Studying:
How many hours of formal instruction have you had (ie school, tutor etc.):
So if I met my last teacher twice a week, 3 hours in total, for one year, plus aroud 40 hours at a school then that's almost 200 hours. Wow, and I still know so little!
Where did you receive instruction for your highest level Japanese course thus far (ie HS, College, Grad School, Heritage school etc):
Self study and a private tutor mostly. But I'm at a school now.
How many hours of self-study have you had:
Countless. Maybe 2 hours a day for the last two years. That's almost 1500. Probably more though.
When did you first started studying (please state year):
2005
Can you read/write all hiragana and katakana characters:
yes
How many Kanjis can you recognize (ie understand its meaning):
around 700 I'd say
How many Kanjis can you write, without using a dictionary:
around 400 maybe
How many individual words do you think you know (60000 for avg. native speaker, 10000 for JLPT Level 1):
hard to tell. I passed JLPT level 3 which needs 1500 or so words. On my way to level 2 which needs around 5000. So I'd say around 2500-3000 words.
Who is your favour Japanese author:
don't have one
Schooling:
Have you ever taken a Japanese language exam (Y/N):
y
If so, what's the highest exam level you have attained (JLPT/JETRO/J-TEST/Kanji Kentei etc.):
JLPT level 3
Do you have a university degree in Japanese language/culture/history:
n
If so, in which country did you study:
If so, what is the highest degree you have obtained:
How do you categorize your proficiency (beginner, intermediate, advanced, native, expert):
intermediate
For those who answered advanced, native, or expert to the above question:
Do you think learning Onomatopoeia is important when learning Japanese?
How many gion-go or gitai-go words do you think you know?
How do you rate your level of Keigo (on scale of 10, 1 = beginner, 10 = yamato nadeshiko):
2. I know the basics
How do you rate your level of listening comprehension (1 = beginner, 10 = nihonjin)
3
Without using subtitles, how much of the dialogue within one "jidai geki" episode can you fully comprehend (please state in percentages):
no idea. Maybe 5%. I went to a Kabuki show not long ago and understood virtually nothing.
General Questions:
Can you speak and/or understand a dialect aside from the standard language:
some Osaka dialect from living there for 2 years.
If so, what dialects are you familiar with:
see above
With whom do you use Japanese the most with? (Spouse/Lover, Customers, Classmates etc.): random nihonjin
What prompted you to learn Japanese in the first place:
One day, after being involved in Japan related things for a few months, I suddenly found it interesting.
What is your age range (15-20, 20-25, 25-30 etc.):
26
What is your gender:
m
What is your mother tongue:
English
Do you possess native/advanced proficiency in another foreign language beside Japanese. If so, please state them:
Thank you very much for taking part. It shall be interesting to hear more about our fellow members