So I took Loretta's advice for the reading section and my score for the reading section improved by 10 points on a practice test after only a week of practice. Just saying it worked for me.
GOOD LUCK GABRIEL!! Also, HEY! You won my book giveaway last Spring but I couldnt reach you?? Can you shoot me an email at a point when it doesnt interrupt your studies: ( kemushifan at gmail dot com)?
Also, is anyone else listening to the listening practice stuff and saying “1から4の中から最も良いものを一つ選んでください” along with it? 😂 I swear, I’m gonna start hearing that in my dreams.
One thing I would say is failing is not the end of the world. The first timr I took jlpt was n4, I skipped level 5 and I didn't even study for n4. I failed by 9 points which to me wasn't bad for not studying and not knowing the format since it was my first time taking it. But even before I got the test results which is a while, I had the feeling that I didn't do so great. I went out and bought the jlpt n3 grammar book right after and studied the whole book within a month during my winter break. To make a long story short, taking the test regardless of passing or not served as a source of motivation for me to study hard, and it let me know where I stood with my Japanese
I'm taking the N4 this year and got 85% on a practice even though there's a lot I don't know. A tip I have for the reading sections is to read for the questions before reading the text so you know what you're looking for. This really helped me during my last practice test, I used to read the questions after the text since that's how it's structured but when I did that I forgot most of the information by the time I got to the end.
@@kemushichan ありがとうございます! わたしの JLPTまで ８ 日 あります。I really needed this piece of advice. I'm from 花日本語学校 and I am an N5 level student. I'm sharing this to my class's messenger group. Love From Bangladesh. 🇧🇩💕😘💕 You're Beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍
I'm someone who self studied the whole way and I'm taking N2 next week.... and freaking out because balancing high school on top of JLPT is really damn hard ;; thank you so much for your advice though, Loretta! I really needed it! Your japanese is amazing and you're definitely a true inspiration for me ^^
I don’t even know gah I’m so stressed that I can’t feel stress rn I still have hundreds of vocab to learn but I’ll definitely take all these tips and use them!! Especially that reading one... Thanks for the vid!!
While studying Japanese, since the beginning, I almost never review at home but was still able to get decent marks on our practice tests. And I studied for about a month and a half. My Japanese teacher's advice was to actully just "memorize, forget, memorize, forget" vocabs and kanji but always practice reading fast. Along with practicing to write hiragana and katakana everyday in less than a minute so we'll be able to remember even the characters that we previously rarely encounter or use. He also repeatedly told us not to think too much when reading nor writing. If you forget then look it up. And keep forgetting until it sticks to you. Also, reading while listening to a certain passage or sentence helps a lot too. We've also built a habit of focusing on the questions first. Then what is it about or who are the characters involved in the question or is about. Then, pick up things/vocabs we recognize that would fit to the situation or question best instead of understanding everything. That goes with listening as well. And all these were very useful to me and for my peers. So hope it is for you too. If you wanted to try this method. Lol. Anyways, best of luck to you people who'll be taking N5-N1!
I will be taking the N1 ^^ When I did my N5 I was just sooo nervous! Now I learned to enjoy the exam...but still I'm not sure if it's going to be ok, それでも頑張ってみるよ♪
I'm also going to challenge the N1. I haven't been able to study much for the test, although I have been using Japanese pretty much everyday. Let's see how that goes! Good luck to us.
Don't worry those of you guys who are going to take N1 or N2 level. My result on those tests were under the score I was supposed to get. I mean I failed them. And most importantly I'm JAPANESE who grew up for entire time in japan and I did go to all the way from elementary school up to high school there. Am I Japanese?
@@IamINERT there were so many words that japanese would definitely never use. as far as i know those words were what people who are politicians or the prime minister or something use.
Toshi J I don’t know why I failed. For me personally I don’t like to read books so I wasn’t used to reading books that seemed very hard. Other than that i only could get the perfect score on the listening part.
Currently studying for the N3 and I did a practice test last weekend (and I set a timer!). I found that there is really a ton of time to finish all the problems. The listening test format is indeed something you need to get used to, but there is plenty of time to answer questions. For reading it definitely is smart to read the questions before reading the text, but for quick readers there is no real need to skip over half the sentences, just don't get stuck on that one word you don't know. This is just my experience from doing one practice test of course and I probably doesn't apply to other levels than the N3. Good luck studying everyone, I hope we all pass!
Thank you for this! The first time I took the JLPT a couple years ago, I failed it by a few points because of this. Like even though I studied and everything, in the real test everything moved along so much faster, and it was easy to run out of time on things. I’m retaking the N3 this year, and I’ve been trying to take practice tests and listen to listening tests, and just trying to do it all a bit faster. Still super nervous as the date approaches, but feeling a bit more confident as the days go on. Thank you, as always, for another great video with great tips! 😊
I took N3 last summer, failed the reading section but passed overall. Planning to take N2 this summer but the idea of doing JLPT again is scaring me a little. Anyway, good luck to all of you taking it in December. You'll smash it!
Got the JLPT N3 today and I'm really grateful for the advice... especially the Reading Comprehension one! Remember doing the same thing for the SAT exam 😂
Good luck!! I took the N5 last year, I'd definitely say that half of the nervousness came from never experiencing the JLPT before. Now going into the N4 in 2 weeks, I'm not nearly as nervous and actually more excited! 頑張って下さい!
I double what Jennifer says below. It may be a pain but I think youd feel and perform better if you tried a practice test (i posted a link to all files, levels, sound files and answers in the description of this video).
I swear Loretta is the only RU-vidr who gives serious, thoughtful advice about the process of learning Japanese. All the other channels are like "You don't have to use any books, just talk to natives. Oh and use italki, btw here is my code"! Don't get me wrong, I love italki, but you can see that Loretta has so much more experience when it comes to active and consious studying compering to other people on the platform. Thank you for being so awesome and for believing in us
studying for the N2 ...reviewing my kanji list now and just finished the listening part 2 weeks ago I ve been studying for the N2 since MARCH besides my work in the hospital as an intern doctor (GP) PLEASE WISH ME GOOD LUCK TO PASS THE N2 THIS TIME よろしくおねがいいたします。
I agree 10000% with what you said about reading or rather skimming. I don’t know how but I magically got full marks on the reading section on the N2 last December. I was lucky enough to have a teacher at the time that told me a year before I took the test that for N1 and N2 A LOT of people run out of time so you have to learn how to read QUICKLY. What I did was I got the shinkanzen master dokkai book and I timed myself for each question in the book. For each short question I tried to answer them in less than 2 min and then after I checked the answer I would read the passage again slowly. I also did what you suggested. I read the underlined portions and I read the sentences before than and the sentence after that.
I am back again to this video to post this comment...I really wanted to thank you for the reading tip which you gave bcos of it I scored 60/60 in my n3 reading section! Thanks againnnnnn!
Wholeheartedly agree on your study tips. This is useful even for JLPT N5 level. I took the N5 which was the easiest and most basic and studied normally instead of studying exam style. I barely finished the grammar/reading section portion of the exam on time and didn't as well as I thought in the listening because I was doing everything so slowly that the cd went ahead a few times while I was deciding my answer, urgh. So it's very important to use the last 2 weeks to train up speed and accuracy. Good luck everyone on your exams!
I would like to thank you. The night before I took the JNAT N3 I came across your video and it really help me on the reading part. I really cried when I got the results. Thank you so much. ❤ どもありがとうございます。
Reading is my strong point, so the last time I sat the JLPT (N3) I was able to read all the passages in their entirety without having to rush. Buuut, in the listening section I often had to rely on my gut feeling, as it was way too fast for me to consciously process everything that was being said 😬
"warm, and good, and familiar, like home" - I know exactly what that means. Versus looking at something and you kind of squirm because you aren't 100% sure.
Now I haven't tried Loretta's Reading strategy, but personally, I like to read the sentence before and after the sentence the question is referring to, regardless of if it's underlined or not. The listening is quite unique but if you're used to writing down, crossing off wrong answers etc. while listening, it'll make your life so much easier for the listening section the day of. Also for the exam day itself, skip questions you don't know quickly so you'll have more time at the end to work on it if needed. Good Luck Everyone!
Thanks for the reading tip! I barely passed a practice test at my local Japanese class, and I remember the reading section being much more difficult than doing them at home.
🔥🔥Am definitely going to implement ‘Blitzkreig Benkyou’, and see if I can get that to be come a catch phrase in the UK. Thanks for another awesome video. Especially the tips on speed reading.
I'll be taking the N5 for the first time and I'm still way behind where I should be. Whether I pass or fail I'm excited for the motivation it'll give me to keep going forward in learning Japanese!
I liked how you mentioned in an early video about taking the JLPT consecutively. I realized after signing up for the N5 that there was still a lot of little things that I thought I already knew. I can't wait to take my first JLPT. :D
This is such great advice! Thanks so much for this ❤️ I'm writing the N5 this year. Definitely going to do some Blitzkrieg Benkyo every night until then. Good luck to Boomer!!
Doumo, Kemushi-chan! The tips are very warm and thoughtful. It was like you were about to come out of the screen and hug us all. 😊 It's going to be my 2nd take for N2 on Dec. 1st, and i kind of sucked at reading so I'm with you on the polishing of our skim reading skill. 😅 Anyway thank you so much! Have a good one today!
Gosh it’s so good to hear a new video from you. I’m so late to your channel but I’ve been binge watching all your videos and I’ve subscribed also. I’m planning to visit Japan 2020 for my 31st birthday in March. Because it’s been my dream but also I wanna get a feel of Japan before deciding if I wanna move there. Can you make a video for those of us who doesn’t plan on being teachers or students? I hear you can find other jobs even retail jobs. Btw your earrings and Kirby is so cute. They match your cute personality
