Arupan Wrote:Strange... Did you happen to arrive in August? Cause the program should be around 1 full year.

Nah. Just Japanese-language Education and Applied Linguistics (and these 3000 pages cover just the basics). In reality I should also learn regular linguistics, but I simply don't have the time ^^;

You do know you can only specialize in something which is close to the major in your own country's university, right? I took Applied Linguistics by the way, but it has almost absolutely nothing in common with the stuff they study here (maybe except for some terms) .

I arrived early September so it was close to a year^^;
Ah right I see. I took some undergrad classes in Japanese-language education and linguistics when I was at keio so I kinda get that there's loads to remember xD とりあえず頑張ってとしか言えないけど...頑張ってください(笑)

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No graduation paper, I just had to pass enough credits^^
Did they make you write one when you were on exchange then? Where was it you went btw?

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Woah there are a lot people who passed N1 with such high scores here. I'm very impressed. How could minna-sama manage such a feat?
I'm taking N3 this december and looking for some tips to pass, especially in reading and listening sections

I took N3 last time. My tips are: Work fast, bring a watch, and know Japanese.

Work fast, because you have no time.
Bring a watch, because there is no clock.
And know Japanese, because no amount of last-minute cramming or test-focused study is going to make much difference unless you basically know what you're doing anyway.