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JLPT-2 Grammar - craigvanaman - 2007-05-06
Hey ho,
I'm starting my study for the grammar on JLPT 2 and I'm trying to find a text book with explanations *in English*, not just in Japanese. Does anyone know of such a book? I don't want to spend all my time cross referencing a 100% Japanese book with my English grammar dictionary, it seems like lot of wasted time.
If anyone can help, please do!
Thanks, Craig
(Nagano-ken)
JLPT-2 Grammar - chamcham - 2007-05-06
The Level 2 JLPT exam requires very good reading skills.
To be honest, you SHOULD be studying for the JLPT Level 2 in Japanese.
And I'm pretty most that the Level 2 books only use those
kanji that caj appear on the exam.
So I think it's just better to tough it out.
Finish RTK1 and then go through the level 2 books.
That's all there is to it.
JLPT-2 Grammar - JimmySeal - 2007-05-06
Yep. Drop the crutch that is English and learn to understand grammar explanations in Japanese. At level 2, you should be able to do that.
JLPT-2 Grammar - synewave - 2007-05-06
craigvanaman Wrote:I'm starting my study for the grammar on JLPT 2 and I'm trying to find a text book with explanations *in English*, not just in Japanese. Does anyone know of such a book? I don't want to spend all my time cross referencing a 100% Japanese book with my English grammar dictionary, it seems like lot of wasted time.While I tend to agree with the two above, a textbook that has a fair bit of "level 2" grammar in it is 'An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese'.
I scraped through the JLPT 2 in December and to be honest didn't own that much of the grammar at all. I spent more time working on reading comprehension. That's where the marks are.
Grammar-wise I find it much easier to "get it" when I've come across it somewhere, be it in something I read or hear. Then when I do actually study a grammar pattern it seems much clearer. Me not trying to give advice, but talking from me own situation, when I read textbooks with English explanations, it seems all good at the time but I soon forget. Whereas studying Japanese in Japanese (for the parts that I can understand anyway) sticks much better.
What I also do, while going through my Unicom 文法編 book, is search for grammar bites that I half know rather than doing it in order.
Good luck with the test!
JLPT-2 Grammar - craigvanaman - 2007-05-08
Thanks guys, that helps clear some things up. I think, if I can get one more text book with some English in it, I can get myself up to a level of learning Japanese in Japanese. I'll take a look for the textbook recommended above.
Thanks!