Currently I am having one month of University break. Due to Judson's company lack of staff, I decided to work at there for one month. My priority is to learn some basic software program like excel and also to gain some office working experience. Previously, I only worked in office one time so I am taking this opportunity to gain some valuable experience. Last time I worked in a survey company as a data entry clerk for a short period time.
EE Enterprise is an insurance company. It is a sole proprietor company. EE stands for Emily Er, she is Judson's mother. Basically, I am just helping Judson to handle motor insurance. Throughout this five days, I have learn some important insurance knowledge and how to deal when sudden incident happened.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Is the JLPT really worth it? (TheJapanTimes)
The JLPT is a biannual testing service organized by the Japan
Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. It will take
place Dec. 1 across the country and in more than 100 cities around the
world. The tests are divided into five levels, from N1 through N5, with
the N5 being the easiest.
“The JLPT is definitely a yardstick for many companies seeking to hire foreign nationals in Japan,” says Yuji Shinohara, president of Daijob.com, one of Japan’s largest multilingual job search engines with 420,000 registered users.
According to Shinohara, around 58 percent of job offers on his site require that applicants speak “fluent” Japanese, and 39 percent say their applicants should be able to speak “business-level” Japanese. Fluent can be construed as N1 level, while business-level could be translated as N2 level, he explains.
“It may not be a requisite, but having an N1 or N2 certification will go a long way for anyone seeking a job here,” Shinohara adds.“I’ve heard from students that for those seeking a job here, N2 is the minimum requirement,” Natsuko Ura, head teacher at J’s Language School in Ebisu, also says.Ura explains that N4 and N5 are of no value when it comes to being hired by a Japanese company. While N3 doesn’t look as good on paper, any semblance of an attempt at learning the language can help, often in unexpected ways.
Some career councillors overseas believe that for those on a short stay in Japan, even attaining the N5 certificate can impress employers as it demonstrates a proactive attempt to get involved with the community. While the JLPT does not specify which levels are required for a person to enter a school or obtain a job, the N5 certification proves that the person has the ability to understand basic Japanese and read simple sentences in hiragana, katakana and basic kanji.
Passing the N1 test, meanwhile, verifies that the person can read newspaper editorials and “comprehend coherent conversations,” the JLPT states on its website. According to JLPT organizers, the first exam of 2013 held in July saw 259,330 applicants take the test, while 313,322 took it in December 2012 (the exam is held in fewer places in July). Whereas 63 percent of the 16,921 N5 test-takers passed their exams in July, only 31.7 percent of the 90,342 were successful in the N1-level exams.
Ryusaku Ito, the educational affairs chief at Jikei Gakuen’s Toyo Language School, has some key advice for those gearing up for the JLPT. “There is no reason to fear the exam,” he says. “The JLPT is a test that checks whether you have the ability to communicate in Japanese proficiently. Hence, you should focus on learning practical Japanese.” Focusing too much on grammar or vocabulary won’t do the job, since it will leave you speaking Japanese “like a Google translator,” Ito warns. Being able to understand the context of a conversation and predict what sort of message will follow the first part of a sentence is a good drill, he adds.
[It's important to note that the JLPT does not have an oral component, but people I spoke to for the article assumed that those who are able to pass N1 or N2 will be able to communicate at a similar level.]
For the July exam, 56.3 percent of the students at Toyo Language School passed the N1 test, and 74.6 percent made the N2 exam, both substantially higher percentages than the national average. “We believe it is important that you practice understanding Japanese sentences from the context, and being able to guess where a conversation is going,” Ito says.
J’s Language School’s Ura adds that it is crucial for examinees to get used to the testing format, with only a week left for preparation. Going over past exams and trial tests will help examinees get used to the flow, she says.
With many of her students having difficulty in reading and understanding long passages of texts, she also recommends spending as much time as possible reading Japanese sentences and pieces of writing. Daijob’s Shinohara, however, assures test-takers that there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel for those who manage to secure N1 or N2 certifications.
“Due to the effect of so-called Abenomics, Japanese companies are globalizing their business and expanding to overseas markets,” he says. “Because of such factors, I feel that there is a growing demand among Japanese companies to hire foreign nationals with JLPT certifications.”
“The JLPT is definitely a yardstick for many companies seeking to hire foreign nationals in Japan,” says Yuji Shinohara, president of Daijob.com, one of Japan’s largest multilingual job search engines with 420,000 registered users.
According to Shinohara, around 58 percent of job offers on his site require that applicants speak “fluent” Japanese, and 39 percent say their applicants should be able to speak “business-level” Japanese. Fluent can be construed as N1 level, while business-level could be translated as N2 level, he explains.
“It may not be a requisite, but having an N1 or N2 certification will go a long way for anyone seeking a job here,” Shinohara adds.“I’ve heard from students that for those seeking a job here, N2 is the minimum requirement,” Natsuko Ura, head teacher at J’s Language School in Ebisu, also says.Ura explains that N4 and N5 are of no value when it comes to being hired by a Japanese company. While N3 doesn’t look as good on paper, any semblance of an attempt at learning the language can help, often in unexpected ways.
Some career councillors overseas believe that for those on a short stay in Japan, even attaining the N5 certificate can impress employers as it demonstrates a proactive attempt to get involved with the community. While the JLPT does not specify which levels are required for a person to enter a school or obtain a job, the N5 certification proves that the person has the ability to understand basic Japanese and read simple sentences in hiragana, katakana and basic kanji.
Passing the N1 test, meanwhile, verifies that the person can read newspaper editorials and “comprehend coherent conversations,” the JLPT states on its website. According to JLPT organizers, the first exam of 2013 held in July saw 259,330 applicants take the test, while 313,322 took it in December 2012 (the exam is held in fewer places in July). Whereas 63 percent of the 16,921 N5 test-takers passed their exams in July, only 31.7 percent of the 90,342 were successful in the N1-level exams.
Ryusaku Ito, the educational affairs chief at Jikei Gakuen’s Toyo Language School, has some key advice for those gearing up for the JLPT. “There is no reason to fear the exam,” he says. “The JLPT is a test that checks whether you have the ability to communicate in Japanese proficiently. Hence, you should focus on learning practical Japanese.” Focusing too much on grammar or vocabulary won’t do the job, since it will leave you speaking Japanese “like a Google translator,” Ito warns. Being able to understand the context of a conversation and predict what sort of message will follow the first part of a sentence is a good drill, he adds.
[It's important to note that the JLPT does not have an oral component, but people I spoke to for the article assumed that those who are able to pass N1 or N2 will be able to communicate at a similar level.]
For the July exam, 56.3 percent of the students at Toyo Language School passed the N1 test, and 74.6 percent made the N2 exam, both substantially higher percentages than the national average. “We believe it is important that you practice understanding Japanese sentences from the context, and being able to guess where a conversation is going,” Ito says.
J’s Language School’s Ura adds that it is crucial for examinees to get used to the testing format, with only a week left for preparation. Going over past exams and trial tests will help examinees get used to the flow, she says.
With many of her students having difficulty in reading and understanding long passages of texts, she also recommends spending as much time as possible reading Japanese sentences and pieces of writing. Daijob’s Shinohara, however, assures test-takers that there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel for those who manage to secure N1 or N2 certifications.
“Due to the effect of so-called Abenomics, Japanese companies are globalizing their business and expanding to overseas markets,” he says. “Because of such factors, I feel that there is a growing demand among Japanese companies to hire foreign nationals with JLPT certifications.”
Sunday, December 1, 2013
JLPT N5
第二次，
再次回到了这个熟悉的地方，
不同的是，
这次去考试的只有一个人。
踏进学校，
考生人山人海。
根据数字显示，
考这张N5的考生多达500人。
天啊，
怎么这么多人。
我还遇到了筱雯。
第一张考得汉字，
感觉还不错。
只是“九月” 还有“巴士站”的那题错。
到了第二张Grammar,
做错了一题足以令我遗憾很久的一题。
我会记得 いくつ、いかが!!
最后一张考听解，
第一题那时还没进入状态，
不过还好回过神来。
她是问应该坐第几号的椅子。
第二题是问答几号火车。
第三题是问应该带什么去舞蹈班，
由于最后一句听到不是很清楚，
希望那一句不足以改变原有的答案。
第四题的时候我笑了，
她说要切三块披扎，
我圈了，
突然又说不是，
是四块，
最后说切五块。==
有一题拿酱油的错了，
又是いかがですか 惹得祸。
还有一题どうでも 良い，
不确定对不对。
最后那几题在混乱中完成，
因为专注力已留失。
希望考下一张纸的时候，，
能够警惕自己不要再犯错，
还有再增强听解对话的回答，
毕竟听解占的分数比较多。
明年七月我会再回来考下一张~
再次回到了这个熟悉的地方，
不同的是，
这次去考试的只有一个人。
踏进学校，
考生人山人海。
根据数字显示，
考这张N5的考生多达500人。
天啊，
怎么这么多人。
我还遇到了筱雯。
第一张考得汉字，
感觉还不错。
只是“九月” 还有“巴士站”的那题错。
到了第二张Grammar,
做错了一题足以令我遗憾很久的一题。
我会记得 いくつ、いかが!!
最后一张考听解，
第一题那时还没进入状态，
不过还好回过神来。
她是问应该坐第几号的椅子。
第二题是问答几号火车。
第三题是问应该带什么去舞蹈班，
由于最后一句听到不是很清楚，
希望那一句不足以改变原有的答案。
第四题的时候我笑了，
她说要切三块披扎，
我圈了，
突然又说不是，
是四块，
最后说切五块。==
有一题拿酱油的错了，
又是いかがですか 惹得祸。
还有一题どうでも 良い，
不确定对不对。
最后那几题在混乱中完成，
因为专注力已留失。
希望考下一张纸的时候，，
能够警惕自己不要再犯错，
还有再增强听解对话的回答，
毕竟听解占的分数比较多。
明年七月我会再回来考下一张~
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