Asian Studies & the Japanese language program are offering a series of Japanese language tables on campus for students of Japanese language. This session on “Practicing your acting/speaking—Preparing for oral proficiency tests” is designed for all level of Japanese language students. Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) is a speaking proficiency test which is conducted by ACTFL, the national organization for foreign language teaching. This proficiency test is being used worldwide by academic institutions, government agencies, and private corporations to assess one’s language skill. One of the required test within the OPI is a role-play (face-to-face or telephone), just like your Pitt oral exams. In this part of test, examinees are asked to act in a given situation, and they need pursue logical conversations with the interviewer. This is a preparation and practice for such an exam. In this session:
You will observe some examples of role-play. See what kind of situations are usually given and how one might react to that situation in appropriate Japanese!
Discuss possible reactions to role play conversations & learn how you can “act and speak” with your level of Japanese to show off your fluency level to the interviewer! For example, if the situation is “You want to rent an apartment. Talk to the building manager, describe what you want. Ask 4-5 questions to find out what you need to know”, what kind of questions can you ask? How can you make your Japanese more sophisticated?
You can ask questions about registering for a real or practice OPI interview through Pitt!

This is a brain storming session for the role-play section of proficiency test such as the OPI (and also very useful for your ACT class and final oral interview). If you are interested in taking a proficiency test in the future or you just want to boost your conversation and testing skills, you do not want to miss this session!