An Analysis of Taiwanese College Students’ Part-time Job Experiences, Career Orientations, and English Learning

This study aimed to investigate Taiwanese college students’ part-time job experience, career orientation, and English language learning. The participants were 91 students enrolled at a private university in south Taiwan. All were arranged to take a General English Proficiency Test (CEF, B1) and fill...

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Published in:The international journal of communication and linguistic studies 2014, Vol.11 (1), p.1-16
Main Author: Hou, Yen-ju
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
College students
English as a second language learning
English as a second language tests
English proficiency
Occupations
Student attitudes
Student teacher relationship
Taiwanese
Teacher attitudes
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Summary:This study aimed to investigate Taiwanese college students’ part-time job experience, career orientation, and English language learning. The participants were 91 students enrolled at a private university in south Taiwan. All were arranged to take a General English Proficiency Test (CEF, B1) and fill out a 135-item questionnaire dealing with their personal background, part-time job interest and experience, career orientation, and English proficiency. All available data was processed by SPSS. Findings showed strong relationships did exist among the variables. It was suggested that, on one hand, parents and teachers hold a positive attitude toward students working part-time, while students should keep a good balance of studying and working and try to decrease English learning anxiety for better performance.
ISSN:2327-7882
2327-8617
DOI:10.18848/2327-7882/CGP/v12i01/43629