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| hombre gordo Triglot Senior Member Japan Joined 5589 days ago 184 posts - 247 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Japanese Studies: Portuguese, Korean | Message 1 of 4 07 September 2009 at 10:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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When I was working through the JLPT level 2 materials I started using listening comprehension practice material specific to the JLPT. It was the same format as the JLPT level 2 test's listening comprehension section. If I remember correctly, it may be been called "Academic Japanese". It featured conversations each followed by a multiple choce question of four options.
I started to use this as a means of listening practice back when I was still using level 2 materials, but I soon gave up with those JLPT listening practice CDS and started to watch Japanese movies and Anime for the purpose of training my Japanese auditory comprehension. I did this namely because Anime and Movies are much more fun for a start and also I didn't see any point in listening to materials made for Japanese language learners when there were tonnes of real Japanese aimed at native speakers available. I still stick to my opinion that real Japanese ausitory imput is of course better than any foriegn student orientated listening practice program once the learner has attained a certain level of proficiency. However, I would still like to try some LEVEL ONE listening practice material first of all just to feel how difficult the JLPT level 1 test is going to be and secondly just to see if it may be useful as supplementary listening practice on top of real Anime and movies. Does anyone know where one can try JLPT level one listening practice on line for free? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6091 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 2 of 4 07 September 2009 at 10:51pm | IP Logged | ||
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These listening quizzes might be what you want. I haven't tried level 1, but I really like level 2. They say they're the equivalent to the JLPT levels.
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| Clintaroo Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6877 days ago 189 posts - 201 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Tagalog, Indonesian | Message 3 of 4 21 September 2009 at 9:06am | IP Logged | ||
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I tried the quizzes you linked to Sunja. They seemed a bit too easy for 1kyuu, although admittedly I've hardly listened to any raw listening comprehension sections from 1kyuu yet.
hombre gordo: my advice is to do both. Absorb Japanese media as well as doing some test questions. I bombed listening in 2007 (3kyuu) after neglecting to practise under test conditions. I practised a lot last year and listening was my best section for 2kyuu. Living in Japan helped too. Getting used to the format under test conditions is critical, and getting used to the types of questions asked is of great importance. Practise concentrating and getting each word. I even examine my posture and how I plan to sit during the listening section. In my opinion, no amount of manga or film will prepare you for some of the curveballs those questions throw at you. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6091 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 4 of 4 26 September 2009 at 9:53am | IP Logged | ||
Yes, Clintaroo, I found the first few dialogs to be understandable, and that's saying a lot because I'm nowhere near the level of JLPT 1. The dialogs are also probably too short for JLPT 1. (But hombre gordo asked for "free" so,..) JLPT 1 is basically "understand everything", so I suppose any Japanese media is helpful, but contrary to the kind of listening geared for natives, I think listening comprehension books with CDs are more structured since they have listening exercises that full of the vocabulary for that level. (This is only useful for people who are interested in being tested.) I've read various blogs on the subject and the two main books used for test preparation are "Kanzen Master" or "UNICOM". (I really like the Kanzen Master book+CD for listening comprehension JLPT2.) Kanzen Master has a book called Comprehension for the JLPT 1 level, but there doesn't appear to be a CD. JLPT1 vocab is not exactly "everyday speech" used in anime or TV programming, so I'd think that materials designed to practice listening to advanced vocab would be more available. Those studying Japanese outside of Japan are a bit hard-pressed to find the right material. EDIT: for those interested in the two series I mentioned, UNICOM has a listening book. Edited by Sunja on 26 September 2009 at 10:09am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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