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| crafedog Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5817 days ago 166 posts - 337 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Korean, Tok Pisin, French | Message 1 of 2 01 July 2010 at 10:13am | IP Logged |
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Hello everyone.
The TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) Registration for the September tests has opened. I missed the registration last time so I thought I'd mention it to everyone this time for those who want to do it. Registration closes July 14th and the test should be September 12th. I haven't registered yet so I don't know how easy/complicated it is. http://www.topik.or.kr/ Bascially there are 6 levels (6 being highest). Each test consists of 2 levels worth of material/questions. You can achieve a level 2 in the first test if you get a high enough average score (maybe 70-80%+) or a level 1 with a weaker score (40-50% maybe). I don't know the exact numbers because I don't have my books with me at the moment. The scoring can be a little complicated so check that out. Basically your grade depends on whether or not ALL your scores (listening, vocabulary etc) are above a certain score (70 for example). The overall average is irrelevant so if you get 79, 82, 90 and 52, you only get a level 1 but a 70, 70, 70, 70 should get you a level 2 (don't quote me on those numbers). There's no speaking part of the test and there is a quite an important written part but everything else is multiple choice. I'm gonna try for level 2 but the vocabulary's killing me at the moment (2000+ words estimate from some guides). My friend took the last test and I think he did pretty well. He said the best way to prepare for it was to take the previous tests on the official website http://www.topik.or.kr/sub05/sub05_3_.php. Two books I've found quite useful are: Complete Guide to the TOPIK and Korean Grammar in Use both published by Darakwon. The Guide is as it says a complete guide to a typical test with explanations of the answers/questions etc. The Grammar in Use is a quite handy grammar reference book with supposedly all of the level 1-2 grammar that will be covered in the test. There isn't too much information in English on the TOPIK on the internet apart from the odd website here and there. There used to be some blogs and stuff but some have disappeared now. It would be good if people could reflect on their experiences here after they've taken the TOPIK and gotten the results to help out those who are learning Korean and are interested in doing something like this. I might go through my unknown vocab for levels 1-2 and put in on an Anki. If I do, I'll mention it on this forum. I might also write again after I've registered. Edited by crafedog on 01 July 2010 at 10:15am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| ericspinelli Diglot Senior Member Japan Joined 5782 days ago 249 posts - 493 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Korean, Italian | Message 2 of 2 01 July 2010 at 2:15pm | IP Logged |
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The scoring scheme is listed on the official website you listed. There are three tests, Beginner (Levels 1 and 2), Intermediate (Levels 3 and 4), and Advanced (Levels 5 and 6). For levels 1, 3, and 5 you need an average score of 50 and no section less than 40. For levels 2, 4, and 6 you need an average score of 70 and no section less than 50.
While the site provides a test overview in English and Japanese, the online registration is all in Korean. I haven't registered myself, but it looks doable for anybody who is internet literate and has a basic understanding of Korean. As for the vocabulary used on the Beginner test, I have a textbook (韓国語能力試験[１級、２級">初級対策単語集) that lists all the vocabulary appearing on 6 tests over a period of 5 years (2004 - 2008). The test was given once a year, it seems, with the 9th test (2004) using an older format where levels 1 and 2 were actually separate tests. There are approximately 1700 entries, though many words appear on one test but not another. The newer format (2005 - current) asks the following questions (Beginner test). Because I have translated them from Japanese, which are in turn a translation of the actual Korean that appears on the test, my wording may be different from other English language texts. As I have never taken the text my interpretation of some of the questions may be incorrect. Section 1 - Expression A. Vocabulary and Grammar (#1 - 30) -As in the <example>, look at the picture and select the best answer for ( ). -As in the <example>, select the answer with the opposite meaning of the underlined word. -As in the <example>, select the answer with the closest (same) meaning as the underlined word. -As in the <example>, select the incorrect underlined section. -Read the follow passage and answer the question. B. Writing (#31 - 47) -As in the <example>, select the best answer for the blank (underlined section). -As in the <example>, select the answer that correctly connects the two sentences. -Use the following to create a sentence. -Select the incorrect sentence from the following. -Select the incorrect underlined section. -Look at the picture and write the best answer in ( ). -Read the following conversation (passage) and write the best answer in ( ). -Read the following question and write an answer between 150 and 300 characters in length. Section 2 - Comprehension A. Listening (#1 - 30) -Listen to the following conversation and, as in the <example>, select the best answer for ( ). -Listen to the following conversation and, as in the <example>, select the best answer to the question. -Listen to the following passage/conversation and, as in the <example>, and select the answer that best follows it. -What are they talking about in the following? -Listen to the following conversation and select the picture that matches. -Listen to the following conversation and, as in the <example>, select the answer that matches (is closest to) it. -Listen to the following question (conversation) and answer the question. -Which answer best matches the conversation you heard? -[One more question which I'm not sure on, but I believe asks you to select between 4 answers you hear rather than answers written] B. Reading (#31 - 60) -What does the following mean? -What is this story about? As in the <example>, select the best answer. -As in the <example>, select the best answer to fill in the blank. -Read the following passage and select the incorrect answer. -Read the following passage and select the answer the best matches (does not match) it. -Read the following passage and select the main theme. -Select the answer that best fits in the following passage. -Select the genre of the following passage. -Like (ㄱ), what is the reason talked about? -What does (ㄱ) indicate? -Select the best title for the following passage. -What is the reason this passage was written? -Select the answer that we cannot know from the following passage. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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