Here's my jcat score:
listening: 26
vocab: 40
grammar: 38
reading: 35
total: 139
Their scoring system:
< 100: basic
101-150: pre-intermediate
151-200: intermediate
...
"basic" learners can exchange basic ideas
"intermediate" learners can manage daily communication
"advanced" learners can manage academic and professional communication.
It seems about right to me. I met a Japanese person at a meetup recently who works in a similar industry as me. The next day I followed up with an email in Japanese. It wasn't hard to write, but his reply had me racing to the dictionary every sentence
So I definitely can't manage daily communication yet.
I'm a bit disappointed at my listening score, but only because I aspire to be well-rounded. Also, because when I lived in Japan I felt that my speaking and listening were higher than my reading and writing. So it's just kinda weird to see everything go in the opposite direction.
But I guess because I have so little use for listening and speaking now, it's kind of natural that my skills aren't equal. I also have no real interest in working on my Japanese listening ability right now. Oh well. I already made a note in my calendar for 6 months from now. I'm looking forward to seeing the score move up? Will it break 150 next time? Oh, the excitement!
listening: 26
vocab: 40
grammar: 38
reading: 35
total: 139
Their scoring system:
< 100: basic
101-150: pre-intermediate
151-200: intermediate
...
"basic" learners can exchange basic ideas
"intermediate" learners can manage daily communication
"advanced" learners can manage academic and professional communication.
It seems about right to me. I met a Japanese person at a meetup recently who works in a similar industry as me. The next day I followed up with an email in Japanese. It wasn't hard to write, but his reply had me racing to the dictionary every sentence
So I definitely can't manage daily communication yet.I'm a bit disappointed at my listening score, but only because I aspire to be well-rounded. Also, because when I lived in Japan I felt that my speaking and listening were higher than my reading and writing. So it's just kinda weird to see everything go in the opposite direction.
But I guess because I have so little use for listening and speaking now, it's kind of natural that my skills aren't equal. I also have no real interest in working on my Japanese listening ability right now. Oh well. I already made a note in my calendar for 6 months from now. I'm looking forward to seeing the score move up? Will it break 150 next time? Oh, the excitement!