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Furbob:
do you generally understand everything the teacher says in class? im just worried if I dont then it goes downhill o_o
are you coping without a tutor and are most of the student co-currently doing 3/4 or majority have finished?

PS. and on top of that, what type of essay did you have to write for the placement test and im guessing the assessed kanji = VCE kanji?

RavenclawNerd:
At the start of the semester, I could barely understand the teacher... it was horrible! But it definately got easier. I wouldnt say that I ALWAYS understand everything she says, but I understand most of it. (we actually have 2 teachers, and one of them is easier to understand than the other...). Also, we download the lecture slides and study them before the lesson, so we generally know what the teacher will be saying, and its okay if we dont understand what she says, because we have all the information on nice little slides anyway.

I guess im coping okay... my marks arent great (to tell the truth, my speaking exam marks were dismal), but i see my japanese teacher once a week for a little bit of help, which is good. but i think most people in the class dont get any help, and theyre doing fine. i really dont think a tutor is necessary, because how well you do depends on how well you study the slides, and review everything.
The course is designed for people that have finished 3/4, so most people have finished it. Although, there are a few people who are still doing 3/4. im not sure, because i havent asked everyone, but id say maybe, 45% are still doing 3/4? It seriously helps with your 3/4 jap though, because heaps of the stuff we learn at uni, is covered at school as well!

The placement test essay wasnt hard... we got given a few questions (in japanese) and i think i wrote about half a page of genkooyooshi. I'm pretty sure i wrote about my summer holidays.
and yes, the kanji were mostly VCE kanji, but there may have been a couple of others... (i remember 'friend' being on there, which sucked because, id never bothered to learn how to write the second part of the kanji... (i would have typed that in Japanese, but ive lost my language bar...))
I hope all this helps!

Fyrefly:

--- Quote from: RavenclawNerd on May 30, 2010, 02:07:04 pm ---At the start of the semester, I could barely understand the teacher... it was horrible! But it definately got easier. I wouldnt say that I ALWAYS understand everything she says, but I understand most of it. (we actually have 2 teachers, and one of them is easier to understand than the other...). Also, we download the lecture slides and study them before the lesson, so we generally know what the teacher will be saying, and its okay if we dont understand what she says, because we have all the information on nice little slides anyway.

--- End quote ---

Just out of curiosity, who are the two sensei?

Furbob:
if you get to ask the teachers questions in class (if you do) do the students ask mainly in japanese or english?
im assuming the teacher wouldnt accept english in the class?
and when you sat that placement test did you study up in year 11 with cramming 3/4 grammar or used only what you learnt in 1/2? (since the placement tests wants the student to demonstrate 3/4 stuff) and you must've been pretty pro at japanese 1/2 in your class? o_o

I'm just nervous about the speaking/listening part of the placement test - like what if I actually have no idea what she's saying or if I dont understand some bits in listening ~

RavenclawNerd:
@Fyrefly Kurata-sensei and Kirisawa-sensei. Do you know them?

@Furbob. It depends on how motivated they are to speak in Japanese i guess. Or if we know how to actually ask the question. I'd say people mostly ask in english. But the teacher always answers in japanese. But if you really dont understand what she is saying, she'll answer in english.
I wouldnt use what i did as a good example of how to study for the placement test! I decided to do uni jap sometime just before the end of the year, and then put of revising until the last moment (i went overseas and didnt really want to do schoolwork), and then the placement test was only a couple of days after i got back, so i didnt actually do much revision. I'd advise you to start learning the 3/4 grammar now... it will also make 3/4 easier for you. also, make sure you learn a lot of vocab, because you arent allowed a dictionary in the placement test (or any of the assessment tasks we do at uni jap).
aww thanks, but i dont think i was that pro... lol. just kinda an average student.

Dont worry about the speaking/listening part! if you dont understand something, just tell the teacher... she's really nice and will explain things again to you, using different words. I'm pretty sure i used わかりません(japanese is working on my computer again! I'm happy) a couple of times. but its pretty basic stuff.

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