N2 やっと合格できた!
それで去年、N2を受けましたが合格できませんでした。とてもガッカリしました。日本語は難し過ぎて絶対に上級レベルにならないと思っていて、日本語の勉強をあきらめた方がいいと思いました。でも主人はずっと応援してくれていて、また勉強を始めました。
その時、他の勉強に集中するのはやめました。毎日ちゃんと日本語を勉強しました。それで、今年また受けて合格出来ました。N2にやっと合格できましたが、まだまだ初めみたいです。まだまだたくさん勉強するべきです。
どうして合格できたと言うと、とてもがんばりました。一番役に立った教科書は「総まとめ」シリーズです。他のシリーズに比べると「総まとめ」の指示と説明はとても簡単です。「完全マスター」はすごくいい教科書ですが難しいです。レッスンの内容が分かるまで時間がかかってしまって、勉強のやる気がなくなてしまいます。
それから、N2を受ける前に聴解練習問題をした方がいいです。他のところに比べると聴解に集中したら直ぐ上達できます。N2の練習問題をして50%を取って、聴解の部分でいい点数が取れたら合格できます。
I finally passed N2!!
I have been studying Japanese for about 7 years. When I first started studying Japanese, I didn’t understand the difficulty. Slowly, I studied at my own pace, and improved. However, my efforts were divided with other interests and studies, and I was not able to really improve much.
Then, I took the N2 the year before, but I was not able to pass. I was really disappointed. I thought that Japanese was too difficult, and that I would never get to be advanced, so I thought it might just be better to quit. My husband however always encouraged me, and I started studying again.
That time, I also focused much more attention on my Japanese studies, and I seriously studied. Then this past year I took it again and was able to pass. It still feels like the beginning though, and I still have so much to learn.
The most useful textbooks I used were the Somatome Series. When comparing them to other books, their instructions and explanations were simple. Kanzen Master is a good textbook but it is very difficult. By the time you understand the lesson, you’ve spent a lot of time, and it can make it difficult to get motivated to study.
Also, I think that one should practice the listening section a lot before taking the exam. When you compare it to other sections, you can improve your listening skills quicker, and if you are taking practice exams, and getting a 50%, you could pass the exam by just doing well on the listening section.