The Relationship Among Undergraduate Tourism Students’ Attitudes Towards English, Internship Experiences and Their Intention to Make A Career in Tourism
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https://doi.org/10.21325/jotags.2020.600Keywords:
Students in tourism departments, Attitudes towards English, Career in tourismAbstract
This study which is conducted as a survey research aims to investigate the relationship among the undergraduate tourism students’ attitudes towards English, internship experiences and their intention to make a career in tourism. The study also included the relationship between the demographic characteristics of the participants with the variables. The data of the study were obtained from 373 students studying at the School of Tourism and Hotel Management at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University Data were analyzed by Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results indicate that students who have voluntarily chosen their department, have positive opinion about the business where they did their internship, enjoy English and have positive attitudes towards the English learning activities outside the classroom tend to make a career in the tourism sector.
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