Asuka Appears in JLPT Level 1 Listening Exam
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Dec 8, 2009 00:41 JST
- Tags: Asuka Langley, Bizarre, Evangelion, Gundam, Japanese language
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) level 1 exam, the highest level of 4, has attracted note after apparently including a listening comprehension exam in which “Asuka” begs for number 4 mobile fighter launch permission…
The JLPT is easily the most widely recognised and officially sanctioned Japanese language qualification, and level 1 is held to be at or near native level; even many Japanese consider the test hard (although “filled with obscure language irrelevant to normal usage” might be more accurate).
However, as with many such language tests it is possible to study for and pass the test and yet still be hopeless in real-world situations…
The listening exam, presented as a “radio drama,” apparently features “Asuka” begging to be allowed to launch her unit:
Player 1
A transcript of the test:
ラジオでドラマを聞いています。
番組の中では誰がどうすることになりましたか。
「隊長、第二次防衛線が突破されました。巨大怪獣は真っ直ぐ中央管理システムに向かってます。
このままではあと30分も持ちません。」
「今出せるモビルファイターは？」
「零号機だけです。」
「やむをえん、四号機を出すぞ。」
「四号機はまだテストが完了していません。それに操縦できるパイロットが現在誰も。」
「零号機では奴の侵入は防ぎきれん。ここは私が行く。」
「隊長自ら？！でもその怪我では四号機の加速に耐えられません。」
「私が行きます」
「アスカ！」
「私なら四号機を操れます。お願いです。行かせてください。」
「だがお前はまだ訓練中の身だ。今は子供の出る幕じゃないぞ！」
「そんなこと言ってる場合じゃない！」
「おい！アスカ！待て！」
四号機発射準備完了しました
「アスカ、頼んだぞ」
番組の中では誰がどうすることになりましたか
①隊長が零号機で行きます
②隊長が四号機で行きます
③女の人が零号機で行きます
④女の人が四号機で行きます
Otaku will doubtless be delighted at how the test now caters to their vast anime-watching body of knowledge, and those who fully comprehend this might be able to approach the test…
2ch’s response:
What?
This must be a lie…
With something like this even amongst Japanese only an anime otaku could grasp the situation.
Awfully high level Japanese indeed.
Just where would you use Japanese like this!?
Probably a lot of Japanese would make mistakes here.
What’s up with this test? Shall I take it? Is it useful?
Try taking it, even Japanese can fail it:
What… I got it wrong.
Anyone who can’t understand this is in serious trouble I think…
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Evangelion: Future of Japan. hmmm...
what's next, 3rd Impact and Japan sinks? oh wait...
YOU CANNOT LIVE IN JAPAN WITHOUT
KNOWING WHAT GIANT ROBOTS ARE!!!
I've taken 3 years of Japanese and could understand this question. But then again, it's probably because I'm pretty fluent in Mandarin so I could read the Kanji as Hanzi. If they didn't provide the transcript, I'd probably be a bit confused too.
actually, as long as you watch enough anime and they keep pumping out questions like this, youl be able to pass all Lv1 test no problems..
they dont give u the transcript.. u are doing this part of the test purely by ear and u only get it once
I can't beleive this is true... really.
I toke this test and passed level 4 and level 3 in diferent years, and as far I can remember it was focused in DAILY life situations, like going to the market and asking for a kind of food, finding a train station, or filling a job aplication. If they now include this anime crap, that mean even they can figure that most of their "students" right now are weaabos ¬___¬U
well..it's daily situation..for otaku :p
Yes, Japan need more labour and many who's going to Japan now are those influenced by anime.
Or they don't want people who want more than an otaku consumerism lifestyle. No they just want anime fans to come work, spend on expensive anime stuff to support their GDP and aging pensioners and at the end of the visa deport the fans.
Ok, I've never been to japan, never even tried to study nihongo, but after watching the series of evangelion 18 times, code geass R1 and 2 10 times, To love ru 8 times and super robot wars 9 times + almost all sentai movies, I can safely say I can go around akihabara and tokyo without any problems
The gap between Lvl 3 and Lvl 2 is actually pretty big. Lvl 2 has a much larger amount of Kanji and will usually be good enough for most companies as if you pass it you're already pretty close to fluent.
I took Lvl 4 and managed to pass, but that was a good while ago and I've lost a lot of my vocabulary. *sadface* One of these days I'll go back to studying.
answer is 4?
oh, for me the transcript are useless since I can't read kanji.
"Hey! Asuka! Wait!"
This line could be straight out of the series. LOL
The people in my class started laughing while the question was playing. Made it hard to hear, but still got it right I think (it was definitely one of the easier listening questions).
Man, the atmosphere when I took my JLPT 1 was far more serious, if the hourly chime on your watch went off during the exam you would be disqualified.
This man speaks the truth.
This is still the case - any sound or vibration made will disqualify you. That said, the seriously atmosphere was totally devastated at the end of this listening question. Luckily it was the last one.
2ch's responses always makes me laugh :3
Weaboo blog comments always make me laugh... one of those mean laughs though.
Japanese Anon makes me laugh too ^^
what they hay evangelion next door?!
I don't even...
well though they life in Japanese underground, sometimes they came out to eat ramen at the local shop.. instan ramen can be boring after a few years
The answer is ⑨. I think nobody would choose ④.
The answer is 4! :)
⑨!
That pose makes Asuka look rather... *OM NOM NOM NOM*
FYI, anyone who says OM NOM NOM NOM is weaboo scum. Please hang yourself or go get laid. Thank you and good night.
^ Butthurt
Anyone who trolls others about weaboos on sankaku especially should hang themselves. Thank you and good night.
Mr Anonymous, I have this form here for you to fill out. Make sure to keep a carbon copy for yourself before handing it in.
The form. [http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/silentcook/BUTTHURTREPORTFORM.jpg]
Was about to say so myself, thanks for delicious Asuka breakfast.
I like the picture more than the news
I just took Level 3 and I understood this...
This could be bad. >w>; Shows that I watch to much anime...
Yep. It means you are surely a disgusting weaboo.
Google translater doesnt count dumbass.
Test #42
Are you ready for a angel attack?
Pretty soon they'll be asking questions about a "Mr. Kenshiro" and the various means by which he explodes people's organs -_-....
Maybe they'll start adding odd Doraemon questions too... If they played a drama about the kid getting himself in a huge problem, then that'd be worthwhile.
"I can already see the ending"~!
icwutudidthar
Nice picture~~~~~
Can anyone translate this test?
Translation:
In A.D. 2101
War was beginning.
What happen ?
Somebody set up us the bomb.
We get signal.
What !
Main screen turn on.
It's You !!
How are you gentlemen !!
All your base are belong to us.
You are on the way to destruction.
What you say !!
You have no chance to survive make your time.
HA HA HA HA ....
Take off every 'BAUMKUCHEN' !!
You know what you doing.
Move 'BAUMKUCHEN'.
For great justice.
Shit, I think I'll fail the test if I say, "No you can't Asuka, you're not supposed to be in this episode!"
I can understand it. Give me my JLPT 1 certificate lol It's funny that I find this quite easy to understand, while I am not able to understand some rather common conversations that are much more useful.
there's much more than the listening test, you know. lots of grammar, kanji, words, text reading, but still no speaking or essay writing, which makes the test more one-sided, but is much easier to evaluate.
I am fully aware of it. I hope to pass JLPT 2 next year or the year after next.
I wanted to take Ikkyû and got a fever on the day of the test >___<
I've never taken any japanese at all and I understood it
No, you did not. Die in a fire.
Yes, I did. That's not very nice of you.
“filled with obscure language irrelevant to normal usage"
Highest level of the equivalent English language test that the Japanese have to take is also pretty ridiculous. I looked through it and saw words not even a college-level English professor would use. If the JLPT level 1 is basically the same load of BS, I won't bother taking it.
reminds me of literature...