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==2009/8/22 0:46:00
The basic format is to remain unchanged. It will still be multiple
choice with Vocabulary and Kanji / Listening / Reading and Grammar.
There will be five levels. ("N" is said to be either "New" or "Nihongo"
or both.)
N1: The highest level. It will be more difficult than current Level 1.
N2: Equivalent to current Level 2.
N3: The bridge between current Level 2 and 3.
N4: Equivalent to current Level 3
N5: Equivalent to current Level 4
The exam will be administered twice in a year, in July and December. They announced that they will not be releasing previous exams nor any practice exam, making it difficult to predict what exactly will be tested from 2010.
It's good that they put an intermediate level between current Lv 2
and 3, many learners complained about the huge gap between these two.
However, once they increase the difficulty of Lv. 1, I think it will be
more or less the average Japanese adult comprehension level. Quite a
number of non-Joyo Kanji may be tested (my guess is Jinmeiyo Kanji, but
one can never be sure.)
Well, I even heard of complaints that Lv. 1 is too easy
to be used as a standard to distinguish a real Japanese expert from a
number of bloody East Asians, maybe this is what they have in mind.
(But come on, the pass rate of current Lv.1 is still less than a third
worldwide!)
The current JLPT will be administered thrice more: December 2008
(Lv. 1-4), July 2009 (Lv. 1, 2 only) and December 2009 (Lv. 1-4). Those
who want to challenge Lv.1 should do within next year, before it
becomes more difficult - and it's not a waste of money, old JLPT
certificates are still valid for life.
不好意思俺目前英语水平比日语好 ==|||||
2010年起不再有往年真题公布了。。。orz