TTLV: The current state of Vietnamese language learning among the Japanese community in Vietnam

1. Student's full name: HIDETOMO IKEDA

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: May 21, 1971

4. Place of birth: 3 Hachiman, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

5. Decision No. 3739/QD-XHNV dated November 9, 2016, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing postgraduate students.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: The current state of Vietnamese language learning among the Japanese community in Vietnam

8. Major: Vietnamese Studies

9. Code: 60220113

10. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuan, Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

11. Summary of the thesis results:

Thanks to the preferential policies of the Vietnamese government, the trend of Japanese companies investing in Vietnam is becoming increasingly strong. Following this wave of investment in Vietnam, the number of Japanese people residing in Vietnam is also growing.

This thesis provides a preliminary analysis of the formation, development, characteristics, and current state of language use among the Japanese community in Vietnam. It specifically describes the Vietnamese language proficiency of this community and the benefits that this proficiency brings to their work, life, and integration in Vietnam.

Through surveys and descriptions of the current state of Vietnamese language use and proficiency within this community, this thesis analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of learning and using Vietnamese for the Japanese community in Vietnam.

12. Practical applications:

This thesis proposes several measures to overcome difficulties and obstacles in order to improve the effectiveness of learning and using the Vietnamese language among the Japanese community in Vietnam.

13. Future research directions:

14. Published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: HIDETOMO IKEDA 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: 21^stMay 1971 4. Place of birth: Japan

5. Admission decision number: 3739 /QD-XHNV Dated: 9^thNovember 2016

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: The reality of learning Vietnamese of the Japanese community in Vietnam

8. Major: Vietnamese Studies 9. Code: 60220113

10. Supervisors: Dr Nguyen Thi Thuan, Faculty of Vietnamese studies and Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Because of the preferential policies of the Vietnamese government, Japanese companies' investment in Vietnam has become more and more powerful. According to the first wave of investment into Vietnam, the number of Japanese people staying in Vietnam is increasing.

The thesis preliminarily analyzes the process of formation, development, characteristics as well as the reality of using the language of the Japanese community in Vietnam. The thesis describes the Vietnamese's ability of this community in detail and the benefits that this ability brings in terms of work, life and integration of the Japanese community in Vietnam.

Through some surveys and descriptions of the current situation and Vietnamese language ability of this community, the thesis analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of learning and using Vietnamese language of Japanese communities in Vietnam.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis makes solution to overcome difficulties and obstacles with aim/purpose to improve effectively in learning and using Vietnamese language of the Japanese community in Vietnam.

13. Further research directions, if any:

14. Thesis-related publications: None