Recent developments
Right now I'm currently on summer holiday. Which basically means I'll be spending almost 7 weeks wishing I could go back to work. While I like holidays and all, 1) I'll likely end up spending a majority of the holiday doing nothing, and 2) a 7-week holiday makes my wallet want to cry. (While I do get paid, the amount I receive is small and reduced to almost nothing once I've finished paying the bills.) I do plan on going out of town at some point, but I have no plans at the moment.
Anyway, this December I plan to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. For those of you who don't know, the test is broken up into 4 levels. The fourth level is easiest since it is for beginners while the first level, if you pass, means that you're on the same level as a native Japanese speaker. This year, however, the creators of the test decided to release a new third level and make the current third and fourth levels the new fourth and fifth levels, respectively. My plan for the summer, when not working my part-time job at the coffee shop or traveling, was to spend my time studying Japanese so that I can take the new third level test and -- with luck -- pass.
Unfortunately for me, I just found out a little while ago that the new third level test has been postponed until summer of next year, so I've been fairly lost on what I should do. I mean, one year is a pretty long time to wait and it's possible that by the time next summer rolls around I'll be to the point where I can aim for a higher level instead. So, I've decided that I will study harder and take the second level test to see where I'm at. At the moment I'm not too sure I can pass it considering that I still have a long way to go and a ton of stuff to study. Although I have a few months to go, how much I can accomplish is hard to say. I guess the only thing I can do is just try my best and see how things go.
I'm kinda worried, though. One guy I know who took the test scored in the 80 percent range for the level three test but then scored in the 20 percent range for the level two. With how large of a gap that is, I can only imagine how tough it's going to be for me if I take it. (;_;)
Anyway, this December I plan to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. For those of you who don't know, the test is broken up into 4 levels. The fourth level is easiest since it is for beginners while the first level, if you pass, means that you're on the same level as a native Japanese speaker. This year, however, the creators of the test decided to release a new third level and make the current third and fourth levels the new fourth and fifth levels, respectively. My plan for the summer, when not working my part-time job at the coffee shop or traveling, was to spend my time studying Japanese so that I can take the new third level test and -- with luck -- pass.
Unfortunately for me, I just found out a little while ago that the new third level test has been postponed until summer of next year, so I've been fairly lost on what I should do. I mean, one year is a pretty long time to wait and it's possible that by the time next summer rolls around I'll be to the point where I can aim for a higher level instead. So, I've decided that I will study harder and take the second level test to see where I'm at. At the moment I'm not too sure I can pass it considering that I still have a long way to go and a ton of stuff to study. Although I have a few months to go, how much I can accomplish is hard to say. I guess the only thing I can do is just try my best and see how things go.
I'm kinda worried, though. One guy I know who took the test scored in the 80 percent range for the level three test but then scored in the 20 percent range for the level two. With how large of a gap that is, I can only imagine how tough it's going to be for me if I take it. (;_;)