College EFL Learners' Target Language Use in Simulated Job Interviews
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The present study explores the ways in which Koreancollege EFL learners shape their talk in self-introductions in simulatedjob interviews. Drawing on both discourse and linguistic analysis ofthe data, this study examines EFL learners' self-introduction talk intheir target language. Both the content and linguistic aspects of theirlanguage use were examined in detail based on the evaluations of theinterviews by a professional interviewer. The results show that themajority of the interviewees were not chosen as probable candidatesfor employment by the evaluator. The data analysis identify severallinguistic and discourse patterns exhibited by the participants thatcould have possibly contributed to the unsuccessful outcome of theirself-introductions. The results of the data analysis indicate that theparticipating students were having difficulties in the aspects of interms of both language and contents of their self-introductions. Detailedanalysis focusing on the participants challenges and difficulties arepresented with some implications for teaching practical job interviewskills to college students.
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The present study explores the ways in which Koreancollege EFL learners shape their talk in self-introductions in simulatedjob interviews. Drawing on both discourse and linguistic analysis ofthe data, this study examines EFL learners' self-introduction talk intheir target language. Both the content and linguistic aspects of theirlanguage use were examined in detail based on the evaluations of theinterviews by a professional interviewer. The results show that themajority of the interviewees were not chosen as probable candidatesfor employment by the evaluator. The data analysis identify severallinguistic and discourse patterns exhibited by the participants thatcould have possibly contributed to the unsuccessful outcome of theirself-introductions. The results of the data analysis indicate that theparticipating students were having difficulties in the aspects of interms of both language and contents of their self-introductions. Detailedanalysis focusing on the participants challenges and difficulties arepresented with some implications for teaching practical job interviewskills to college students.
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