Intercultural Communication Challenges for the Internship of Engineering Students in Japan
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https://doi.org/10.15642/sse.2024.2.1.29-44Keywords:
Intercultural communication, Communication Challenges, Intership, IndustryAbstract
Communication is very important to make it easier to carry out an activity or project. There is also an understanding between cultures that is a challenge in itself, including students who are running an internship project in a country that has language and cultural differences with their home country. One example is Japan, which is thick with distinctive customs and culture. This study took 20 samples from engineering students who were in the process of running an internship in Japan. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of difficulty and challenges faced by intercultural students in the country. According to the results of distributing questionnaires, students have a level of difficulty at a high level. The data obtained is processed using quantitative methods with calculations through tools, namely SPSS version 25. with that follow-up to prepare students who want to travel and activities in other countries to be better.
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