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◇ Aki Shibukawa, Teiko Miyamoto, and Kayoko Banno ◇
This is not merely a book that prepares the learner for the Examination
for Japanese University Admission for International Students; it
also allows him/her to practice and enhance his/her listening and
listening while reading skills. The learner can practice how to
differentiate between similar sounds while also gaining hands-on
practice of questions in the same format as the listening and listening
while reading comprehension questions of the Examination for Japanese
University Admission for International Students. With explanations
and vocabulary provided in English, Chinese and Korean, this is
a book that can be used by learners at the upper beginner/lower
intermediate level.
The book is divided into three parts:
Part 1 Basic
This section is basically all about listening practice. Under the
three headings of 'Study and Research Life,' 'Campus Life,' and
'Daily Life,' the learner will practice how to listen for and identify
basic words and expressions used in everyday college life. Based
on the level of the vocabulary, the learner will do exercises aimed
at making him/her differentiate between similar sounding words and
listen for patterns of expressions used in spoken language.
Part 2 Examples and Solutions
Based on the format of the Examination for Japanese University Admission
for International Students, this section provides the learner with
clues as to how to answer the questions through solving example
questions. Under such headings as 'Focusing on one point,' 'Selecting
one suitable condition from what is left after eliminating information,'
'Matching visual information with keywords in spoken information,'
etc., the text explains various strategies for dealing with listening
comprehension texts.
Part 3 Exercises
The exercises in this section are in the same format as the Examination
for Japanese University Admission for International Students, so
that the learner can test the listening comprehension and listening
while reading comprehension skills he/she gained in Parts 1 and
2.
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