Hey rollypop, I guess you've probably sent in your application by now, but just FYI, there's more than one test site per area... Ah, here's a list on the JEES page <http://www.jees.or.jp/jlpt/en/jlpt_guide.html>

Quote:4. Test Sites (Planned)

Hokkaido , Miyagi , Ibaraki , Tochigi , Gunma , Saitama , Chiba , Tokyo, Kanagawa , Niigata , Toyama , Nagano , Shizuoka , Aichi , Mie , Gifu , Kyoto , Osaka , Hyogo , Okayama , Hiroshima , Kagawa , Fukuoka , Oita, Okinawa

So it looks like there will be a site in Niigata, unless the demand is a lot lower than expected.
Within the area you check, they try to put you at the closest site to your address, although I guess that might not always be possible.

Does anyone know the date(s) for 2009? Is there a test in the summer? December is never a good time for me. I haven't even begun to study for JLPT, but I figure by next summer I will have completed RTK and will need a new goal to motivate me. I am thinking JLPT3 by next summer, assuming there is a test.

There will be a test in the summer but only levels 1 and 2, and I think someone said it's only being given in Asian countries- Japan, Korea, China...

The next level 3 will be on December 6th, 2009 (it's always the first Sunday in December, from what I've been told).

captal Wrote:There will be a test in the summer but only levels 1 and 2, and I think someone said it's only being given in Asian countries- Japan, Korea, China...

The next level 3 will be on December 6th, 2009 (it's always the first Sunday in December, from what I've been told).

Correct. According to wikipedia, the test can only be taken once a year, but this is false. According to the official site, Level 1 and 2 can indeed be taken in July 2009 but only in Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan.

captal Wrote:I signed up this week- going for 3級 but I think the grammar may kill me. Well 3 months to study!

Get a Unicom 3級 book, and work it. You can easily get it done in 3 months.

Ugh, the school network hiccuped and ate my post.

@snallygaster: If you read the application booklet, it says that Chubu is (Niigata/Toyama/Ishikawa), not (Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa). Very tricky, JEES.

The website is contradictory, saying that there will (probably?!) be a test site in Niigata AND Toyama. For the sake of my pride, I`m going to hope the booklet`s right, but for the sake of my friends south of me, I`m going to hope the website is. : )

According to the application booklet (and specifically, explicitly stated), you can leave your test site selection blank and they will assign the closet one to you geographically by your postal code. Caveat 1: geographically closest may not actually be shortest traveling time, thanks to mountains. Caveat 2: This leave-blank option is also not actually an option. Last Saturday morning I got a call from JEES requesting I fax them a test location decision. While I really, really appreciate them giving me the option to "correct my mistake"...yeah. >.< I asked then if the test site was going to be in Niigata (ha-ha! Two can play at this tricky game!) and the lady on the phone hesitated, hedged, and then said it would probably be in Toyama City. : / ??

All that said, I went for the (Miyagi, etc) selection and I`m keeping my fingers crossed for Sendai, which will be at least easy to get to. It`s marginally more certainty than maybe-sort-of-with-a-/-put-in.

So let this be a lesson to me for next year. And now I know how to use a fax machine. : D

So I did a JLPT 2 practice test for the first time today.

Vocab/kanji -> 83%
Grammar -> 80%
Reading -> 45%

and I didn't do the listening yet...but if I get at least 50% on that I think I would be more or less passing.

Though the reading section kicked my ass...so I'm gonna need to work on that a lot to be safe.

But I was pretty happy with that for a first go at the the test...hopefully no where to go but up!

johnzep Wrote:So I did a JLPT 2 practice test for the first time today.

Vocab/kanji -> 83%
Grammar -> 80%
Reading -> 45%

and I didn't do the listening yet...but if I get at least 50% on that I think I would be more or less passing.

Though the reading section kicked my ass...so I'm gonna need to work on that a lot to be safe.

But I was pretty happy with that for a first go at the the test...hopefully no where to go but up!

Acually, you need over 60% on each test. Even if you get 100% on everything else, if you get below 60% on one part, you fail the whole test. At least, that's how it used to be.

Not sure what it used to be, but I've never heard that before...looking through the 2007 results thread for example, someone wrote:

Quote:I got the same email. Barely passed 2級.

文字・語彙　 79/100
聴解 59/100
読解・文法 117/200
総合点　　　 255/400

So (s)he passed with less than 60% on the listening

johnzep Wrote:Not sure what it used to be, but I've never heard that before...looking through the 2007 results thread for example, someone wrote:

Quote:I got the same email. Barely passed 2級.

文字・語彙　 79/100
聴解 59/100
読解・文法 117/200
総合点　　　 255/400

So (s)he passed with less than 60% on the listening

Hmm that's odd, when we did JLPT tests at my japanese school they didn't consider it a pass if you had below 60% on any part because they said it's the same on the real tests... I've only done JLPT2 once and got above 60% on everything so I can't say for sure I guess.

But to be certain, I suggest aiming for above 60% on everything, just in case.

[Katsuo]

Tobberoth Wrote:when we did JLPT tests at my japanese school they didn't consider it a pass if you had below 60% on any part because they said it's the same on the real tests...

At level 2 you need 240 (or more) marks in total out of 400 to pass. There isn't a pass/fail for individual papers.

A few years ago I received a pass certificate for level 2 despite getting a miserable 45.5 % (91/200) in paper 3.

Yeah, it's only the overall mark that's important. Good thing, too, because I think getting under 60% on the final section is actually pretty typical in levels 1 & 2. Well, maybe not for native Chinese speakers.

I got my test voucher, but my school already opened it and just gave me the part I need. This part doesn't have the test site location on it. Can someone give me the details for the Hokkaido test site location. I'm pretty sure it's at Hokudai, but a building number or something would be helpful.

It's a few weeks away, and god damn do I feel unprepared. I really need to focus on grammar and reading.

I haven't gotten anthing in the mail yet. Should I be worried? I live in Gifu, can I just show up to the nearest site without my voucher? Probably not... Has everyone else gotten thiers?

erlog Wrote:I got my test voucher, but my school already opened it and just gave me the part I need. This part doesn't have the test site location on it. Can someone give me the details for the Hokkaido test site location. I'm pretty sure it's at Hokudai, but a building number or something would be helpful.

It's a few weeks away, and god damn do I feel unprepared. I really need to focus on grammar and reading.

I think the actual voucher has the site written on it... in hiragana... just under your name maybe? And under that should be the building and room number. I don't have mine handy at the moment, but I remember seeing it there....

esgrove Wrote:I haven't gotten anthing in the mail yet. Should I be worried? I live in Gifu, can I just show up to the nearest site without my voucher? Probably not... Has everyone else gotten thiers?

I think they went out on Friday... even still mine didn't come until Monday (and I'm close to Tokyo)... and another girl in my city didn't get hers until Tuesday. The website says not to worry until the 25th... and then they can fax it to you if it still hasn't arrived.
http://www.jees.or.jp/jlpt/en/

I've spent a decent amount of time staring at this thing with no luck. I have the part with your address and name on it.

Do you have the part with your picture on it? That's the actual test voucher that you need on test day. It has your test site and room number written on it... just under your registration number. Did you open the card up all the way?

You actually need to peel the paper back TWICE. There's a little 1 on the bottom right hand corner and a 2 on the bottom left.

You should find a page inside with a copy of your photo on the upper right hand corner.
On this same page, you will find (filled out for you):

じゅけんきゅう(Level)
じゅけんばんごう(Reg. No)
しけんかいじょう(Test Site)
しけんしつ(Room No.)
しめい(Name)
せいべつ(Sex)
せいねんがっぴ(Date of Birth:y/m/d)
くに・しいき(Country/Region)

And then a schedule of the sections and times for 1-4きゅう

NOTE: this page is computer-printed - it's completely different from the Name and Address that you filled out when you were applying for the JLPT.

On a facing page, there is actually a map in English and in Japanese on how to get to the test-site.

Make sure you peel twice - at first, I thought I was missing the test-site information, too...

Bingo. I was given the thing, and I had assumed it had been in an envelope or other cardboard enclosure that had already been opened. I didn't realize that the "open" down the right side had to do with the thing I was holding in my hand. Awesome, my test site is really close.

I got my voucher by e-mail over a month ago (I also applied online). The testing location is also only about a 5 minute walk from where I live. Taking JLPT out of the country is so much more convenient. I bet I know half of the proctors personally too I actually got an email asking if I wanted to proctor the test, but obviously I can't take it and proctor it at the same time.

Question -
Where do you get the applications from?
Are there any bookstores in the UK that have them? If so, please tell me of any stores and which cities they are in. Like a map with all the stores in the UK that have them.

Thanks in advance.

askayscha Wrote:Question -
Where do you get the applications from?
Are there any bookstores in the UK that have them? If so, please tell me of any stores and which cities they are in. Like a map with all the stores in the UK that have them.

Thanks in advance.

Signup is long over. For next year, if you want to take it out of Japan you can't buy the applications in stores. Goto the JLPT website and it'll give you a list of testing locations. You have to contact whichever place you want to take it at directly.

Jarvik7 Wrote:

askayscha Wrote:Question -
Where do you get the applications from?
Are there any bookstores in the UK that have them? If so, please tell me of any stores and which cities they are in. Like a map with all the stores in the UK that have them.

Thanks in advance.

Signup is long over. For next year, if you want to take it out of Japan you can't buy the applications in stores. Goto the JLPT website and it'll give you a list of testing locations. You have to contact whichever place you want to take it at directly.

Omg, the only place to take it would be in London.
I am 5 hours away from London, with no car.

That's my excuse sorted.

There is no real reason to take JLPT unless you need the certificate for something. If you just want to challenge yourself you can take a previous year's test.

Certificate of, say level one, would be a fine paper to add to your CV though..