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An Analysis of Taiwanese College Students' Part- Time Job Experience, Career Orientation, and English Learning


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The study aimed to investigate Taiwanese college students' part-time job experience, career orientation, and English learning. Participants were 91 students in 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 learning. All available data were processed by SPSS. Findings showed strong relationships did exist among the variables. It was suggested that, on one hand, parents and teachers hold positive attitude toward students' part-time working, on the other hand, students should keep a good balance of studying and working and try to decrease English learning anxiety for better performance.

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Part-Time Job, Career Orientation, English Learning.
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Yen-Ju Hou
Shu Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, Taiwan, Taiwan, Province of China

Abstract


The study aimed to investigate Taiwanese college students' part-time job experience, career orientation, and English learning. Participants were 91 students in 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 learning. All available data were processed by SPSS. Findings showed strong relationships did exist among the variables. It was suggested that, on one hand, parents and teachers hold positive attitude toward students' part-time working, on the other hand, students should keep a good balance of studying and working and try to decrease English learning anxiety for better performance.

Keywords


Part-Time Job, Career Orientation, English Learning.

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