TTLV: Current status of Vietnamese language learning of Japanese community in Vietnam

1. Student's name: HIDETOMO IKEDA

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: May 21, 1971

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

5. Decision on recognition of graduate students No. 3739 /QD-XHNV dated November 9, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: Current status of Vietnamese language learning of Japanese community in Vietnam

8. Major: Vietnam Studies

9. Code: 60220113

10. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuan, Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU

11. Summary of thesis results:

Thanks to the preferential policies of the Vietnamese government, the investment trend of Japanese companies in Vietnam is becoming stronger and stronger. Following the wave of investment in Vietnam, the number of Japanese people staying in Vietnam is increasing.

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

Through surveying and describing the current status of Vietnamese language usage and proficiency of this community, the thesis analyzes the advantages and difficulties in learning and using Vietnamese of the Japanese community in Vietnam.

12. Practical application:

The thesis proposes some measures to overcome difficulties and obstacles to improve the effectiveness of learning and using Vietnamese of the Japanese community in Vietnam.

13. Further 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^thNov 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