Students' Perceptions of an Internship Experience in China: a Pilot Study
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Yunjuan He [1] ; Xizhen Qin [2]
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[1] University of North Georgia
University of North Georgia
Estados Unidos
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[2] University of South Florida
University of South Florida
Estados Unidos
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- Localización: Foreign language annals, ISSN 0015-718X, Vol. 50, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 57-70
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
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.
