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  1. It seems you are enjoying yourself 🙂 Fingers crossed that you get at least 101 points this time – keep us posted. T

    1. Thanks, Torsten! Obviously I’ve always been in awe of your English skills – just out of interest, have you ever taken an exam like the TOEIC or similar?

      1. No, I never did a test on this level. I had to do an English test for my Ph.D. travel scholarship but that was much less sophisticated, I would think.

  2. I wouldn’t worry too much about the comprehension mark. I read a lot, too – newspapers, books, manga etc – and that was the weakest link in my result (31 / 60). The texts they choose and the questions they ask about them are deliberately very obscure, even though with the new N1 they do, supposedly, have more relevance to real life than they used to (ie. are less academic).
    Long term I’d like to be an interpreter or a translator, but passing N1 is just a small step on that road, so for the moment, I’m still doing the English teaching thing.
    122 / 180 is a fantastic result – you should be really proud, and best of luck with your PhD application!

  3. “And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
    And if there is no room upon the hill
    And if your head explodes with dark forbodings too
    I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon.”
    Good luck!

    1. Thanks, Tom (although I assume you’re aware that Dark Side Of The Moon is David Cameron’s favourite LP?!)

  4. Congrats on making it through another test. I’ve yet to attempt any of them, mostly because I spend all my study time writing instead, still living rurally is great for conversation practice. Here’s hoping you passed!

    1. Thanks, although to be honest, I think your strategy is better – real-life conversation is always going to be more useful than academic study, particularly if the people you’re talking to use Okinawa-ben!

  5. I hope you passed. Results are out on the internet. It was really hard, but I passed. I am over 50…. don’t give up, not yet!!

    1. Thanks for your words of encouragement, Susan – they must have helped, because I passed! (Only by the skin of my teeth, mind you – I scored 104 out of 180!)

      1. Good for you!! CONGRATULATIONS!! I am so pleased!!My husband kept telling me not to dwell on my marks ( I got 122/ 180), as passing is all you need to do!! I did appallingly in the comprehension ( 22/60)…don’t know how it could have gone so wrong as I read Japanese books all the time. But then again, there isn’t a whole lot you can do if as the marks a scaled. If you look at the JLPT 2011日本語能力試験結果の概要, it should give you an idea of where you came. I don’t seem to be able to attach it here, the standings are the same ,regardless of each year. I came at the 85% , quite surprised considering my not so very good grade.
        Anyway….it is all done!! I hope you have big plans for yourself? I am applying to do a PhD at a Japanese private university, those this will strengthen my application. All the best. Susan

      2. Good for you!! CONGRATULATIONS!! I am so pleased!!My husband kept telling me not to dwell on my marks ( I got 122/ 180), as passing is all you need to do!! I did appallingly in the comprehension ( 22/60)…don’t know how it could have gone so wrong as I read Japanese books all the time. But then again, there isn’t a whole lot you can do if as the marks a scaled. If you look at the JLPT 2011日本語能力試験結果の概要, it should give you an idea of where you came. I don’t seem to be able to attach it here, the standings are the same ,regardless of each year. I came at the 85% , quite surprised considering my not so very good grade.
        Anyway….it is all done!! I hope you have big plans for yourself? I am applying to do a PhD at a Japanese private university, those this will strengthen my application. All the best. Susan

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