2013 JLPT Vital Information – Ann Arbor Test Site

Test Date: Sunday, December 1, 2013

Test Location: Mason Hall, 1st and 2nd Floor Classrooms , Ann Arbor, Central Campus 419 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1027 ※Please use the Diag (courtyard) entrance on the east side of the building.

Test Time: • Please arrive at the test site during the scheduled reporting time. Upon arriving at the test site, report to your assigned classroom. You must present your admission voucher and proper photo identification to a proctor in order to be allowed into the classroom. • Since the test takes place during winter, when severe weather could affect roads and public transportation, please make sure you allow extra time to reach the test site as well as to return home.

Level Reporting Time Language Knowledge/Reading Listening 1:10 - 3:00pm 3:30 - 4:30pm N1 12:30pm - 1:00pm (110min) (60min) 1:10 - 2:55pm 3:25 - 4:15pm N2 12:30pm - 1:00pm (105min) (50min)

Language Knowledge Language Knowledge Level Reporting Time Listening (Vocabulary) (Grammar)/Reading 1:10 - 1:40pm 2:05 - 3:15pm 3:40 - 4:25pm N3 12:30pm - 1:00pm (30min) (70min) (45min) 1:10 - 1:40pm 2:05 - 3:05pm 3:30 - 4:10pm N4 12:30pm - 1:00pm (30min) (60min) (40min) 1:10 - 1:35pm 2:00 - 2:50pm 3:15 - 3:45pm N5 12:30pm - 1:00pm (25min) (50min) (30min) Note: There will be a short break between sections. The schedule above is subject to change in the event of any unexpected situation at the test site.

Test schedule for test taker(s) with special arrangements are as follows:

Examinee No Reporting Time/ID Check Test Start/End Time Bldg./ Room No.

20101 12:30 - 12:50pm 1:00pm – 4:55pm 1436 Mason Hall 30019 12:30 - 12:50pm 1:00pm – 3:35pm 2462 Mason Hall 30084 12:30 - 12:50pm 1:00pm – 5:00pm 2448 Mason Hall

Room Assignment: • Your room assignment is based on the last 5 digits of your registration number, which is printed on your admission voucher. • Room assignments are subject to change on the test day. In case there is a room change, a notice will be posted.

1 Level Registration Number Bldg./ Room No.

10001 – 10040 2306 Mason Hall N1 10041 – 10062 2330 Mason Hall 20001 – 20035 1427 Mason Hall

N2 20036 – 20060 1437 Mason Hall 20061 – 20101 1449 Mason Hall (Except 20101) 30001 – 30019 2407 Mason Hall (Except 30019) 30020 – 30024 2407 Mason Hall 30025 – 30044 2427 Mason Hall N3 30045 – 30064 2437 Mason Hall 30065 – 20085 2449 Mason Hall (Except 30084) 30086 – 30105 2455 Mason Hall 40001 – 40020 1469 Mason Hall N4 40021 – 40035 1460 Mason Hall 40036 – 40051 1448 Mason Hall 50001 – 50024 2336 Mason Hall N5 50025 – 50044 2325 Mason Hall Administration Office 2401 Mason Hall Luggage Check Room G463 Mason Hall

What to Bring to the Test Site: You MUST bring the following items to the test site. 1. Your admission voucher. 2. A valid form of photo ID. Copies will not be accepted. ♦ Acceptable forms of official identification include driver’s license, passport, or student ID. Social security cards, credit or ATM cards, and retail credit cards are not acceptable. ♦ The name on your voucher must match the name on the official ID that you bring to the test center. ♦ It is your responsibility to ensure that your official ID is valid and available on the day of the test. ♦ ID checks are strictly enforced. If you arrive at the test center without a valid ID, you will not be permitted to take the test and you will be considered absent. 3. Several sharpened No. 2 or HB pencils and an eraser for multiple-choice answer sheets. Pencils and erasers will not be supplied at the test center. Mechanical pencils and pens are NOT permitted. 4. An analog watch (We do not provide a clock in the classroom). Do NOT bring a watch that beeps. Digital watches are not allowed. You cannot use your cell phone as a timepiece.

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Prohibited Materials: Do Not Bring the Following Items to the Test Site: 1. Electronic devices or media such as PDAs, pagers, computers, recording devices, etc. 2. A watch that beeps or has an alarm. 3. Handwritten or printed materials. 4. Food or drinks, except water in a clear bottle with no label and with a secure lid. Water bottles must be stored in your bag under your seat, not on your desk, during the test. 5. Cell phones: All cell phones must be completely turned off and stored during the test. If your phone makes any noise for whatever reason, including incoming calls, vibrate mode, accidents, etc., we will void your test score and you will not receive a score for the test.

Note: If you are traveling from a distance and have any prohibited items or a travel bag with you, you must leave your belongings in the Luggage Check Room (Room G463 Mason Hall) during the test. This room is monitored by test administration staff. Your personal bag should be kept under your seat and should not block any walkways.

General Testing Guidelines: • Dress so that you can adapt to any room temperature. • Guests who accompany you to the test site are not allowed onto the test classroom floors and must remain in the lobby area on the ground floor. Children under the age of 12 may be escorted to their exam room by test administration staff; please go to the Information Desk in the lobby to request an escort. • You are not allowed to leave the test room until a proctor dismisses you. If you get sick during the test and must leave the room, you must notify the proctor so that the proctor can accompany you out of the room.

Directions and Parking: Please see the map of the Central Campus on the next page with relevant locations highlighted in red. Mason Hall is a part of a large building complex, together with , Tisch Hall, and Haven Hall, located on the east side of South State Street between North University Ave. and South University Ave., just north of the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The northeast corner of this complex is designated as Mason Hall. Please go around to the east side of the building and use the entrance facing the Diag (the central courtyard) marked on the map as “Enter Here”; there will be signs around the building indicating the correct entrance.

Free parking on Sunday is usually available at the Maynard Street city parking structure (324 Maynard Street, between Liberty and William Streets) and in the Thayer Street U-M Staff parking structure (Thayer Street between East Washington Street and North University Avenue). ($5 event parking may be charged in the Thayer structure if there are other campus events.) Limited metered street parking spaces are also available on nearby city streets.

For those using the U-M Blue shuttle bus or the AATA (city) bus, the nearest bus stop is the , which is on the corner of South State Street and South University Ave. Walk north past the Museum of Art and then east along Tisch Hall to get to the Diag entrance of Mason Hall. Please note that bus services may be operating on a reduced schedule due to the holiday 3 weekend.

Please see the JLPT page on the U-M Center for Japanese Studies website at www.ii.umich.edu/cjs/academics/jlpt for the following information and details: • PDF map of central campus with Mason Hall and entrance • PDF map of nearby parking structures and metered street parking locations • Driving directions to U-M Ann Arbor Central Campus • Links to bus service websites (U-M Shuttle and AATA)

CONTACT: Please direct all questions and inquiries to: American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) Tel: (303) 492-5487 E-mail: [email protected]

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