Offering Special Program on Foreign Language (SPFL)-Nihongo at Glan School of Arts and Trades: A Feasibility Study

This study explores the feasibility of offering a Special Program on Foreign Language (SPFL) – Nihongo at Glan School of Arts and Trades (GSAT) situated in Glan, Sarangani Province. It used information on the market and technical capabilities along with management systems and financial considerations to determine Nihongo teaching viability at GSAT. The available data confirms the absence of foreign language programs within secondary schools in the Division of Sarangani. Establishing SPFL-Nihongo at GSAT gives the school a regional leadership role through which students can access the global market using the Nihongo language. Descriptive design was used to gather survey data from two selected groups: 210 Grade 8 learners and 100 parents. Also, Key Informant Interview (KII) was conducted with ten parents, whose insights were sources of qualitative data. Learners and parents strongly showed interest in Nihongo language learning to create future employment possibilities in tourism services and international workplaces. The study results demonstrated that SPFL–Nihongo served as a feasible and strategically advantageous and recommended multi-cultural sector collaboration, blended instruction, and community involvement to attain the best results.