Self-Studying AP Japanese?

LosingCrayon
Thu, 17 Apr 2014 02:43:35 +0000

Hello I’m an 8th grader who takes private Japanese lessons. I’ve been taking them since February of 7th grade. I plan on taking the test in my senior year, but I don’t know if I’ll be ready in time. My teacher doesn’t really teach me much xP My high school doesn’t have any Japanese classes, because Japanese isn’t really commonly taught in American high schools There aren’t even really any review books for AP Japanese! No Barron’s, Princeton Review, Crash Course, etc. I’m not sure how I would carry on with this plan honestly. But I might as well try Here are some questions:


How much Kanji should you know for the exam?
How many years of experience should a non-native speaker have?
What are some good books I could use for the exam?
Will I have enough time?
At about what JLPT level should you have passed to get a 5 on the AP exam?


Thanks so much! I really appreciate it Any advice would be so helpful to me!