Keep Japanese A Level

It’s important for children to learn Japanese since UK and Japan are allies.

The economy link between Japan and EU countries are super important

I truly think it is important for any children/students to have opportunities to learn different languages/cultures.

ゲーギー

日本語の教育はすごい大切です。

i am eager to learn japanese at batchelor level however it is being made slowly impossible to pursue that career and goal as japanese at gcse and a level are virtually none existant, this is wrong

It is an important global language and if UK wants international trade after Brexit it will be important.

Japan is the world's third largest economy and three decades of JET participants means the number of bicultural children who might want to study Japanese are increasing.

Please keep Japanese!

I'm heading the Japanese Language Programme at the National Unuversity of Singapore. There are around 20,000 Singaporeans who are studying Japanese every year. Losing A level will certainly affect the number of high school students who will select Japanese, which will cause the overall achievement after university as well. Great concern for us,

9 years ago Featured

I teach Japanese privately in Northamptonshire and have 4 students aiming to do GCSE next year, with 3 already looking to sit their exams the year after that. Let's reward kids for actually learning as a hobby by giving them some recognition for it!

Support our children and future

PLEASE

I lived in Japan when I was little and when I returned to the UK many people viewed Japan as strange and alien, possibly cruel. I have seen how, since its introduction to schools, so many more British people know about Japan, its language and culture because it was available at school to them or their children. Going backwards on this does not make sense. I would also like to take the japanese A level at some point in the future so I can improve my skills, learn more and have a recognised certification for my language abilities.

Dropping the language of the third largest economy in the world. Shame on thee, I'm sure one of the reasons it isn't popular currently is a lack of opportunity to learn it.

My 14 year old daughter has never really enjoyed learning the traditional languages. She started learning Japanese last year and has loved it so much took the GCSE this year and really wants to carry on with it for A level and degree level Please please keep it

I am a private Japanese tutor in the Northamptonshire area, and currently have 6 students looking to take their exams in the next year or so. It would be extremely discouraging to them if, after all their hard work, they were unable to take an exam to present their new skills.

Japanese A-Level HAS TO CONTINUE!! As I'm sure many other fellow Japanese learning pupils will agree, learning Japanese and getting a qualification in it to this standard is not only a mere grade on someone's CV - it is a life-changing experience. It is an experience that also leaves you fascinated by the Japanese culture, and can open many doorways to working in Japan in the future. Moreover, many people who study GCE Japanese self-study it, so it would be such a shame to get rid of this sort of achievement for our future generations!

I had the rare opportunity to take both GCSE and A Level Japanese at school (not private) and it provided many benefits and further opportunities for my education. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the horizon can we afford to lose such a beneficial linguistic and cultural qualification?

The link between UK-Japan is indispensable. Remember the Anglo-Japanese Alliance that was signed in 1902. Elimination of Japanese from the A Level will not only damage the link between the two nations, but most importantly deprive the younger generation of the opportunity to learn Japanese, mix with the Japanese people, and an opportunity to study in Japan, which is arguably the strongest ally in Asia.