Jap Oral interviews!!

[Saraime2003]

Hey just wondering when everyone elses is?

I got mine today, i'm at 1.45 on the 15th of Oct, my other two friends are both on at 2.05 on the 15th of October too lol

Aimee

[dejan91]

Mines apparently on the 23rd October. Not sure what time though.

EDIT: 3:40 p.m., 23rd October.

[Saraime2003]

lucky you dejan, you've got an extra 8 days on me haha. lol

[dejan91]

I was just thinking that. Then again, last year my school had it a day before the English exam I think it's unfair how some people have less time than others. I mean 1-2 weeks is a pretty long time in terms of study.

[Saraime2003]

yeah thats what i reckon. lol oh well i better get a move on haha

[sonnypls]

I was just thinking that. Then again, last year my school had it a day before the English exam I think it's unfair how some people have less time than others. I mean 1-2 weeks is a pretty long time in terms of study.

more like its unfair how natives can participate.

[IntoTheNewWorld]

I was just thinking that. Then again, last year my school had it a day before the English exam I think it's unfair how some people have less time than others. I mean 1-2 weeks is a pretty long time in terms of study.

more like its unfair how natives can participate.

+99

[dejan91]

^^I'm a fence-sitter on this one. Yes, it's unfair how natives are allowed to do Jap SL. But then again, not all of them speak Japanese at home. So how do you differentiate those who do and those who don't speak it at home??

[IntoTheNewWorld]

^^I'm a fence-sitter on this one. Yes, it's unfair how natives are allowed to do Jap SL. But then again, not all of them speak Japanese at home. So how do you differentiate those who do and those who don't speak it at home??

You don't, just push them allll into a separate stream =] Like Extension Japanese at Monash Uni doesn't allow people with a Japanese parent to do extension Japanese, or those who have stayed in Japan two years or longer.

[IntoTheNewWorld]

ppls feeling confident about Orals?

[sonnypls]

just hope you don't get two native examiners.

[moshi]

what's the difference between having native/non-native examiners?

[sonnypls]

what's the difference between having native/non-native examiners?

well a non-native examiner would not know all the vocabulary you use, and so they will butt in and ask you.. 商品ってどいう意味ですか. which will require you to explain to that examiner what a 'product' is. When I had my orals, I had two natives, and so not one of them asked me to define a key word or anything, that makes it look like I only memorized my script without understanding any of the details.

[moshi]

oh ok, thanks for that. I'd originally thought they'd ask you anyway just to make sure you knew what you were on about, but it doesn't seem like that according to you! Did you get many questions that weren't entirely from your script then, or did you just go from start to finish without a hitch? Unlikely, but just curious as to what they did ask you

[sonnypls]

My topic was vending machines and the points I wanted to talk about included, The types of vending machines, the good and bad points and the up and coming age verification vending machines.
They didn't ask me one question about the age verification machines, instead they asked me how do vending machines make food hot/warm, how much electricity does a vending machine use and the amount of vending machines in Japan.. just to name a few.