JLPT N3

　　　
みなさん、こんにちは！

2009 Dec JLPT result has been sent, I thinkg everybody has started to move for this year’s JLPT.
The problem is we still do not know (1) its pass line and (2) N3 details.
Regarding the pass line, each skills such as grammars, reading and listening comprehensions is required to above the certain line not only pass total score.
Therefore, it could be said the new JLPT gets more difficult to pass because of it.

Ok, then, what will we do for preparing N3?
Before talking about N3, let’s see old 3kyu.
When your level is at around finished textbooks, Minna no Nihongo 1&2, Japanese for Busy People 1-3, or Genki 1&2, you could pass 3kyu.
However, 3kyu did not focus on some difficult parts like Keigo, Ukemi (passive), Shieki (causative) or Shieki-Ukemi (causative-passive).
We, the teachers at our school, did actually give some advice if someone struggled with those difficult parts said that just ignored them if it was too difficult because there were only one or two questions.

It used to be for one who passed 3kyu then moved to 2kyu, those parts would become small matters comparing to study about 1000 Kanji or over 170 grammar points.
Like someone who aimed 3kyu, the particles were not special grammar points anymore which were the main grammar points for 4kyu.
So we presume that Keigo, Ukemi or Shieki and so on which are usually in a latter half of Minnano Nihongo 2 or JBP 3 would become important grammar points.

I came across a study book for N3 in Amazon site, have not checked it yet though.


Amazon


-> additonal information :  http://japanesewithmie.blogspot.com/2010/04/jlpt-n3-textbooks.html