Students' Perceptions of an Internship Experience in China: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	He, Yunjuan; Qin, Xizhen
Titel	Students' Perceptions of an Internship Experience in China: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 50 (2017) 1, S.57-70 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12246
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Internship Programs; Foreign Countries; North Americans; Study Abroad; Educational Experience; Chinese; Language Proficiency; Second Language Learning; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Professional Development; Self Evaluation (Individuals); College Students; Oral Language; Work Environment; Supervisors; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Bildungserfahrung; China; Chinesen; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Collegestudent; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	This small-scale study reported American students' perception of the effect of their internship conducted in a study abroad program on their development of Chinese language proficiency, intercultural competence, and professional knowledge. The results indicate that a self-evaluated successful internship allows interns with intermediate-level language proficiency to have sufficient oral communication in the workplace and provides interns with major-related observation opportunities overseen (supervised) by their supervisor/coworker. Working cultural competence is an essential skill for American interns to acquire for creating and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships in professional contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01