Problematising interculturality in international internships: A Taiwanese perspective

IF 1 4区 社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES Asian Journal of Social Science Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ajss.2023.08.002
Chiu-Hui (Vivian) Wu
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Research has promoted the value of international internships for university students as an alternative to study abroad programs. Yet, little was known about how individual identities shaped student interns’ interactions with people from other cultures. The study examines how five college students from Taiwan, who worked as interns in Singapore and Thailand prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, navigated cultural similarities and differences while personally and socially constructing their identities in relation to others. This study explored the way in which interculturality is constructed in international internships and how that can be problematic because of interns’ limited awareness of hierarchical power dynamics, cultural gender role differences, and their roles as foreigners, and interns. Additionally, findings suggest that universities that engage their students in international internships must offer a preparatory curriculum for students to explore and prepare for the cross-cultural issues that may occur in an international internship programs.

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期刊介绍: The Asian Journal of Social Science is a principal outlet for scholarly articles on Asian societies published by the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. AJSS provides a unique forum for theoretical debates and empirical analyses that move away from narrow disciplinary focus. It is committed to comparative research and articles that speak to cases beyond the traditional concerns of area and single-country studies. AJSS strongly encourages transdisciplinary analysis of contemporary and historical social change in Asia by offering a meeting space for international scholars across the social sciences, including anthropology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. AJSS also welcomes humanities-oriented articles that speak to pertinent social issues. AJSS publishes internationally peer-reviewed research articles, special thematic issues and shorter symposiums. AJSS also publishes book reviews and review essays, research notes on Asian societies, and short essays of special interest to students of the region.
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