Strategies and study materials for effective N2 JLPT Japanese listening practice

I. Structure of N2 JLPT Japanese Listening Test

Firstly, let's explore the structure of JLPT N2 Japanese Listening exam with Mytour. The listening section of N2 JLPT has a total test time of 50 minutes structured as follows:

II. Effective Methods for N2 JLPT Japanese Listening Practice

Make sure to note down these methods immediately to Mytourare well for the upcoming Choukai JLPT N2 exam:

1. Master Vocabulary

The key to understanding listening exercises often lies in whether you can catch the keywords. Therefore, mastering N2 vocabulary is crucial. If there are too many new words in the listening that you don't understand, you won't be able to identify the keywords, right? You can practice listening to N2 vocabulary whenever you study new lessons to improve your ability to recognize words.

2. Pay attention to tricky grammar points

Apart from vocabulary, N2 JLPT Japanese grammar is equally important. For instance, in dialogue during listening exercises like 'その案には賛成しかねます' (I can't agree with that proposal), '賛成' means agree, but the structure 'かねます' means 'difficult to...', indicating a negative meaning. If you don't pay attention to these specific grammar patterns, you may easily misunderstand the speaker's intention and answer incorrectly.

3. Avoid looking at the script hastily during practice tests

This is a common mistake even among intermediate learners. After completing the listening exercise, don't rush to open the script. Instead, just check the answers to see which ones you got right or wrong. Try to remember why you chose that answer and if it's wrong, identify where the mistake might have been.

The next step is to redo the listening exercise 1-2 more times, focusing on grasping the meaning of the questions you didn't get right. Only after that should you check the script one last time. You may be surprised to find many dialogues different from what you initially thought. That's okay; rewind and listen to that section again a few times before moving on to the next question.

4. Listen to more Japanese news broadcasts

By the time you reach N2 level, your ears are probably quite familiar with the fast pace of Japanese. Now you can enhance your listening skills by tuning in to Japanese news and documentaries. This not only helps you become familiar with standard writing styles but also supplements your social knowledge for the dokkai and choukai sections.

Initially, you may find it difficult to understand, but as you continue to listen during your N2 Mytouraration, your ability to grasp the speaker's meaning will definitely improve. Mytour introduces you to some YouTube channels that specialize in Japanese news broadcasts such as 日本経済新聞 (Nikkei), FNNプライムオンライン, ANNnewsCH,...

III. Effective JLPT N2 Listening Materials

In this era, all you need is a pair of headphones to access a vast amount of N2 listening materials online. However, to help you save time, Mytour has searched and compiled some highly useful YouTube channels and N2 listening book files. Let's take advantage of them now!

1. YouTube Channels

Currently, there are several YouTube channels that livestream N2 listening exercises with answers. These exercises are often directly taken from past JLPT N2 listening tests, making them extremely useful for your exam Mytouraration. Let's take a look at some of these YouTube channels:

• 樹先生日本語 (@user-fx8mc3pc3y)
• JLPT NIHONGO (@jlptnihongo6200)
• IELTS & JLPT (@ieltsjlpt6733)
• 1Hour Languages (@1hourlanguages)