Inside an examination room of the Vietnamese-language proficiency test. (Photo: VNA) President of this year’s jury Fujino Masayoshi said althoughthe COVID-19 pandemic has just subsided in Japan, the number of candidates grewby 254 people from last year and by 115 percent from 2017 when the first edition tookplace.
They are pupils, students, and company staff from acrossJapan, with the oldest being 77 and the youngest 11, Fujino added.
He said most of them took the exam for work-relatedpurposes, and the number of those doing so for other purposes such as to know more about Vietnam and interest in learning in the language hasincreased significantly.
Dr Dinh Sy Dien, a member of the jury and the one making theexam questionnaire, said the difficulty level of the annual test over the years hasbeen relatively equal and its scope revolves around Vietnam’s practical business,culture, and life issues.
Japanese candidates queue up to complete the registration procedure. (Photo: VNA) The rate of participants passing the exam increased from16.7 percent in 2017 to 29.8 percent in 2018, and 57.6 percent last year.
JCFL Rector Ise Yoji saidthe growing Vietnam-Japan ties across all fields in recent years has resultedin higher demand for learning the Vietnamese language among Japanese even during the COVID-19./.
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