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5 Reasons Taking the JLPT is a Good Idea

皆元気?日本語能力試験の準備はどう?
How’s it going everybody? How’s the JLPT prep coming?

Anybody out there taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in December? If so, this guy is rooting for you! Heck, you might even see me at your testing center!

By The Japan Guy

2. The JLPT Forces You to Study

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5MDnAAGx4

If you’ve been studying Japanese for any period of time, you know as well as I do that there are days when you just don’t feel like it. There are days where all those stupid, frickin’ symbols make you want to pick up something really sharp and hack your poor textbook into confetti.

Finding the motivation to study, especially when you’re studying on your own, can be really tough to do day after day. Staying motivated becomes especially challenging when you have nothing to reach for. At the very least, the JLPT gives you an endgame to shoot for. What better reason to brush the digital dust off that Japanese mp3 than having a test coming?

Whether you want to admit it or not, our school system has trained many of us want to do well on tests. Big exams can equal big motivation.

QUESTION: How do you stay motivated to study Japanese?

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The Japan Guy

Donald Ash is an ATLien expat who has been living in a Japanese time warp for the last seven-plus years. While in aforesaid time warp, he discovered that he absolutely loves writing, blogging, and sharing. Donald is the creator, writer, designer, editor, programmer and occasional bad artist of thejapanguy.com blog (yeah I know... way too many hats huh?). Wanna know more about this guy? You can find him at thejapanguy.com!

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