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    Thread: Softbank or AU
Post: Softbank or AU

Those measurements are meaningless because of the bottleneck of SB's network. See the website http://softbanksucks.blogspot.com/2011/1...rison.html for more technical info
coverup Off topic 14 6,414 2011-10-21, 8:22 am
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

julianjalapeno Wrote:A book I got pretty recently that I find quite challenging is 日本語能力試験N1語彙対策標準テキスト which has an ugly blue cover that put me off at first but look inside and you`ll find some very d...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-11-01, 7:07 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

Hello all, hope your studying is going well. Since registering for the test, my 実感 has totally 沸いた'd and I'm rocking full force through the materials. Just an update from where I'm at and another bo...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-10-13, 7:27 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

@xeno_panda: Thanks for the link, I gave the Japan Foundation's reply a read and I agree with the final post: "But, people seem to be a little hung up on what the pass percentage is. The scores on t...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-09-13, 1:41 am
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

DavidZI Wrote:don't quite grasp the details of this "equating" method, but it seems different than simply grading on a curve, which is what Thurd is suggesting (I think). Yeah, their wording is extrem...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-09-07, 2:11 am
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

thurd Wrote:If what I've read is true then this change in grading methodology shouldn't increase the amount of people passing since its all relative now. Thats why you need to wait so for them to anno...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-09-06, 8:26 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

Thanks. Man, that's really really low, considering the said that the scope of the test doesn't change. I'm almost... disappointed? Whatever though. Employers don't know that the pass mark is that ...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-09-06, 12:13 am
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

xeno_panda Wrote:And the new passing rates were just announced by the official JLPT people: at least 19/60 correct for each section (vocab, reading, listening), and 100/180, or 55% overall. SO much b...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-09-05, 9:56 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

@thecite - the AJATT thing is cool and all but probably won't work for passing tests (although it works very well for the more important things!) There is a lot on the test that you just won't likely...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-08-31, 8:13 pm
    Thread: どんな時どう使う issues)
Post: どんな時どう使う issues)

Agreed with Javizy. I would say if you are planning on taking 2kyuu in December go ahead and get grammar and kanji out of the way first, keep up with those SRS reps and give yourself ample time to in...
coverup Learning resources 12 1,854 2010-08-31, 8:09 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

@Evangelo - thanks, I saw those in another thread but lost it; this gave me a chance to bookmark them. This is going to sound stupid, but after a couple of days reading these I am really finding it r...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-08-31, 12:46 am
    Thread: Interesting article regarding JLPT
Post: Interesting article regarding JLPT

I wonder if your opinion of the JLPT will change as you advance in your studies and see how certifications are treated in Japan. Mine certainly did.
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 17 8,013 2010-08-24, 6:39 am
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

@akimoto - I am also using the Kanzen Master book for kanji, but it sucks because they don't have example sentences for the 音読み. Anyone know a good resource other than Kanji In Context that does? Th...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-08-23, 10:27 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread
Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread

Hello everyone, I see a lot of people out there studying for N3, N2, etc., but I'm still trying to figure out N1. I passed 2級 last year with a pretty high score, so I decided to take N1 in the new f...
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 70 33,015 2010-08-10, 1:35 am
    Thread: Questions about stuff
Post: Questions about stuff

1) A literal translation of your example sentence would be かばんを取るために階段を下りた。 but that doesn't sound like something a Japanese person would say to me. If you are really expressing that the ends are the...
coverup The Japanese language 10 1,681 2010-04-28, 2:40 am
    Thread: Dismayed after Skype Chat
Post: Dismayed after Skype Chat

@Javizy - mmm, it's what's for dinner! haha
coverup General discussion 54 11,367 2010-03-16, 11:22 pm
    Thread: What doesn't translate?
Post: What doesn't translate?

I starting working on educational curricula translations recently and I am noticing how much of what can be called "translation" is really just an internalizing and reformatting of the idea on the par...
coverup General discussion 18 2,376 2010-03-16, 11:19 pm
    Thread: Any rule on using 下さい versus ください?
Post: Any rule on using 下さい versus ください?

I'll agree with that!
coverup The Japanese language 30 5,487 2010-03-16, 11:14 pm
    Thread: Dismayed after Skype Chat
Post: Dismayed after Skype Chat

magamo for the win! but i get the experience points from being corrected!
coverup General discussion 54 11,367 2010-03-16, 7:08 pm
    Thread: A problem that bothers me.....
Post: A problem that bothers me.....

I advise against you making the deck for stuff you normally say, because just finding out how to say a certain phrase doesn't give you a context of when it is appropriate to use. For example you can ...
coverup The Japanese language 7 2,077 2010-03-16, 1:17 am
    Thread: English grammar question
Post: English grammar question

The second sentence is just incorrect. Don't pile on helping verbs like "have" more than one at a time, cowboy!
coverup Off topic 32 6,589 2010-03-16, 1:03 am
    Thread: Dismayed after Skype Chat
Post: Dismayed after Skype Chat

Dudes and dudettes, I done been thinkin lately... When I crammed Anki sentences for JLPT2 I learned how to read kanji a lot better which gave me access to all kinds of new stuff that was too difficul...
coverup General discussion 54 11,367 2010-03-16, 1:00 am
    Thread: "I went back to studying!" thread
Post: "I went back to studying!" thread

I like wccrawford's idea better. Let's hijack this thread. I've been a major grumble grouch about studying lately but I've been pretty chill about using and interacting with Japanese everyday. I wi...
coverup General discussion 6 1,733 2010-03-16, 12:50 am
    Thread: Production deck? Kana to kanji.
Post: Production deck? Kana to kanji.

mezbup Wrote:On what planet? It helps but it doesn't work that way. The hardest thing about learning to write Japanese isn't remember how to write the kanji, it's remember which damn kanji go in the w...
coverup Learning resources 22 2,474 2010-02-15, 11:21 pm
    Thread: Production deck? Kana to kanji.
Post: Production deck? Kana to kanji.

You can search this forum for a few other threads like this, but I think that many of us agree that the benefits of production are few compared to spending the comparative amount of time/trouble learn...
coverup Learning resources 22 2,474 2010-02-15, 7:25 pm
    Thread: Life in ALT Limbo
Post: Life in ALT Limbo

@Mennon - yeah, I'm aiming so hard for the translating work right now but I have a vague sense that it really depends on WHAT you translate and who you work for. Enlighten us.
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 72 20,401 2010-02-14, 7:03 pm
    Thread: New JPLT: Any books out yet? Recommendations?
Post: New JPLT: Any books out yet? Recommendations?

Womacks23 Wrote:There are books detailing the contents of the new test available at Japanese bookstores. Really? Has anyone read this one? http://bit.ly/b83la9 Or did you see other ones? I want voc...
coverup General discussion 8 2,327 2010-02-04, 8:29 pm
    Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course)
Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ...

ambassadog Wrote:For my money though, the best J Band for me is Zazen Boys, in particular their Himitsu Girl's Top Secret EP. Nice to know there are other Zazen Boys fans out there! Mukai Shutoku is ...
coverup Learning resources 106 32,712 2010-02-03, 7:55 pm
    Thread: (drum roll) JLPT RESULTS!
Post: (drum roll) JLPT RESULTS!

Got mine delivered to my house today. Passed level 2, futhamuckas! Writing/Vocab: 74/100 Listening: 89/100 Reading/Grammar: 165/200 Overall: 82% And I just took my first job interview in Japanese....
coverup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 50 16,126 2010-02-03, 1:47 am
    Thread: New JPLT: Any books out yet? Recommendations?
Post: New JPLT: Any books out yet? Recommendations?

I'm in the same situation, thinking of taking it in July, so I'm probably going to do what I did for 2kyuu in a more streamlined way for 1kyuu - spreadsheet version of Kanzen Master for grammar, Unico...
coverup General discussion 8 2,327 2010-01-25, 10:06 pm