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Sep 2024
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313. I Took a Language Proficiency Test:...

Thomas Wilkinson
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After 6 years of studying, I finally passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 level.

Today, I want to share with you how I prepared for the exam, how I learned from my previous failure in 2022, and talk about the successes I had and the mistakes I made this time round.

Hopefully this episode will be interesting and useful to anyone out there thinking about taking an English exam in the future!



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Vocabulary

  • Proficiency (n.): A high degree of competence or skill
  • Immersion (n.): Learning a language or subject by being completely surrounded by it.
  • Curriculum (n.): A set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university.
  • In the Lead-Up to (phr.): The period of time just before an event or activity
  • Exposure (n.): The experience of something, often for the first time, that leads to learning.
  • Mock Test (n.): A practice test taken to simulate the conditions and timing of an actual exam.
  • Consistent (adj.): Done in the same way over time

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