Learning Japanese: Unpacking My JLPT N4 Exam Scores
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
- Here we go... I reveal my JLPT N4 exam results and provide an in-depth analysis of each section's scores. From grammar to listening skills, I share my journey and insights into preparing for this milestone in my Japanese language learning journey.
Whether you're studying for the JLPT yourself or simply curious about the exam scores, join me!
00:20 Opening my scores
01:50 Exam sections and detailed scores
04:47 Top Tip Number 1
08:05 Top Tip Number 2
09:23 Top Tip Number 3
I actually hated sharing this but also, why not... let me know what you thought about when you opened your scores!
Wow! I had such a similar experience... and similar score 😢 I was using the Kanji spaced repetition app and did great on kanji recognition, but got clubbed by the N4 grammar and time constraint. I'm trying to consider it a checkpoint... now we know where we're at and what we need to work on, right? I hope? It's still frustrating! Learning a language seems like an endless series of efforts to keep yourself motivated. But you can do it! You got this!!
I actually am really glad you made this video. Oftentimes, when I watch videos, I only see the successes of people, which, of course, that would be the case. Showing failure requires a lot more courage than success does. Sometimes, I feel like the fact that I'm not succeeding is exclusive to me and that everyone is better than I am. Watching this video where you show your failures and learn from your mistakes gives me courage and the feeling I'm not alone in my struggles. Thank you for making this video ❤
You can do it! And what an inspiring video to share! You're the best!
You can do it keep going!
Great job!
Just needs more immersion doesn't it? You'll get there soon enough, good luck on your studies!
I'm level 13 on wanikani and I am currently going through Genki 1 with a teacher and yeah, wanikani is not helping with this. But wanikani is focused on the end goal, not level by level. That is kind of their whole point, to get through 2000 kanjis and I think maybe 8k vocab in 1-2 years by following a different path. I think it will just take us some more time to really see the benefit of frontloading kanji studies with wanikani (or any other srs tool really). Just looking at those N3+ kanji lists, having some of those kanjis down when we get to N3,N2 will probably free up a lot of mental space to get the grammar.
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JLPT levels are no joke! The "N1 in 1 year" claims are scams or outliers. Most people in your position would get similar scores. The test is a useful assessment of your proficiency but expectations of speedrunning JLPT can get really toxic and unrealistic. Japanese is one of the hardest languages in the world to learn for a reason. Kudos for baring through all the challenges you've overcome so far.
Oh and some advice just in case. Get some JLPT specific study material. Genki is probably very good - I've mostly heard good things about it. But just to make sure you don't have any gaps for the test and that you're prioritizing whatever material will be on whatever level of the JLPT you challenge yourself to do next time.
People tend to really lie about the journey of learning a new language, and we are talking about Japanese, which is really hard.
Are you going for the JLPT N4 (or N5) in early July?
I failed the N4 too. I was more than a little disappointed 😭😭. It's been over 10 years ago now but I think I failed by 2 points. I knew I didn't ace it but I thought I passed if barely. I figured if I didn't pass then it was due to bad luck. 2 points isn't much so... yeah I'll call it bad luck. Well, if you know the material well a few points here and there won't determine if you pass so there's that of course. It hurts for several reasons. If you're like me you love studying Japanese so even if the results technically don't matter... they matter. I remember my dad was really mad at me. He's the type of person that would never not prepare for a test. If he took a proficiency test he would pass it - and he wouldn't over reach when choosing the level of the test. The safer option at that time for me would have been to take N5 of course. I remember my Japanese teacher recommended I take N5 but my pride was too big for N5. The good news is that I passed the N3 the next year so if you're thinking of doing N3 next time I say go for it! It's only once a year after all.
This is why I don't like the "Become fluent in 6 months" type videos. Studying all the information is very different from learning the information. It takes most people quite a while for everything they studied to actually sink in as usable knowledge.