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barrin said:
which school are you studying at?
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I am studying at AOBA Language Centre.

I must admit that I failed because I was taking my studies very lightly back then.
I had never bothered to revise before I come for the next class. I thought I can catch up just before the exam. I had learned my lesson.

Although in AOBA the penalty for failing is not in financial terms, I paid for my failing in the time spent at the level. My classmates are progressing well leaving me behind. I must tell you that you will not feel good if you are in my situation.

Let us all study conscientiously to improve in our command of the Japanese Language.
Nothing comes easy without putting in effort!
 
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yourbighead said:
Thanks for the reply!

So how did it go when you first attended your PA1 lessons?
Did you stuck there for long?
Cos the staffs told me that normally the students take about 6 months to get promoted to the next level.

How about if I take int 4 instead?
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Not started yet... Still waiting to start, but I have classmates in jlpt3 prep class now in PA2, 1 of them got promoted to PA2 from PA1 after only 2 months, so as you can see it really depends on the individual's competency. But I must admit it will be a lot easier if those who are already in bunka for quite some time to easily go through since the entire set of Ele all the way to Adv classes [ total 10 levels ] is designed as 1 set, so those who were previously from other schools may lose out quite a bit in order to benefit from their teaching system.

I think you should take the evaluation test [ for those who finish Int3 ] to promote to Int4 and see how, if you can score 90+, then you can try going for Int4, if not, you are better off starting from Int3, yes, you would spend a little more money, but it is still cheaper than if you were to take individual lessons just to practise speaking and listening. Only when you take the test, then you can see exactly where you stand [ There is very little mcq by the way ].
 
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kjaskk said:
In your school, do you pay the same fees as new student if you were repeating a level?

Recently, I failed my review exam and I am required to repeat the same level.
I repeat by joining the next on-going class and not required to pay fees.

This led me to think that this school is serious about teaching Japanese and not so much on making money.

I also felt that smaller school needs to do much more extras so that they do not lose students.
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We have to pay fees like everyone else, does not matter repeat or not, since the school is not a charity.

I think it is unrealistic for your school to operate in this way in the long run, yes, students benefit. But remember, every sensei is here is to earn money to either to support themselves or send back home.

If the school generates less income from students, there will be less to pay senseis, and if you are paid less than your counterparts in other language school, would you be motivated to teach as well as others ? Why would you want to leave the country to get employment overseas if you are able to find work locally [ and for the same salary ] ? Ignore the fact that teachers should teach only if they love teaching, but who will teach if there is not enough income for themselves and their families ? [ a good example will be pre-school teachers' salaries, but this is not the forum to talk about it ]

Even the school has to pay expenses like rental, salaries, electricity, administrative, taxes etc. Where will all that money come from ?

According to this, 3.46 million Japanese are out of work
globalcrisisnews.com/asia/japan-hits-5-per-cent-unemployment-rate/id=936/

Yes, a smaller school needs to do more extras to retain students, but not in this manner that keeps burning a hole in their pocket, when there are many other ways to do so.

It is only fair if you were to buck up and be fair to your classmates, your sensei and your school. I cannot imagine what would happen to the school if at least half the students in a class starts to repeat.

I wish you the best in passing the next review test, and look forward to hearing from you here.
 
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kjaskk said:
I am studying at AOBA Language Centre.

I must admit that I failed because I was taking my studies very lightly back then.
I had never bothered to revise before I come for the next class. I thought I can catch up just before the exam. I had learned my lesson.

Although in AOBA the penalty for failing is not in financial terms, I paid for my failing in the time spent at the level. My classmates are progressing well leaving me behind. I must tell you that you will not feel good if you are in my situation.

Let us all study conscientiously to improve in our command of the Japanese Language.
Nothing comes easy without putting in effort!
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I was in the same situation like this 1 year ago, taking it way too easy [ and watching others move ahead ], after that, I decided to join bunka and start over from Elementary 1...
 
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Ah_keong said:
yup!! i have registered and now full house already...
faster register JLPT 4 bah, later full house like my class... :D
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Nice! So when's your JLPT prep class starting? =)

Think I'll attempt to self study for JLPT 4 bah. No time to attend JLPT 4 prep class. Hee...
 
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maryamisme said:
Woah! So fast get the result! Congrats! :D
Thanks, I'll do my best for next week. :) And perhaps I'll see you in ele2. :s13:
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ya maybe i'll see you in ele2! then we can wreck havoc in this forum with our weekly updates. :D
and good luck with JLPT too!

anyway! i'd like to seek comments on this dictionary, since kino's having a discount weekend!

(I'm sorry I can't post links.)
amazondotcom/Kodanshas-Furigana-Japanese-Dictionary-Japanese-English/dp/4770024800
 
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azumangadaioh said:
Not started yet... Still waiting to start, but I have classmates in jlpt3 prep class now in PA2, 1 of them got promoted to PA2 from PA1 after only 2 months, so as you can see it really depends on the individual's competency. But I must admit it will be a lot easier if those who are already in bunka for quite some time to easily go through since the entire set of Ele all the way to Adv classes [ total 10 levels ] is designed as 1 set, so those who were previously from other schools may lose out quite a bit in order to benefit from their teaching system.

I think you should take the evaluation test [ for those who finish Int3 ] to promote to Int4 and see how, if you can score 90+, then you can try going for Int4, if not, you are better off starting from Int3, yes, you would spend a little more money, but it is still cheaper than if you were to take individual lessons just to practise speaking and listening. Only when you take the test, then you can see exactly where you stand [ There is very little mcq by the way ].
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Thank you for the reply!
I will see how it goes then. hahas
 
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xanthoo said:
ya maybe i'll see you in ele2! then we can wreck havoc in this forum with our weekly updates. :D
and good luck with JLPT too!

anyway! i'd like to seek comments on this dictionary, since kino's having a discount weekend!

(I'm sorry I can't post links.)
double-u-dotamazondotcomslashKodanshas-Furigana-Japanese-Dictionary-Japanese-English/dp/4770024800
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haha.... yeah, weekly updates! xD Or maybe can start a Bunka thread.. :s13:

I already went to kino to get the JLPT book that keong-san recommended. I was thinking of getting a dictionary, too. But my pocket burnt already after buying the JLPT book.. and a manga that I cannot resist. :s13:
 
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maryamisme said:
haha.... yeah, weekly updates! xD Or maybe can start a Bunka thread.. :s13:

I already went to kino to get the JLPT book that keong-san recommended. I was thinking of getting a dictionary, too. But my pocket burnt already after buying the JLPT book.. and a manga that I cannot resist. :s13:
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which JLPT Book did you buy?
 
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