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WCR91 wrote:Hello everyone. It's me again. I feel like shocking the world once more.
I've decided that next year, I'm going to take (and pass) the level 1 JLPT.
Have I taken any other levels? No.
Could I pass any levels currently? Absolutely not.
Can I fit in 900 hours of study? Of course.
2000 kanji. That sounds like a lot, but I can do it.
Japanese is easy.
Just felt like being overly ambitious. Any suggestions?
WCR91 wrote:Heh. I enjoy a good challenge. Where is the JLPT GIVEN, though?
Airth wrote:OK, Bueller has a lot of sensible things to say, but you know what? I say aim high and go for it. If you can maintain your current mindset you'll be able to achieve a lot in a year, regardless of whether or not you achieve your original goal. Too often many people don't set their sights high enough.
WCR91 wrote:Airth wrote:OK, Bueller has a lot of sensible things to say, but you know what? I say aim high and go for it. If you can maintain your current mindset you'll be able to achieve a lot in a year, regardless of whether or not you achieve your original goal. Too often many people don't set their sights high enough.
I think you've got the right idea, Airth. I'm not going to take the level one JLPT this december, God no.
But there's nothing wrong with charging the machine guns every once in a while.
10 kanji a day = 200 days plus study time to learn the 2000.
And with books and web-based resources, I can learn the speaking, grammar, and writing.
Passing the Level 1 JLPT with no formal study in one year is an incredible feat, but I'll do it.
Airth wrote:Ah Bueller, you really did poop on his party, didn't you?
There is one crucial aspect to all this and that is the answer is written down in front of you. All you have to do is pluck out the correct one from the choice of four. So with some educated guesses, a couple of lucky charms, and the stars nicely aligned at the time of the test, anyone can pass. People win the lottery, right?
WCR91 wrote:Ah, so it will be extremely difficult. I already calculated 10 kanji a day and 25 words. *shrugs* Anything's possible. Maybe I wouldn't want to work myself quite that hard, and since I acknowledge you as someone who knows what they're talking about, Bueller, your 3-2-1 method is very good advice, but taking 8-hour trips to Atlanta every year will certainly get old. Perhaps it's more feasible to start with level two?
Currently, I have very little resources.
- Michael Rowley's "Kanji Pictographix" book.
-Japanesepod101 podcasts.
-Kanji-a-day.com
-Various websites.
I need more books. However, there's a japanese class coming to town in a couple of weeks, I've already made reservations for that. It's free. I refuse, however, to let up in my ambitious study to achieve level 1 knowledge as quickly as possible. For some reason, Kanji comes very easily to me. In that aspect, I'm not worried at all.
The bottom line is, I need STUFF. Now. I need good study books that I can just dive into. I'm willing to learn all 10,000 words and 2,000 kanji. I just need to find out where I can get the tools to do so.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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