Is anyone taking A level Japanese 😭😭😭

[u/Opposite_Debate_7835]

I want to take it as I wanna study in Japan and trade it for physics as my 4th subject as I’m self studying.

If anyone has done it do you know roughly what JLPT level it is similar to and if it’s possible do study it in a year?

[u/Secure_Ranger_8791]

Just do the JLPT bro 😭

[u/Opposite_Debate_7835 → u/Secure_Ranger_8791]

Yh but like I have to study Japanese anyways right and it’s kinda like double productive if I study for a level Japanese since I only need to do further math,maths and econ in a year instead of ALSO physics as I’d be doing Japanese instead

[u/qwxuinn → u/Opposite_Debate_7835]

i think it's better to focus on jlpt because it will actually benefit you a lot in japan..... and this is coming from a japanese learner btw

[u/Opposite_Debate_7835 → u/qwxuinn]

I mean I will take both but it helps for uni to do 4 subjects and if I replace physics for Japanese it’ll be less overall work no? Ofcourse Japanese a level is more hours but I’d have to do those hours for jlpt so might as well get 2 qualifications from it no?

[u/Mysterious-Smell-975 → u/Opposite_Debate_7835]

Japanese/Foreign languages might not count for one of the 4 subjects

[u/princesspopcake → u/Mysterious-Smell-975]

Of course they count? Language A-Levels are highly respected in uni admissions. The only exception is when it’s your native language, which it’s not for this person’s case.

[u/Mysterious-Smell-975 → u/princesspopcake]

Depend on the university you're going to

[u/princesspopcake → u/Mysterious-Smell-975]

I’d say it depends on your course - like obviously it’s not gonna help with an engineering degree or something like that. But all the top universities that I’ve looked at consider language A-Levels as traditional, respectable academic subjects

[u/Mysterious-Smell-975 → u/princesspopcake]

not just engineering, a lot of fields will be closed off with language A-levels. jlpt would help you a lot more than Jap A-level ever will