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2019 Japanese Oral

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Carlamaker:

--- Quote from: undefined on October 05, 2019, 11:11:33 pm ---I chose to do renewable energy.


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dang, that sounds hard. What kind of things did you study for that?


--- Quote from: Hiea on October 05, 2019, 07:19:46 pm ---Same here, actually. Did you get to choose it yourself, or were you given the topic? I was sort of railroaded onto it after doing a one-off presentation, so... bit of both over here, I guess? I'm a bit nervous about doing such a popular topic, but hopefully my research comes through. If not, then I suppose I can follow in the footsteps of those I'm studying...


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I chose it because i watched a documentary about it a while back and I'm happy I did because it interests me a lot. Is hikikomori a popular topic? now i'm scared (uh oh). Did you choose a sub topic for it? i wasn't really paying attention to what I really needed to do for the exam so i just poked around for some facts and definitions and formed an opinion in it. (also lots of new vocab). I looked into たいじんきょうふしょう a bit, but not enough to warrant a sub-topic :(. Hopefully i wont sound too much like a poser in the exam haha

undefined:

--- Quote from: Carlamaker on October 06, 2019, 05:06:45 pm ---dang, that sounds hard. What kind of things did you study for that?

I chose it because i watched a documentary about it a while back and I'm happy I did because it interests me a lot. Is hikikomori a popular topic? now i'm scared (uh oh). Did you choose a sub topic for it? i wasn't really paying attention to what I really needed to do for the exam so i just poked around for some facts and definitions and formed an opinion in it. (also lots of new vocab). I looked into たいじんきょうふしょう a bit, but not enough to warrant a sub-topic :(. Hopefully i wont sound too much like a poser in the exam haha

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I actually really like my topic. In chem earlier this year we learnt about biodiesel and petrodiesel and all these different types of renewable energies so I decided to do it for my DS. I did things like research renewable energy use in japan and Japanese peoples' perception on continuing to use non-renewables such as nuclear power, especially after the Fukushima incident. I actually originally planned to do hikkikomori but it sounds like quite a difficult topic since you have to talk a lot about societal implications etc. But yeah I'm sure it's not that popular as a topic compared to like こうれいか社会 but regardless of whether it's popular or not you can still do great!

anj_n:
Hi there guys, my topic is bukatsu (this was chosen by the teacher) its not too difficult but im wondering what kinds of questions would they ask? it seems like many people here have scripts too but my teacher said DONT do that as they can tell when you've memorised the whole thing and can mark you down, so ive been practising with my teacher and she makes up random questions and i try to answer them. help!! :-\

Hiea:

--- Quote from: Carlamaker on October 06, 2019, 05:06:45 pm ---I chose it because i watched a documentary about it a while back and I'm happy I did because it interests me a lot. Is hikikomori a popular topic? now i'm scared (uh oh). Did you choose a sub topic for it? i wasn't really paying attention to what I really needed to do for the exam so i just poked around for some facts and definitions and formed an opinion in it. (also lots of new vocab). I looked into たいじんきょうふしょう a bit, but not enough to warrant a sub-topic :(. Hopefully i wont sound too much like a poser in the exam haha

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I don't have a sub-topic either, don't worry. I definitely get what you mean by learning lots of new vocab. Didn't expect to learn what "Tokyo Bureau of Public Welfare and Health" was in Japanese when I started, but hey, here I am now.

I think as long as your presentation of information seems structured and your discussion is reasonably fluent, you'll be fine. As for popularity, well, I'm not entirely sure about how common of a topic it is, but there are a couple others in my class also doing it. We can still pull through regardless!


--- Quote from: anj_n on October 07, 2019, 09:16:28 pm ---Hi there guys, my topic is bukatsu (this was chosen by the teacher) its not too difficult but im wondering what kinds of questions would they ask? it seems like many people here have scripts too but my teacher said DONT do that as they can tell when you've memorised the whole thing and can mark you down, so ive been practising with my teacher and she makes up random questions and i try to answer them. help!! :-\

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They can mark you down for obviously rote-learned language, yes, but I'd say that doing away with a script entirely is entirely overboard. It's not as if you're going to be punished for having a well-thought out response that answers the assessor's questions well and shows your confidence in leading the topic or anything. Of course, it's a completely different story if you spout out pre-made answers without regard for what the assessor is asking. At this point, try to remember what kind of questions your teacher has asked you in the past (or, if she has given specific feedback sheets, use those for guidance) and formulate answers based on that. Your improvisation practice should still prove itself to be useful, though! You'll have a harder time getting caught off guard than students who might just use their script as a crutch  ;D

As for questions, that depends on the scope of your study. They can't ask about absolutely everything about your topic in the time allotted, so clearly state what you've focused on studying about bukatsu (I'm taking a stab in the dark here, but e.g. history, comparison to Australia, etc.) in your introduction, and you should get questions based on those parts. Off the top of my head, a possible line of questioning could be,
"How common are club activities in Japan?", "How does this compare to Australia?", "Why is this so?".

In summary, make a script, lead the conversation, and pray to an auspicious deity before you enter the exam room. I think. Heck if I know, I'm pretty blind here, too.

sarangiya:

--- Quote from: Hiea link=topic=187964 ---They can mark you down for obviously rote-learned language, yes, but I'd say that doing away with a script entirely is entirely overboard. It's not as if you're going to be punished for having a well-thought out response that answers the assessor's questions well and shows your confidence in leading the topic or anything. Of course, it's a completely different story if you spout out pre-made answers without regard for what the assessor is asking. At this point, try to remember what kind of questions your teacher has asked you in the past (or, if she has given specific feedback sheets, use those for guidance) and formulate answers based on that. Your improvisation practice should still prove itself to be useful, though! You'll have a harder time getting caught off guard than students who might just use their script as a crutch  ;D

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Exactly. I'm actually really surprised by the approach of not having any script at all. Even some native speakers would have trouble scoring well in this examination. The benefit of having a script is not necessarily to memorise it, but to actually write and plan out carefully what you want to say. I still maintain memorising it and performing it is important too, though. I mean let's be realistic:
which is a more natural scenario?A: 家族について話してください
B: えっ、意外ですね(笑)　えーっと、母と私だけなんですよ。兄弟もいないです。
~~~or~~~~
A: 家族について話してください
B: 私は一人っ子で母子家庭で育てられました。母と私だけでもとても幸せで、姉妹のような従兄妹たちがいるので、ちっとも寂しくないです。
But I also agree that the skill of improvisation is equally important. Not everything can go according to plan, not should it. Honestly speaking, it probably would be ideal if noone made scripts. If one can learn to respond accurately and coherently to whatever question, that's pretty damn good.

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