JLPT Level 4 (2006)

This morning, I went to La Salle - Taft to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT - level 4)of the Japan Foundation. For the last 2 wednesdays, Weng sensei was kind enough to give us reviews in preparation for the "shiken". For our latest mock JLPT exam wherein we answered the exam given on 2001, I had fairly passed the test. I was able to do it without even reviewing any notes.

We must be able to obtain a 60% mark in order to be certified. One nice thing about the exam is that there are multiple choices. However, there are so many items and some items are multiplied to a certain factor in order to get the raw score. This gives us difficulty in getting a high grade.

Surprisingly, this year's JLPT turned out to be quite difficult. There were terms used that I was not familiar of; the "choukai" (listening portion) was much more difficult; all in all, the items were very tricky. I'd say there is a big difference between the previous JLPT's from this year's.

Last semester, I was deciding on whether or not I should take the JLPT. Before, I was thinking of its opportunity cost. Now, I guess I could consider it as sunk cost.

Or not.

Let's just wait for the results in March 2007. It's still too good to be hopeful.