2014 JLPT Test Site Information – Fayetteville, AR Test Date: Sunday, December 7, 2014 Test Location: Kimpel Hall University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 425 Kimpel Hall Fayetteville, AR 72701 (URL) http://www.uark.edu/misc/japanlg/news/JLPT.htm Reporting Time and Test Schedule: • 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 road and public transportation, please make sure you allow for extra time to reach the test site as well as to return to your destination. Level Reporting Time N1 12:00-12:30pm N2 12:00-12:30pm Level Reporting Time N3 12:00-12:30pm N4 12:00-12:30pm N5 12:00-12:30pm Language Knowledge/Reading Listening 12:40-2:30pm 3:00-4:00pm (110min) (60min) 12:40-2:25pm 2:55-3:45pm (105min) (50min) Language Knowledge Language Knowledge (Vocabulary) (Grammar)/Reading 12:40-1:10pm 1:30-2:40pm Listening 3:05-3:45pm (30min) (70min) (40min) 12:40-1:10pm 1:30-2:30pm 2:55-3:30pm (30min) (60min) (35min) 12:40-1:05pm 1:25-2:15pm 2:40-3:10pm (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. 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 Test Level Registration Numbers Location (Classroom #) N1 10001 - 10004 312 Kimpel Hall N2 20001 - 20010 314 Kimpel Hall N3 30001 - 30015 213 Kimpel Hall N4 40001 - 40024 210 Kimpel Hall N5 50001 - 50031 209 Kimpel Hall Administration Office 416 Kimpel 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. 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. 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. The water bottle 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 2 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 afar and have any prohibited items or a travel bag with you, you must leave your belongings with a proctor at your designated classroom during the test. 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 center are not allowed in the classroom. • 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 to University of Arkansas, Fayetteville [IMPORTANT NOTE TO DRIVE-IN VISITORS] Interstate 540 (I-540) has been renamed Interstate 49 in Arkansas (I-49) in March 2014, but some signs still name the road I-540 (instead of the correct I-49) to date. It is advisable that drive-in visitors use an electronic navigation tool to locate the test site. The nearest airport to the University of Arkansas is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (Airport Code: XNA). We strongly urge fly-in examinees to use the airport code (XNA) in flight reservation to avoid arriving at the wrong airport (there are other airports in the U.S. with similar airport names). Yahoo! Maps describes the way from XNA to the University of Arkansas as follows: - Start at AIRPORT BLVD, BENTONVILLE going toward REGIONAL AVE - go 1.5 mi - Turn Left on HEALING SPRINGS RD (AR-264) - go 3.8 mi - Turn Right to follow AR-264 - go 0.4 mi - Turn Left on AR-264 - go 4.6 mi - Turn Right to take ramp onto I-49 S - go 10.8 mi - Take the FORT SMITH Left exit onto I-49 S - go 0.8 mi - Take exit #66/AR-112 - go 0.3 mi - Turn Right on N GARLAND AVE (AR-112) - go 2.6 mi - Turn Left on W MAPLE ST - go 0.4 mi - Turn Right on N ARKANSAS AVE - go 0.1 mi - Arrive at UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, on the Right Drive-in visitors from the north of the University should use I-49 South. Take Exit 62 3 (Farmington/Univ. of Ark.), turn left on Sixth Street and keep going for slightly less than a mile. You will find the University of Arkansas Campus on Razorback Road. Drive-in visitors from the south of the University should use I-49 North. Take Exit 62 (Farmington/Univ. of Ark.), turn right on Sixth Street and keep going for slightly less than a mile. You will find the University of Arkansas Campus on Razorback Road. Harmon Avenue Parking Garage We advise all examinees to park their vehicles at the Harmon Avenue Parking Garage. Kimpel Hall (where the test will be conducted) is within a 5-minute walk from the Parking Garage. Please refer to the University of Arkansas Campus Map for directions to the buildings. Helpful QR Codes and Web Sites Map: Harmon Avenue Parking Garage University of Arkansas Campus Map JLPT Fayetteville, AR, Test Site Information http://campusmaps.uark.edu/ http://www.uark.edu/misc/ japanlg/news/JLPT.htm Contact: Please direct all questions and inquiries to: American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) Tel: (303) 492-5487 E-mail: [email protected] 4