Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Sat 2008/12/06 13:11 JST
Good ruck to all those taking the JPLT tomorrow in Japan or Sunday for the rest of the world.
For those who dont know what the JPLT is, wikipedia has the answers.
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験, nihongo nōryoku shiken), or JLPT, is a standardized test to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of non-native Japanese speakers.
It is held once every year, on the first Sunday of December. The JLPT has four levels beginning at level 4 and progressing to level 1—the most difficult.
The Japan Foundation estimates that level 4 is reached after approximately 150 hours of study and level 1 after approximately 900 hours of study.
I first took lv4 many moons ago and then managed to pass lv2 the next year round. After completing my BA in Japanese, my sensei told me that I didn't need to take lv1 ^o^
Personally didn't find that having the JPLT lv2 helped my career in anyway but was a great goal to set for oneself.
Anybody taken or will take the test tomorrow?
Photo is just a random shot of my neighborhood on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
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