common kanji (a minimum of 2000 would be great).
2. Has any tips for taking a multiple-choice Japanese test drawing from articles in Japanese (test example here).
3. Has any NJE specific tips (this is aimed at those who have taken the NJE before).
4. Has any kanji memorizing/learning/understanding skills to share.
As I have only about a month to prepare, as well as attending school and preparing for SAT/ACT, I can't really put into action any long-term advice towards this exam, but please do share any long-term advice! Also I understand there's no real "get good quick" method, but as long as I can streamline my preparation even a bit I would enjoy any input. I understand some of what I'm asking might be a bit unreasonable, but I greatly appreciate any help or advice. Sorry for being so convoluted and thanks in advance!
P.S. If there's a better place for this post, I would love it if you could direct me to it as I am new to this forum and not very familiar with what goes where yet. Thanks!