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受講生23 男性

試験の様子

10:50本番開始。

試験委員は、オーストラリアあるいはイギリス人男性(20代)、JNTO職員日本人男性(50代)の2名。

質問内容

(以下、J:日本人試験官、N:ネイティブ試験官、A:受験者)

A: (ドアをノックして) Good morning.

J and N: Good morning.

J: Please put your bags on this chair. (と着席の隣の椅子を指して)

A: Thank you.

J: Have a seat. How are you today?

A: I am very happy.

J: What is your name?

A: My name is ...

J: Where do you live?

A: I live in .…

J: Do you have any difficulties to get here?

A: I don’t have any problem, because I have ever been around here.

N: Suppose I am a foreign tourist and I’m interested in something about Japan. So, let me ask you a few questions about Japan.

A: Yes, please.

N: Have you ever seen sumo?

A: Yes, I have seen the last May tournament.

N: I was wondering sumo wrestlers throwing salt on the dohyo ring before fighting. What are their performances?

A: It is a purification ritual. Sumo is related with religion. So they must purify the dohyo ring.

N: Ah, purification. All right.

And I was also interested in their manners like…(と相撲の四股を踏むジェスチャーをして)

A: That is a kind of warming up before the match. Sumo fight requires huge energy. It is necessary to prepare well for sumo wrestlers.

N: I’m interested in Japanese hot spring. What hot spring resorts would you recommend?

A: There are many hot springs in Japan. Among them, I recommend you visit Kusatsu. Kusatsu is located in Gunma prefecture and it takes about one hour and a half by train from Tokyo. Kusatsu hot spring emits very high quality hot spring.

N: Are there any difference between Hakone and Kusatsu?

A: Basically, hot springs in Japan have the same style. In Kusatsu, its hot spring contains much sulfur.

N: So, sulfur is good for skin isn’t it?

A: Certainly, it is very good.

N: Do you watch Japanese TV show often? What TV show would you recommend?

A: Ah, I recommend you enjoy a series of TV show broadcasted by NHK, Nihon Hoso Kyokai. It is a story of historical events. So you may learn about Japanese history. Oh, its satellite broadcast version provides multi lingual air. (これは本当ではないでしょうね)

N: What time the show starts?

A: It starts 8:00 PM on Sunday.

N: Are Japanese people are concerned about global warming?

A: Yes, we take it very seriously. One of the causes of the global warming is carbon dioxide emission. So we take an action to save electricity particularly in summer and winter in personal and social levels.

N: Are there any meteorological indication related with the global warming?

A: I personally don’t think there are no scientific bases on the relation between the global warming and the meteorological condition. But we had heavy shower in this summer and we don’t have much snow accumulation in urban area in these years.

N: Why Meiji Restoration is important for Japan?

A: There were several points. For example, the government operation was returned to the Emperor from the Samurai government. Many modern technologies were introduced. The government established iron manufacture plant in Kyushu…(と、ここでJ試験委員が、もう終わりですとN試験委員に告げて終了。N試験委員も、そうでしたね、という感じ。)

A: Thank you very mach.

試験を終えて

ということで、試験の終わり方が突然であった。単にタイムオーバーしていたのか、はたまた、N試験委員が興味を持っていただいて、会話が弾んでついつい質問数が多くなったためか。あるいはこれ以上応答を繰り返しても無駄?と見なされていたのかどうか。ただし、試験時間は正確には把握していないが、10分以内であった。今から振り返ってみると、回答内容について、より具体的な情報を織り込むべきであったと反省している。

どちらにしても、沈黙を避けることと早い反応を心がけた。これについては、うまくこなせたと思うが、その反面、頭の中で情報を整理しないままの回答になったので、やや雑な回答となってしまったことを反省している。また、意識的にアイコンタクトや笑顔を作るようにした。これは、充分できたと思うが、ただし、J試験委員とのアイコンタクトがあまりとれなかった。

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