The Faculty Board of Oriental Studies give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2007, the form of the examinations for the Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Oriental Studies Tripos will be changed as follows:
The oral examination consists of two parts of equal mark-value and all oral tests will be recorded.
(a) Listening comprehension. Candidates are asked to listen to Japanese on tape and answer questions. The aim is to test listening ability only, so questions and answers are all in English.
(b) Oral test. Candidates are asked to read a short passage from the texts that have been studied in class and are assessed on pronunciation and intonation. This will be followed by a short general conversation.