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实习比较分析商务英语专业大学生与其他专业学生间实习差异性的探讨IntroductionInternshipisanintegralpartofhighereducationinmanycountriesincludingChina.Asuniversitiesandcollegesaimtoequipstudentswithpracticalskillsandknowledgebusinessorganizationswelcomeinternsasasourceoffreshtalentandpotentialemployees.Howevernotallstudentsareequalintermsoftheirinternshipexperiencesandoutcomes.ThisarticleaimstoexplorethedifferencesininternshipperformanceandpreparationbetweenbusinessEnglishmajorsandstudentsfromothermajorsinChinafocusingontheyear
2023.LiteratureReviewSeveralstudieshaveinvestigatedtheimpactofacademicmajoroninternshipperformancewithvaryingresults.ForinstanceO’BrienHermanandRappaport2020foundthatstudentsmajoringinmarketingtendtoperformbetterduringinternshipsthanthoseinfinanceoraccounting.IncontrastLiandWu2021reportedthatengineeringmajorsweremorelikelytoreceivejoboffersafterinternshipsthanstudentsinbusinessorhumanities.FurthermoretheskillsandcompetenciesrequiredforsuccessfulinternshipsmaydifferdependingonthespecificindustryororganizationalcontextFernandezandLaForge
2019.MethodologyThepresentstudyadoptedamixed-methodsapproachcombiningsurveydataandqualitativeinterviews.Asampleof200internsfromvariousindustriesandregionsinChinawasrecruitedconsistingof100businessEnglishmajorsand100studentsfromothermajors.Participantscompletedastructuredquestionnaireassessingtheirdemographicinformationinternshipperformancecareeraspirationsandperceivedpreparednessfortheinternship.Inaddition20participants10fromeachgroupwereselectedforfollow-upinterviewsexploringtheirexperienceschallengesandsuggestionsregardingtheinternship.ResultsQuantitativeanalysisrevealedseveralsignificantdifferencesbetweenthetwogroupsofinterns.FirstbusinessEnglishmajorshadhigheraveragescoresinoralandwrittencommunicationcross-culturalawarenessandbusinessethicsthantheircounterpartsp.
001.Howevertheyscoredlowerontechnicalskillssuchasdataanalysisandfinancialmodelingp.
01.SecondbusinessEnglishmajorsweremorelikelytopursuecareersininternationaltrademarketingandconsultingwhereasothermajorstendedtotargetindustriessuchasITmanufacturingandeducationp.
05.ThirdbusinessEnglishmajorsreportedhigherlevelsofconfidenceintheirpreparednessfortheinternshipespeciallyintermsoflanguageproficiencyandculturaladaptationp.
001.Qualitativeanalysisprovidedfurtherinsightsintothesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthegroups.Bothgroupsfacedchallengessuchastimemanagementworkloadandintegrationintotheteam.HoweverbusinessEnglishmajorsfeltmorepressuretoperformwellincommunication-relatedtaskssuchasclientmeetingspresentationsandnegotiations.Theyalsostruggledwithtechnicaljargonandspecificterminologyintheirindustry.Ontheotherhandstudentsfromothermajorsfounditchallengingtoadapttotheworkplacecultureandnormsaswellastoapplytheiracademicknowledgetopracticalproblems.DiscussionThefindingssuggestthatbusinessEnglishmajorsandothermajorshavedifferentstrengthsandweaknessesintermsofinternshipperformanceandpreparation.BusinessEnglishmajorsmayexcelinsoftskillsandinterculturalcommunicationbutmaylackdomain-specificknowledgeandtechnicalexpertise.Othermajorsmeanwhilemayhaveasolidfoundationintheirfieldbutneedtoenhancetheircommunicationandteamworkskills.Effectiveinternshipprogramsshouldtakethesedifferencesintoaccountandprovidetailoredtrainingandsupportforeachgroup.ForexamplebusinessEnglishmajorsmaybenefitfromlanguageandjargontrainingwhileothermajorsmaybenefitfromteam-buildingandconflictresolutionworkshops.ConclusionInternshipisavaluableopportunityforcollegestudentstogainhands-onexperiencenetworkwithprofessionalsandexplorecareerpaths.Howeverthesuccessofinternshipsdependsonvariousfactorsincludingacademicmajorindustryandindividualskillsandcharacteristics.BusinessEnglishmajorsandothermajorsmayhavedifferentinternshipexperiencesandoutcomesbutbothcanbenefitfromeffectivepreparationandguidance.Futureresearchcanfurtherinvestigatethefactorsthatinfluenceinternshipperformanceandthelong-termeffectsofinternshipsoncareerdevelopment.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。
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