Proficiency Tests
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There are three proficiency tests for Japanese. The most well known is the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験 nihongo noryoku shiken), called the JLPT for short. There is also the JETRO Business Japanese Proficiency Test and the JTOC Japanese Test of Communication.
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[edit] The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
The venue and exact date of this test changes each year. You'll need to apply by the early-September deadline, and sit the exam in early December. To find out more about the tests, check out the following URL: www.jees.or.jp/jlpt/en
You can buy an application form for ¥500 at most major bookstores. The application is pretty painstaking. You may need help to fill in the form, so ask your go-between or a senpai for help.
[edit] JPLT Study Sites
The Kanji Site
www.kanjisite.com
Lists all of the kanji included on each level of the JLPT, including readings and meanings. A very useful study tool.
JLPT Kanji Project
www.jlpt-kanji.com
A resource to aid the learning of Japanese Kanji. Included in this site is a listing of the full Jouyou Kanji, classified into JLPT levels, with a lookup of vocabulary for each JLPT level. Including printable kanji lists
JLPT Vocabulary Lists
www.thbz.org/kanjimots/jlpt.php3
Complete JLPT vocabulary lists in UTF-8 format, as printed in the official specification book (Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Test Content Specification, The Japan Foundation and Association of International Eduation, 1994-1997), including levels 4, 3, 2 and 1.
The Japanese Page
www.thejapanesepage2.com/kanji/jlpt.htm
General info on the test and recommended books.
The Japan Guide
www.japan-guide.com/e/e2054.html
General info on the test as well as advice on studying Japanese.
[edit] JETRO
This test is geared towards those who are intent on entering the Japanese commercial sector, and is a higher level than other tests. It’s held once a year in Osaka, usually in June. The application deadline is in April, and cost is about ¥6000. They also have an Oral Communication Test in October that costs ¥9000.
For info call or check out their website:
URL: www.jetro.go.jp
[edit] JTOC
The Japanese Test of Communication is held 4 times a year during June, September, November, and February. A maximum score of 1000 is split evenly between listening/speaking and reading/writing. You are given grades based on your score. There are two tests: Level A-D for Advanced to Intermediate, and Level E-F for Elementary. Tests are of the same difficulty each time, with a variety of difficult and easier questions, so it is a very good way to measure your progress. Comprehension is the focus of the tests.
You can take the test in Kobe or Kyoto. The application deadlines are about 2 weeks before the exam day, so it’s not as hard-line as the JLPT. You can also register online.
URL: www.jtest.org/jtest/englishhome.htm
E-mail: info@jtest.org
Phone: 03-3368-8106
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