Comments on: Studying for Japanese Exam http://martian.org/karen/2007/11/02/studying-for-japanese-exam/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:20:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: karen http://martian.org/karen/2007/11/02/studying-for-japanese-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-17110 karen Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:33:21 +0000 http://martian.org/karen/2007/11/02/studying-for-japanese-exam/#comment-17110 It’s the joy of having to pass a particular exam.

Everything I have studied recently, law, computing, English, was being taught with the final exam in mind. But now I am being taught Japanese in what appears to be a more haphazard way. It’s a better way because I am being taught based on my own circumstances and with a course that is tailored for me but now I am faced with an exam that is full of words and grammar I just don’t know.

I need to know 103 kanji, and I actually know more than 103 kanji but I still have another 30 or so kanji to learn as I know lots that aren’t on the syllabus. And I know lots of words that aren’t part of the required vocabulary. These help me live in Japan but I feel really under prepared for this exam.

So now I am going through the syllabus to try to find all the gaps in my knowledge as I don’t like the idea of failing any exam.

]]> By: Norwin http://martian.org/karen/2007/11/02/studying-for-japanese-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-17107 Norwin Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:50:39 +0000 http://martian.org/karen/2007/11/02/studying-for-japanese-exam/#comment-17107 For some reason, I find myself horrified by the idea of having to know a set number of words. I guess I don’t like the reduction of the richness of language to a number. I mean, isn’t the quality of words as important as the quantity? “Apt” is a much more interesting word than “Cat”, even though it’s the same length. Maybe it’s a bit less useful too. Demand to choose your own vocabulary!!

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