Japanese language education in Qatar

Japanese language education in Qatar is not very widespread. A 2006 survey by the Japan Foundation found only 2 institutions in Qatar teaching the language, with 3 teachers and 187 students.[1] However, the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa, has taken a personal interest in seeing Japanese language teaching in his country expanded; as a result, the chairman of Qatar Telecom, began working with the Japanese embassy to get a native teacher supplied to the Al Bayan Educational Complex for Girls in Al Dafna. 41 secondary students, 48 preparatory students, and 75 primary students enrolled in the course.[2] Qatar's Ministry of Education also runs a language school which offers instruction in Japanese; it enrolled 20 students. No university offered the language as of 2006.[1] Neither the Japanese Language Proficiency Test nor JETRO's Business Japanese Test were held in Qatar as of 2006.[3][4]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2006年海外日本語教育機関調査結果: カタール (Results of the 2006 survey of overseas Japanese language educational institutions: Qatar)" (in Japanese). Japan Foundation. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Japanese school for Qatar children". Gulf Times. 2006-12-27. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  3. ↑ "Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2006: Summary of the Results" (PDF). Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, The Japan Foundation. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  4. ↑ "13th JLRT (2006): A Summary Report" (PDF). Japan External Trade Organization. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-01.

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