THE ROLE OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL (NIHONGO GAKKOU) IN JAPAN TO IMPROVING JLPT
Japanese is one of the foreign languages many Indonesians study, and at least 128 million people worldwide use Japanese. The number of Indonesian students studying Japanese reached 870 thousand students. This figure makes Indonesia the second largest country to learn Japanese after China. With a close diplomatic relationship for 61 years, Indonesian students' interest in learning Japanese has increased. Generally, Japanese language students who feel that they are not sufficient to improve their Japanese language skills continue their studies at Nihongo Gakkou in Japan. In addition to improving their Japanese language skills, Indonesian students in Japan also want to improve their Japanese language skills by preparing themselves to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). The research methods used to conduct this research are the library and survey methods. The library method is carried out to obtain data and information relevant to research obtained from journals and articles on the internet. Meanwhile, a survey was conducted to obtain data on learning Japanese at Nihongo Gakkou. The study showed that learning Japanese in the Nihongo Gakkou in Japan influenced Indonesian students' JLPT results. This effect can be seen from the increase in the JLPT level, starting from a rise of 1 story, 2 classes, or even five levels when compared to before joining the learning program.
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