going 4 it
February 7th, 2006 by heatherok, cheesy title… but i decided after talking to my teacher last week that i’m going to aim for the JLPT level 4 (read:easiest!) test this december.
and i got myself the very cool Basic Kanji Book Vol 1. she said that would be more than enough kanji for level 4.
anyway, if i decide to take the test or not, it doesn’t matter. my teacher feels that having a clear goal will make it easier to plan the work, and it will also let me check myself against milestones. and i tend to agree.
so it’s all good there. now i have to actually ’study’!
February 7th, 2006 at 9:22 am
Hi, I’m Keisuke. Nice to meet you. This is my first visit to your blog. It’s very interesting
漢字の勉強頑張ってくださいね！私も英語の勉強頑張ります。
February 7th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
I’ve mentioned before that my little brother lives in Sendai and that he took( and feels he passed ) the JLPT Level 3 exam last December. Well, while visiting him last year, I sat in his living room and flipped through that very book. He said it’s a great resource and I’d meant to track it down and find a copy for myself!
I’m planning to take the JLPT next year. If I really work my tail off and feel confident, maybe I’ll try for the 3rd level. If not, I’ll sit for the 4th and hope and pray I pass it. Good luck!
February 7th, 2006 at 11:12 pm
がんばって！ Just from the few sample pages I can see on the Amazon page, this book looks pretty similar to the Japanese For Everyone: Kanji Workbook that I’ll be getting back to; it seems like a sensible format. I think your teacher is on the right track: having a goal, something to focus on, will help motivation and dedication. At least that’s what I figure should happen, having personal experience with the opposite technique! ^_^
February 8th, 2006 at 3:39 am
@Keisuke
yeah! thank you for visiting. with the help of rikaichan http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/ i was able to understand your comment in japanese!
nice to meet you too, はじみまして！
@scott
too bad you couldn’t take both of the tests. you know, just take the level 4 ‘as a back up’.
@scpakr
“the opposite technique!” too funny, yeah, i like calling it a ‘technique’.
February 9th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Way to go, Heather! がんばって！
As you master more kanji, look in your kanji dictionary for compounds made from combinations of the kanji you’ve studied, That way, you can increase your vocab and see more examples of your kanji in use. While you’re at it, you can put those compounds into your VOLATS… (Can’t resist it, can I?)
David
February 11th, 2006 at 3:44 am
Hey! Ganbatte ne!
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Ore mo ichi nen mae gurai sono kanji no hon de benkyou shite ita yo. Totemo yokatta yo. Step 2 to 3 mo osusume da! Gomen, ima tsukatteru pasokon de nihongo ga kakenai
ja, ganbare ne! ore ouen shite iru kara!!