JLPT N4 preparation advice?

[Andygakusei]

Konnichiwa Mina-san,

I am planning to take the JLPT N4 this December in the US after passing the old 4-kyu last year. In addition to doing all of the JLPT N4 Japanese pod lessons, what other lessons should I focus on from the Japanese pod 101 lesson library? I am studying the Beginning series season 1 currently as well as the Particles series. I am a Premium Japanese pod 101 member (just renewed for 4 years ^_^) by the way so I should have access to all the lessons.

I am also self-studying on my iPhone with Japanese Flip(vocabulary) and iKanji(kanji) up to a 2-kyu level as well as self-studying the Japanese for Busy People (volume 2 at the moment, hopefully will finish volume 3 by the test). I have some old JLPT 3-kyu review books I will be studying as well. Any other advice for preparing for the N4? Doumo arigatou gozaimashita.

[hajime]

No offense, but I don't think JPod101 alone is anywhere near sufficient to pass the JLPT. I have found Unicom prep books + my own custom Anki decks to be invaluable. Other people find the Master series to be very helpful but I think Unicom is more comprehensive. I use JPod lessons to supplement vocab + reinforce grammar points. The other invaluable aid is the yellow vocabulary book ("A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar"). For N4, try to learn every point in this book. It's probably a superset of the target grammar for N4, but not by much.

Oh, and a good electronic dictionary is also super helpful along the way.

がんばって。

[brad12]

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[crling005448]

No offense, but I don't think JPod101 alone is anywhere near sufficient to pass the JLPT. I have found Unicom prep books + my own custom Anki decks to be invaluable. Other people find the Master series to be very helpful but I think Unicom is more comprehensive. I use JPod lessons to supplement vocab + reinforce grammar points. The other invaluable aid is the yellow vocabulary book ("A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar"). For N4, try to learn every point in this book. It's probably a superset of the target grammar for N4, but not by much.

Oh, and a good electronic dictionary is also super helpful along the way.

がんばって。

I totally agree with you here, the yellow book has been amazing for me in learning the grammar, which is the hardest part for me!! And I don't know what I would do without my electronic dictionary, its a perfect simple way to look up words!