Keep Japanese A Level

My son, Y7, has recently taken the difficult decision of choosing his language options. After nearly a year of immersion of 2 modern languages and having the option of 5 to choose from he has decided to follow his real interest and passion in Japanese. He loves the challenge and the culture and was disappointed to hear that the opportunity to extend his learning into A level is now under threat. Please give students the opportunity to embrace a range of languages and not just those that have been earmarked as future majority languages. It's essential that we create a population that can embrace and follow their interests and build productive working and cultural relationships with many global nations.

Keep Japanese.

Is economical profit for examination boards more important than the education of British citizens? Quoting an American journalist: “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”

I personally love Japanese culture and have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to learn the language. In my opinion, it would be an incredible shame to deprive future generations of learning this beautiful language, as I believe it gives our young people a chance to not only widen their minds by learning a new language, but also to learn of new cultures and ways of life on the other side of the Earth! It would be a real shame to lose Japanese as a language learning opportunity in the UK, as not only does it enable the minds of its students to open and grow, but, due to its rarity as a subject, it does (and rightly so) receive a second glance when listed on a CV or application form, as it is indeed an incredibly interesting option and subsequently represents an interesting individual that stands out from the crowd.

If you learn the Japanese language, you would end up learning about healthy diet. I'm sure it will help lots of people tackle obisety problem, which would help them reduce NHS cost, I would imagine!

I support the retention of Japanese A level.

Thanks, Ian. I wrote this: Japanese is not very easy, but it is not very difficult either, and appeals to language learners who want to learn an "exotic" language, which in fact opens up incredible personal, academic and professional chances. As the diagram on the right says, Japanese is also an excellent language for people with different learning abilites (aka dyslexia). Although characters are used, learners can first easily master the totally transparent, exception-free and beautiful phonetic writing system of Japanese. Grammar is not difficult, and it has easy verb declensions. Japanese is clearly a fascinating, vital language for culture, business and pleasure. Through learning Japanese, we also notice the efforts of countless Japanese to learn English which helps us to realize the unlocked potential inside all of us. The Japanese language most definitely should be taught at A Level.

It is really important that students living in the UK are able to study for qualifications in a range of foreign languages.

Has the great dumbdown invaded the UK from the US? Please do not go this path for if you do, it's at your own peril. I would suggest heartily that you take to heart the comments of what others here have to say if you please.

It's so important to keep Japanese in our secondary schools! There are still incredibly strong links between the UK and Japan, and scrapping Japanese language education at this level is incredibly detrimental to our nations' relationship. It also gives children the chance to study a diverse and interesting culture rarely covered in UK schools.

It is extremely important to promote a variety of language choices , as language is a big asset to any nation. Please continue Japanese A Level exam.

This exam simply *must* be kept. It is vital to maintaining Britain's links with Japan in so many areas: commerce, technology. government, academia etc.

Keep Japanese A Level !

Please keep Japanese A level, it's important for personal reason as much as for those who heritage the language.

Students in the UK should have good opportunity to learn japanese language and its culture.

Keep Japanese A Level !

Do hope Japanese language will be remained as a part of GCSE and A Level exams.

I hope sincerely that the Japanese test of British secondary education is carried out in the future, from Tokyo, JAPAN. ( Watakushi wa England chuto kyoiku gaikokugo shiken ni oite, kongo mo Nihongo kamoku ga hikitsuzuki jisshi sareru koto wo Nihon Tokyo yori kokoro yori kinen shite orimasu.)

I hope sincerely that the Japanese test of British secondary education is carried out in the future, from Tokyo, JAPAN. ( Watakushi wa England chuto kyoiku gaikokugo shiken ni oite, kongo mo Nihongo kamoku ga hikitsuzuki jisshi sareru koto wo Nihon Tokyo yori kokoro yori kinen shite orimasu.)

The study of this language is broadening people's mind and opportunities. It allows Westeners to have more than glimpse in a marvellous culture.