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What
sort of test is EJU Examination? |
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EJU
Examination is used to evaluate the academic Japanese
language proficiency and the basic academic
abilities of international students who wish
to study at the undergraduate level at Japanese
universities and other such institutions of
higher education in Japan.. |
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What
are the objectives of implementing EJU Examination? |
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To
enable international students to secure admission
to Japanese higher education institutions
before going to Japan. |
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To
simplify the admission procedures into the
Japanese institutions of higher education. |
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To
attract more outstanding international students
to further their tertiary education in Japan. |
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To
evaluate the academic Japanese language proficiency
and the basic academic abilities of international
students who want to study at Japanese universities
at the undergraduate level as well as in other
institutions of higher education. |
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Where
is EJU Examination held outside of Japan? |
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EJU
is conducted twice annually (in general the
3rd Sunday of June and November) in Japan
and in 13 nations / regions. Potential international
students could sit for EJU outside of Japan
at the following countries, they are: |
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India (New Delhi)
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Russia
(Vladivostok) |
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Indonesia
(Jakarta and Surabaya) |
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Singapore |
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Malaysia
(Kuala Lumpur) |
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Taiwan
(Taipei) |
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Mongolia
(Ulaanbaatar) |
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Thailand
(Bangkok) |
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Myanmar
(Yangon) |
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Vietnam
(Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) |
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The Philippines
(Manila) |
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Sri
Lanka (Colombo) |
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Republic
of Korea (Seoul and Busan) |
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The
examination subjects in EJU Examination include : |
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Japanese
as a Foreign Language >>
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Science (Physics, Chemistry
and Biology) >>
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Japan
and the World >>
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Mathematics
(Course 1, Course 2) >>
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Examinees
who sit for the science subject must select
two among physics, chemistry and biology,
and those who sit for the mathematics subject
must select to answer either “Course
1” or “Course 2”. The selections
of answering in science and mathematics subjects
would be made only at the examination site. |
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What
is [Japan and the World]? |
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Japan
and the World is a new and unique test. The
questions in this subject are on topics studied
in civics (mainly politics and economics),
geography and history course of Japanese high
school. It served to evaluate examinees’
basic knowledge of each area in their ability
to reason from the information and figures
presented in the questions. To get a better
idea of the coverage in this subject, please
refer to information posted in the website
of JASSO (http://www.jasso.go.jp/eju/syllabus_e.html) |
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What
subjects should I take in EJU Examination? |
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Applicants
need to take the examination on the subjects
and in the language required by respective
universities and higher education institutions
in Japan which they wish to apply for. It
is important to check with the institutions
in Japan on what subjects you should sit in
EJU Examination before applying for the examination. Then, make
your selections among Japanese as a Foreign
Language, Science (Physics, Chemistry and
Biology), Japan and the World, and Mathematics
[The Science subject and Japan and
the World subject are being conducted concurrently.
Examinees are therefore could not take these
both subjects at the same time]. |
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Are
there any foreign languages in EJU Examination? |
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EJU
Examination does not include English or other foreign
languages test. In order to measure an applicant’s
fundamental knowledge of English or other
foreign languages, some universities or higher
education institutions might require applicants
to take the school’s own foreign language
test or request for submission scores of TOEFL,
or other such language tests. |
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Is
EJU Examination only available in Japanese language? |
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EJU
Examination may be taken in Japanese
or English, except for the
Japanese as a Foreign Language subject, which
is only available in Japanese only. You need
to select the examination language in accordance with the requirements of universities
which you wish to enter to. Be sure to check
with universities on what language could you
select for sitting the test before application. |
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Do
I need to state the names of universities
which I wish to apply in EJU Examination application form? |
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Unlike
previous conducted examinations, it does not
require applicants to state the names of universities
in the EJU Examination application form. |
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Is
it necessary to take EJU Examination in order to get into
the higher education institutions in Japan? |
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Each
institution of higher education in Japan is
free to decide whether to use EJU Examination for screening
international students. Check whether the
universities of your choice require you to
sit for EJU Examination. If taking EJU Examination is necessary, check
again the examination subjects and language
required by the universities. |
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Will
I be disqualified from admission to a Japanese
higher education institution if I fail to
pass in EJU Examination? |
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EJU Examination
performance is not graded in terms of “PASS”
or “FAIL”. Unlike the JLPT Test (Japanese
Language Proficiency Test) Test, EJU Examination does
not have different levels or score-based certificate.
Consequently, performance is simply evaluated
as a score and universities in Japan will
determine the level of the Japanese language
skills and basic academic abilities of international
students who are being screened for admission. |
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Is
it necessary to take EJU Examination for admission to
Japanese graduate schools? |
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Many
Japanese graduate schools have yet to decide
whether to use EJU Examination for screening international
students in their admission process of international
students. A list of graduate schools which
have expressed their intention to use EJU
Examination for screening international students is listed
in the website of JASSO (http://www.jasso.go.jp/eju/gradu_e.html).
For application to other graduate schools
which are not listed in the list, please contact
the schools directly. |
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EJU
Examination is held twice annually, can I take this test
as many times as possible? |
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Yes,
you may take the test as many times as you
like. However, only one result of EJU Examination would
be used by universities or other institutions
of higher education which you apply for admission.
Upon receiving request from the Japanese universities
or other institutions of higher education,
JASSO would provide the scores of an examinee
for the last four examinations held; each
school however decides which result of EJU
Examination would be used for their new intake of international
students. Therefore, before the application
of EJU Examination, be sure to check the necessary information
with the schools. |
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What
is the answering method of EJU Examination? |
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Multiple
choice and written answers for Japanese as a Foreign Language and multiple choice only
for other basic academic subjects. |
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How
are the General Examination for Foreign Students
(GEFS) and EJU Examination related? |
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EJU
Examination replaces the GEFS, which was abolished as
of December 2001. |
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How
are the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
(JLPT) and EJU Examination related? |
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The
JLPT Test will continue to be administered
once a year as to evaluate and assess one’s
knowledge in general Japanese language skills.
JASSO will no longer report the test results
of JLPT to universities and other higher education
institutions, except for the case of persons
who take the JLPT Test at a city where EJU Examination
is not conducted, in this situation, JASSO
will continue to submit the JLPT Test score
report to the institutions in Japan for admission
process for those particular students. In
other words, JLPT Test would be excluded from
the required subjects for international students'
admission to higher education institutions
in Japan. |
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What
are the differences between the subject of
Japanese as a Foreign Language in EJU Examination and
JLPT Test? |
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The
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
is used to evaluate the general aptitude in
Japanese, focusing on such linguistic knowledge
as characters, vocabulary and grammar. In
contrast, the Japanese as a Foreign Language
in EJU Examination is designed to measure the Japanese
skills needed to study at Japanese universities
and other schools, and therefore emphasizes
skills over linguistic knowledge.
The Japanese as a Foreign Language in EJU Examination
does not include questions on characters,
vocabulary or grammar, and is instead mostly
composed of listening comprehension and listening-reading
comprehension questions, with a writing section
as well. |
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How
does EJU Examination apply to the postsecondary courses
offered by the professional training colleges? |
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The
Japanese Ministry of Justice recognizes that
scores of 200 points or higher on the Japanese
as a Foreign Language of EJU Examination [the total scores
in Listening Comprehension, Listening Reading
Comprehension and Reading Comprehension] as
being equivalent to passing JLPT Level 1 or
2. |
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