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First Language, Second Language
Research Question: To what extent does the language of the internship influence an interns learning.
sample - people who have to have done both internships is first language and second language countries
objectives - learn in 1st language, learn in 2nd language
General Questions:
How many languages do you speak and what are they?
What two countries did you do both your internship’s in ?
Which language do you consider as your first language ?
How Fluent are you in your Second Language on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being beginner and 10 being a native speaker.
Internship in country of Second Language:
To what extend do you feel that your proficiency in your second language had changed from working in the country of your second language.
In your internship done in your second language, were there any misunderstandings caused because of language communication problems ?
Internship in country of First Language:
In your internship done in your first language, were there any misunderstandings caused because of language communication problems ?
To what extent to do you feel like there was a difference between what you learnt as a native speaker compared to a Foreign intern who did not natively speak the language.
Concluding Question:
Comparing your two internships, to what extent do you feel that language had an impact on how much you were able to learn both inside and outside the workplace?