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Sixth JETRO Business Japanese Language Proficiency
Test to be Held at JAIMS
HONOLULU — Non-native
speakers of Japanese who want to measure their business Japanese
language proficiency may take the JETRO business Japanese language
proficiency test at JAIMS on June 23, 2001. Deadline to register
for the test is Wednesday, April 18, 2001.
The test, developed by JETRO (Japan External
Trade Organization), with the support of over 600 companies in Japan,
is a method of assessing the Japanese language reading, writing
and speaking proficiency of non-native speakers who want to work
in Japan or for Japanese companies. It is the first international
test for certifying skills.
The listening and reading comprehension section
of the test is given in three levels:
| Level 3 (least difficult) |
$35 |
8:00 AM - 9:20 AM |
| Level 2 |
$35 |
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Level 1 (most difficult) |
$50 |
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Test-takers may take two levels, and fees are
discounted when two levels are taken ($70 for Levels 1 and 2; $60
for Levels 2 and 3).
Those who pass Level 1 will be eligible to take
the conversation section, the JETRO Oral Communication Test (JOCT),
generally administered in Japan three months after the Listening
and Reading Comprehension Test.
JAIMS is the official JETRO Test site in Honolulu.
To register for this year's JETRO Test, contact Sachiko Burke at
sachikob@jaims.org or (808)
396-7127 to request for an application package.
Locations of other JETRO test centers around
the world include Japan (Tokyo and Niigata), Thailand (Bangkok),
Hong Kong, Australia (Sydney), USA (Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, New York, Salt Lake City), Canada (Toronto), United
Kingdom (Sheffield), Ireland (Dublin) and Germany (Bochum). For
further information, visit the JETRO website at http://www.jetro.org/losangeles.
JAIMS, a pioneer in intercultural management
education, is a private, nonprofit postgraduate institute in Honolulu
that prepares global managers through programs in intercultural
business management and business language, and seminars in information
technology, cross-cultural communications and health care management.
Established in 1972 by Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan, JAIMS has a support
office in Tokyo. Details on its program offerings can be found on
the JAIMS Web site at http://www.jaims.org. |
