Challenges and Gains through Internships in Japan

Autor/in	Koyama, Nobuko
Titel	Challenges and Gains through Internships in Japan
Quelle	In: Applied Language Learning, 30 (2020) 1-2, S.60-78 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-679X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Internship Programs; Study Abroad; Overseas Employment; Outcomes of Education; Second Language Learning; Japanese; Language Proficiency; Listening Comprehension; Barriers; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Student Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Auslandstätigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Japaner; Japanisch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Hörverständnis; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultureller Unterschied
Abstract	This study examined the results of a post-internship survey and a follow-up survey and interviews with 11 undergraduate students from the University of California in Davis, who worked as volunteers in a ten-week unpaid internship in Japan to examine their perceptions of the challenges and gains of working abroad. The results of the post-internship survey indicated that all students perceived that (1) the internship's most positive outcome was language gains, particularly the improvement in listening comprehension, and (2) the language barrier was the greatest challenge during their internship. The follow-up interviews and survey further revealed that students used various strategies to overcome difficulties--adjusting attitudes and perspectives when facing the language barrier and cultural differences. In addition, students strongly believed that the support system of the "senpai" (senior)-"kohai" (junior) relationships prepared and helped them to survive and thrive in the internship. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01