Vietnamese and their integration in the Czech Republic

This thesis deals with the integration of Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. Within the integration, two areas are examined in this thesis - linguistic and social. The aim of this thesis is to find out to what extent the Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic are integrated in selected dimensions into the majority of the society. This thesis is written as a part of the project No. 101/2022/S Selected aspects of integration of foreigners living in the Czech Republic and their relationship to social work. The duration of this project is set at 3 years. The fulfilment of the aim is achieved using a quantitative research strategy. A survey method with questionnaire technique is used. The research population consists of 98 respondents. The findings cannot be generalized to the entire population of the Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. The data are analysed using SASD software version 1.4.10 and SPSS software version 28.0. The significance level is set at = 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001. It is confirmed that respondents with a longer length of stay (11 years or more) evaluate the level of Czech language skills (reading and writing) negatively. On the contrary, respondents with a length of stay of 4-10 years rate their reading and writing skills as average. In the terms of social integration, the higher the respondents rate their social status in the Czech Republic and in their country of origin, the better is their knowledge of the Czech language. The rating of their knowledge of the Czech language increases when comparing their social status with the Czechs and other foreigners living in their vicinity. Better knowledge of the Czech language also increases in relation to recognition from the Czechs and feeling at home in the Czech Republic. Respondents with better knowledge of the Czech language feel more integrated into the Czech society. The statistically significant association is not confirmed for the other variables