The results for the JLPT came in the mail yesterday. I passed 2kyuu!
My score was 258 out of 400 (240 is passing). I just barely passed, but I’ll take it.
My scores were:
Vocab/Kanji – 74/100
Listening – 56 / 200
Reading/Grammar – 128 / 200
My overall score is about what I was expecting based on all the practice [...]
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JLPT Results
Tips for Learning Russian
I learned Russian in a very unorthodox way. As a result, I am conversational, can read at an intermediate level (but somewhat slowly), but can hardly write. I spent most of my time practicing speaking and learning grammar and vocabulary. But I never spent much time on spelling or writing in cursive (which all Russians [...]
On Learning Japanese: Part 2 – Remembering the Kanji
In my first post about learning Japanese, I described some of the problems I encountered as a new student of Japanese, one of the main problems being kanji.
The relative difficulty of the grammar, pronunciation, politeness, and vocabulary of Japanese compared to other languages is often debated, but ultimately these are among the common elements [...]
On Learning Japanese: Part 1 – A Rocky Start
Today, I thought I’d start writing about my Japanese studies: what I’ve done, what’s been good, what’s been bad, and what I need to do in the future.
I first came to Japan a little more than 3 years ago. When I arrived, I knew next to no Japanese. My knowledge was limited to [...]
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