Monthly Archives for August 2007
JLPT 3 Grammar Exercises
完全マスター３級日本語能力試験文法問題対策 Mie Shigeno, Kaoru Seki, Shizue Nishikimi (スリーエーネットワーク) By the same publisher as Minna No Nihongo series, this is a fantastic little book. It is very well designed and laid out and easy to use. It covers all the grammar … Continue reading
JLPT past exam papers
日本語能力試験試験問題と正解３・４級 (Japan Educational Exchanges and Services and The Japan Foundation) Every year JEES and the Japan Foundation publish the previous December’s test papers. They come in 2 volumes. One with level 4 and 3, one with level 2 and 1. … Continue reading
JLPT Mock Test Level 3
あなたの弱点がわかる!日本語能力試験3級模試×2 (Unicom) This book has 2 mock exam papers for JLPT level 3. Complete with sheets for you to mark answers on by filling in boxes just like the actual test and a CD for the listening portion. Where it … Continue reading
iSpeak Japanese
Alex Chapin (MacGraw-Hill) While waiting on a friend in a bookshop I wandered towards the languages section as usual. I found this reasonably priced little title from MacGraw-Hill. It effectively turns your iPod into a talking phrasebook. One less book … Continue reading
World of Where
Today I bought a little shareware program because it was on special offer. World of Where is a geography quiz program. But the attraction for Japanese learners is that you can run it in Japanese. I bought it to help … Continue reading
London JLPT 2007
The application period for JLPT 2007 opened yesterday and lasts until October 5th. If you email SOAS they will send you the forms, or you can go in person between 2 and 5 Monday to Friday. The exam fee is … Continue reading