Research on the Impact of Extracurricular Activities on Academic Achievement of Students: A Case of Students Majoring in the Japanese Language of FPT University

Abstract

Extra-curricular activities have brought a lot of positive effects not only on students' academic results but also on soft skills that are applicable in real society. These positive effects mostly serve the common goal of providing better academic achievement and training students with the necessary skills before graduating from university. A clear mind and enduring health to persevere, make efforts with learning more or less well trained from extra-curricular activities, especially sports activities. These results are drawn from the analysis of the documents and the survey results from university students majoring in the Japanese Language of FPT. Some effective solutions are also mentioned to solve the problem in the most basic way.