Is it possible to learn enough Japanese in maybe 3 or 4 years? I just want to know, 'cause I want to work in Japan after college. .I'm thinking of taking lessons, but I just want to make sure that its gonna be enough. Please do consider answering. thank you so much for your time. ^^ I'm Filipino, but I grew up speaking a lot of English. .
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short answer, no. studying on and off for six years, speaking it almost every day for the last 4 and keeping the next test in my sights, i got to JLPT1 on my own. the average language course gives you about 40-45 (up to 90 or more) contact hours a year. japanese needs about 2-3 times the amount of study time to reach a comparative skill level in an easy language (native english speaker studying spanish for example). also total skill (speaking, reading, writing) is more difficult to attain in japanese. this page: http://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/content.html shows the criteria for study. the lowest qualification, currently level 4, suggests 150 hours of study. that said it totally depends on what kind of work you want to do. going there and teaching english for a couple of years (no japanese skill necessary) while studying before moving on to a 'real' job might be a good idea. if you want to work full-time in a japanese company then your first goal would be JLPT1, then JETRO (over 700) then the kanji test the japanese take (level 3 or 4 or better). the last advice is given considering total skill basically equivalent to a native japanese. otherwise an elementary course during the year before you come and easing into a more and more japanese orientated work environment while studying a lot should be fine as well.
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Yes, but you will learn more when you actually go to Japan than you do here unless you make some Japanese environment for yourself. I learned Japanese in a short time with immersion. So try doing the same thing for yourself.
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4/5 years is more than enough! some people just go to language school and become fluent in 1-2 years try http://www.japaneseclass.jp the site is new, still building social community, it can be more fun in the future. in there you can learn Japanese for free Learn Japanese Practice, improve and enrich your vocabulary and kanji Motivate yourself from the EXP you earned and get ranked among others Organize your learning - don't get stuck, learn Japanese level by level. know where to begin and where to continue Watch Japanese videos, while you can also enrich your vocabulary and kanji by taking the practice tests from the vocabulary list of each video.
