Results from people who have taken the test, published with their permission. Recordings are not published. Each aspect is rated on a six-step scale from A to F. Press a rating to light up the part of the notes behind it.
Mélissa answered every question, from the prepared topics through the interactive scenarios, without breaking off. Speaking speed is steady and responses start quickly, so the listener is rarely kept waiting. She can describe her work and the flow of a day at her previous job in time order, and she has the vocabulary needed for design work. The weaker area is adjusting her language to the listener, where humble forms do not always come out.
Travis can get the main point across when talking about his own work and explaining how work gets done. His explanation of what a new hire should learn first was given in a clear order, and on the opinion question he chose written communication and supported it with a reason. Work vocabulary fits the setting, and connectors such as 例えば and もし〜場合は are used. The weaker area is interaction with another person, where polite forms are not yet stable.
Daisy can convey the content of her work in polite Japanese using short, connected sentences. When explaining a process, she marks the order with first, next and finally, and covers the key points of the job. Answers are short throughout, typically with a single reason or example.
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Getting the message across
Whether what they mean lands with the listener first time
Use of keigo
Whether the level of politeness fits the situation
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Whether hesitation and restarts make the listener work harder
Range of vocabulary
Whether they can rephrase, or lean on the same few words
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