成
30
度
2018
度
第
・
学
月編入学選抜検査
Spring Entrance Examination 2018 for 3
rdand 4
thGrade Applicants
外国語作文
英語
Foreign Language Essay (English)
成30 2018 月 日 土 実施 Saturday, February 3, 2018
Attention
．Keep your test booklet closed until you are instructed to open this booklet.
．You may freely use blank space in the booklet. Any marks in this booklet will not be scored.
．There is a separate answer sheet. All answers should be written within the space provided on
the answer sheet in English.
．You will be given 45 minutes to complete Foreign Language Essay.
．Remain silent during test time.
．Write your name and registration number on the test booklet, and write your registration
number on your answer sheet.
．No questions concerning the test content will be answered.
．Both your test booklet and your answer sheet will be collected after the test.
受検番号
Registration number
氏名 Name
東京学芸大学附属国際中等教育学校
Read the article below and answer the following question.
A record
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high 34,335 foreign students at public schools in Japan required Japanese
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language
training as of May last year, reflecting an increase in foreign workers in the country, an education
ministry survey showed June 13.
The figure as of May 1, 2016, topped the 30,000 mark for the first time since comparable data
became available in fiscal 1991. The ministry attributed the rise to a larger number of workers
entering Japan, which is seeking manpower in the runup to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and
Paralympics.
Adapted from:
“Japanese-language training hits record high.” The Japan Times ST: June 23, 2017 (http://st.japantimes.co.jp/news/?p=nm20170623)
QUESTION
Considering the issue from several different points of view, state your opinion about Japanese
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language training for foreign students in Japan. Support your opinion with reasons based on
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Registration number
成30 度 2018 度 第 ・ 学 月編入学選抜検査
Spring Entrance Examination 2018 for 3rd and 4th Grade Applicants
