Comments on: Jlpt 3, 2009: 合格! http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/ My life as a father, Buddhist, Japanophile and Koreaphile. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3775 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:46:04 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3775 Thanks Robert!

Once again, I have to thank you for your advice on the subject on your blog. When I started I really had no clue where to begin, what books to get etc, so your posts were a big help. :)

]]> By: Robert http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3773 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:50:58 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3773 合格おめでとう〜♪

those are pretty high scores. definitely to the right of the bell curve. Much higher than mine (especially in listening). I reckon you already have an achievement to be proud of.
Onwards and upwards!

]]> By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3771 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:31:13 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3771 Wow, thank you everyone for the good wishes. :)

@Stephen: You’re story about the audio stories really hit home. I’ve been doing the same thing with online podcasts. I am going to write about that in an upcoming post. Arunlikhati, another reader, got me turned on the idea, and I took her advice to heart. I think that helped the listening section, but as the next level is much harder, I have to really expose myself to Japanese a lot more now, and with more native-speed.

Your story gives me confidence that if I keep listening daily, it will get easier. I know it should be logically, but it’s nice to hear from others who’ve been in the same experience. Thanks!

]]> By: Adam http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3769 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:09:05 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3769 Congrats! I missed passing level 2 by about 10% but that’s what I expected so it’s no big deal. It was my first time taking the test and I’m glad I did it. Now I know how better to prepare, and pace myself during the test. Congrats again, that’s a major achievement.

]]> By: Jeff Wilson http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3768 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:27:47 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3768 Congratulations! Your hard work really paid off.

]]> By: Ellie http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3767 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:54:21 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3767 Congratulations!

]]> By: Ashin Sopāka http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3765 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:14:31 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3765 Congratulations good friend!!!

]]> By: Stephen http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/02/03/jlpt-3-2009-%e5%90%88%e6%a0%bc/#comment-3764 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:06:13 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=6744#comment-3764 Congratulations!
You have a certification in Japanese, that is something I don’t have.
Just as a tool that helped me a lot: even living in Japan I found myself in a setting where I didn’t hear a lot of Japanese everyday. I think everyone nearby thinks I was listening to music while I raked the front and stood on the train: I was listening to books by Akutogawa and Soseki recorded for the blind and elderly. I did not understand at all what I was listening to at first, but after listening to a story hundreds of times without trying to understand the meaning, over time became understanding.
I hate studying, and for me this was a way that a silent trainride turned into a lesson without any effort, just a modern day device and classic Japanese literature as BGM.
From what I know, you probably don’t have the spare time I had, but just listening is profitable by my experience, the same I stand by for the Nembutsu and Sutra’s, hear it enough and makes a difference.
Anyway, I know you took the hard route, and you nailed it.
Congratulions Doug!
Stephen

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