Japanese language education in Thailand

Japanese language education in Thailand formally dates back to the 1960s, when Thai universities began to establish Japanese language courses. A 2006 survey by the Japan Foundation found 1,153 teachers teaching the language to 71,083 students at 385 institutions; the number of students increased by 29.5% compared to the 2003 survey.[1][2]

Standardised testing
JLPT examinees in Thailand
Year City Examinees by Level
L1 L2 L3 L4 Total
2009[3] Bangkok 958 2,993 4,591 4,952 13,494
Chiang Mai 65 315 597 964 1,941
Songkla 4 35 78 261 378
Khon Kaen 12 129 379 435 955
Total 1,039 3,472 5,645 6,612 16,768
2008[4] Bangkok 754 2,704 4,356 5,037 12,851
Chiang Mai 64 239 639 910 1,852
Songkla 1 18 80 220 319
Khon Kaen 8 94 316 406 824
Total 827 3,055 5,391 6,573 15,846
2006[5] Bangkok 700 1949 3100 3900 9649
Chiang Mai 52 202 628 1021 1794
Songkhla 4 37 89 291 463
2005[6] Bangkok 633 1616 2416 3456 8121
Chiang Mai 56 164 409 1120 1749
Songkhla 7 41 122 293 463
2004[7] Bangkok 434 1280 1940 2719 6373
Chiang Mai 35 170 333 798 1336
Songkhla 2 33 94 180 309
2003[8] Bangkok 380 1188 1773 2735 6076
Chiang Mai 27 151 273 746 1197
2002 Bangkok Data missing
Chiang Mai Data missing
2001[9] Bangkok 211 681 1198 1774 3864
Chiang Mai 18 61 157 303 539
2000[10] Bangkok 194 696 960 1338 3188
Chiang Mai 15 70 130 238 453
1999[11] Bangkok 152 544 811 1174 2681
Chiang Mai 24 45 120 205 394
1998[11] Bangkok - - - - 2175
Chiang Mai - - - - 289


The Japanese Language Proficiency Test is offered in three cities in Thailand; at first, it was just offered in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, but an additional test site was added in Songkhla in 2003.[8] The Level 4 examination, aimed at beginning students with 150 contact hours of construction, is the most widely attempted; numbers of examinees decrease at higher levels. The number of examinees nearly quintupled between 1998 and 2006.[11][5] Bangkok is the only city in Southeast Asia in which JETRO's Business Japanese Proficiency Test is offered. In 2006, 232 candidates attempted the examination; their performance, measured by the proportion of examinees who were assessed as having each of the six possible levels of business Japanese proficiency, was similar to the average for examinees in all countries outside Japan. Thai students formed 13% of all candidates attempting the examination outside Japan.[12]

gollark: It's not *hard*.
gollark: Just. Send. A. Table.
gollark: What?
gollark: The concepts are the problem, not the language.Except with stupid languages.
gollark: Quite.

See also

References
  1. "2003年海外日本語教育機関調査結果: タイ (Results of the 2003 survey of overseas Japanese language educational institutions: Thailand)". The Japan Foundation. 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  2. "2006年海外日本語教育機関調査結果: タイ (Results of the 2003 survey of overseas Japanese language educational institutions: Thailand)". The Japan Foundation. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  3. "Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2009: Summary of the Results" (PDF). Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, The Japan Foundation. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  4. "Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2008: Summary of the Results". Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, The Japan Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  5. "Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2006: Summary of the Results" (PDF). Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, The Japan Foundation. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  6. "Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2005: Summary of the Results" (PDF). Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, The Japan Foundation. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  7. "Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2004: Summary of the Results" (PDF). Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, The Japan Foundation. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-08-27. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  8. "Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2003: Summary of the Results" (PDF). Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, The Japan Foundation. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-11-17. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  9. "The 2001 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Number of Examinees by Sites". The Japan Foundation. 2002-02-14. Archived from the original on 2003-04-07. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  10. "The 2000 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Number of Examinees by Sites". The Japan Foundation. 2001-02-07. Archived from the original on 2003-04-07. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  11. "The 1999 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Number of Examinees by Sites". The Japan Foundation. 2000-02-07. Archived from the original on 2000-10-18. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  12. "13th JLRT (2006): A Summary Report" (PDF). Japan External Trade Organization. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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