Báo cáo thực tập tốt nghiệp ngoại ngữ skills and knowledge at an giang radio television station

VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH AN GIANG UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES FULL NAME: HUYNH MINH THU STUDENT’S CODE: DTA176185 INTERNSHIP REPORT CLASS 18TA, ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 - 2021 SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AT AN GIANG RADIO – TELEVISION STATION INSTRUCTOR: NGUYEN THI ANH GUONG An Giang – 2021 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At the beginning of this report, I'd like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of the individuals and organizations who have assisted me in my internship period at An Giang Radio – Television Station over these two months I would not have progressed in the project without their devoted guidance, assistance, cooperation, and encouragement First and foremost, I want to send my sincere appreciation to the teachers at the Foreign Language Department of An Giang University by the internship introduction On the other hand, I am hugely grateful to my instructor Ms Nguyen Thi Anh Guong, for her precious guidance and support on my report completion Second, I'm grateful for An Giang Radio – Television Station for providing me with all of the favorable conditions to complete my internship there In addition, I would like to express a thoughtful sense of gratitude to Ms Phung Thi Kim Ngoc She was dedicated to teaching, guiding, and imparting many valuable experiences during the practice period Last but not least, to all my dears friends for their advice, sharing, and support, especially all my partners in Group 2: Ms Nguyen Do Nhu Y, Ms Nguyen Thi Yen Nhu, Ms Nguyen Thi Quy Dong, Mr Ngo Quoc Thai I want to show the most consideration for my kindest friends because of all the conscientious things they have done to assist me Sincerely, Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu TABLE OF CONTENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION AIM OF THE REPORT LIST OF PICTURES AND CHARTS A DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP COMPANY I.Introduction of An Giang Radion – Television Station General information .6 History of ATV Organization of ATV ATV’s Programs II Introduction about Satellite Team 10 Overview about Satellite Team 10 The ST’s work description 10 B THE INTERNSHIP WORK .13 I Internship activities 13 II Internship summary .16 Advantages 16 Disadvantages .17 Solution .18 III What I have learned from probation process at ATV 19 C RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION 20 I Recommendation 20 Recommendation for AGU and FFL .20 Recommendation for An Giang Radio – Television Station 20 II Conclusion 21 REFERENCES .22 FEEDBACK OF TEACHER 23 Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu INTRODUCTION Internship is an indispensable part of any senior's education because they enable them to gain experience in a working environment outside of the classroom The internship, on the other hand, will provide opportunities for seniors to begin developing a sense of independence, self-awareness about their jobs, and updating new knowledge about the career they are pursuing Translation is a rapidly growing industry during this time of integration After completing my studies at An Giang University, one of my ambitions is to work as an interpreter Therefore, the internship opportunity I had with Satellite Team in An Giang Radio – Television Station was a great chance for learning and cultivating my professional knowledge This is a report which expresses the outcomes of two-month of probation It reflects what I accomplished during training time, how I applied what I gained during years at AGU in a practical working environment, and what I have learned from the probation process at ATV Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu AIM OF THE REPORT The purpose of this report is to summarize the outcomes of my two-month practicum To illustrate, this report will present the following contents: Firstly, general information of An Giang Radio – Television Station where I went through a memorable internship with many precious experiences Secondly, a description of internship activities Lastly, the advantages and challenges I've faced along with the accomplishments I've made, as well as some notions for An Giang Radio-Television Station, An Giang University, Faculty of Foreign Languages I hope that my recommendations which are based on my personal experiences, English majors at AGU will have far more insight to evaluate and select their internship places Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu LIST OF PICTURES AND CHARTS Chart 1: ATV’s Organization Picture1: An Giang Radio – Television Station Picture 2: ATV website Picture 3: “Tiep buoc den truong” program on ATV channel Picture 4: Satellite Team’s deparment Picture 5: Facilities of Satellite Team Picture 6: Get news from international channel Picture 7: Technical processing area Picture 8: My group’s translation and Ms Ngoc feedback Picture 9: My personal translation and Ms Ngoc assessment Picture 10: Recording at ATV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ATV: An Giang Radio – Television Station ST: Satellite Team AGU: An Giang University FFL: Faculty of Foreign Languages Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu A DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP COMPANY I Introduction about An Giang Radio – Television Station General information Picture 1: An Giang Radio – Television Station - Address: 852 Tran Hung Dao Street, Binh Khanh Ward, Long Xuyen City, An Giang province, Viet Nam - Tel: (0296)3 852 342 - Fax: (0296)3 857 043 -Website: http://atv.org.vn - Email: daiptth@angiang.gov.vn Picture 2: ATV website Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu ATV has become more accustomed than ever to the citizens of An Giang after a long period of establishment and progression The channel has consistently delivered outstanding television programs as well as the most up-to-date and high-quality mass media to audiences History of ATV 43 years ago, at am on September 2, 1977, the first radio program of An Giang Radio was officially broadcast, marking a significant turning point in the An Giang radio and television industry Until August 19, 1998, ATV officially broadcast television on channel 36 UHF ATV is now actively evolving with new equipment, services, and techniques invested and upgraded On the way to innovation growth, ATV has also gained many successes in the past 43 years, including: - Labor Medal, Third Class, 1982 - Labor Medal, Second Class, 1983 -02 Bronze Awards and 02 Certificates of Merit at the National Broadcasting Festival 2020, and more Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu Organization of ATV ATV currently has 147 officers, employees and workers along with 09 professional departments News and Current Affairs Office Entertainment Office Vice Office Director Technological Office Director Office Program Office Vice Director Column and Education Office Radio Ethnic Group Office Chart 1: ATV’s organization Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu ATV’s Programs ATV currently has 02 broadcasting channels: an FM radio channel and an ATVHD TV channel The ATVHD TV channel streams 24 hours a day and features the following programming: - 04 programs and news per day - 40 columns - 20 science and education programs - 20 entertainment programs of all kinds - Humanitarian programs: “Tiep buoc den truong”, “Mai am cho nguoi ngheo”, “Tu trai tim den trai tim” Besides, ATV also broadcasts Khmer language programming which airs 60 minutes/day including current news, topics, and entertainment programs to fulfill the needs of the people Picture 3: “Tiep buoc den truong” program on ATV channel Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu II Introduction about Satellite Team Overview about the Satellite Team Picture 4: Satellite Team’s deparment The Satellite Team comprised four members belonging to the Program Office, who is in charge of collecting and translating English and Chinese newscasts from CGTN, Alzazera, NHK, and BBC channels into Vietnamese “Everybody in the team is now separate into two shifts on duty, each shift taking turns in charge of translating eight news and some entertainment programs every week.", Ms Ngoc, the ST member as well as my supervisor, said The ST’s work description During the past two months, I have had the opportunity to learn about how the Satellite Team’s working environment In my view, with the sheer volumes of news today, the staff here must be operating at an entire capacity to be able to produce newscasts as swiftly and accurately as possible Everyone, on the other hand, works diligently, flexibly, and highly concentrated on getting the highest quality translations Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 10 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu Picture 5: Facilities of Satellite Team The primary task of the ST is to translate into Vietnamese and edit news from foreign stations in order to provide viewers with the most up-to-date information from around the world Staffs at ST will listen and translate the latest news from mainstream channels, such as NHK (Japan), BBC (UK), CGTN (China), AI Jazeera which were directly recorded live by the satellite receiver The fully done translation will be sent to the editor for recording Lastly, staffs at the Technical Team will be answerable for handling the audio and visuals before the news is on the air Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 11 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu Picture 6: Get news from international channel Picure 7: Technical processing area Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 12 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu B THE INTERSHIP WORK During nearly two-month practicum which from 24 th February to 14 th April, I had the opportunity to try my hand at interpreting foreign news, which I had not done while being at my university In addition, working at ATV is a bit dissimilar from many other internship companies in that we mostly work from home rather than going to ATV on a daily basis I Internship activities On the first day, we received a brief introduction of ATV and an internship assignment by Ms Ngoc, a supervisor and a member of ST Besides, we also visited some ATV offices and saw how news was gathered from foreign channels Regarding the internship mission, my team is separate of 11 members divided into two subgroups Our main task is to translate short international newscasts into Vietnamese, a total of 15 videos from 45 seconds to minutes in length Generally, Ms Ngoc sent her feedback on the translations via email, and she also scheduled an appointment with us every two weeks to review and revise the articles in person Every week, I worked in a group translating some pieces of news into both Vietnamese and English at home That is the first time I've tried my hand at listening and translating foreign newscasts, which I've never done in my university I honestly don't remember how many times I listen to the videos again while I'm leaving lots of blank spaces in my notepad It is such a novel and more challenging experience than I anticipated, leaving me flustered and desperate at times One of the most significant challenges in listening to and interpreting news is that international editors speak too quickly that it is difficult to grasp information about the political and economic terms that I was not very good at Nevertheless, it has been said that: "Diligence is the mother of success", I resumed listening by slowing down the video's playback speed and taking full advantage of my vocabulary and listening skills Gradually, I regained my enthusiasm and finished the translations as accurately as I could Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 13 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu th In the fourth week (March 24 , 2021), each person was assigned some personal exercises and audio recordings in English to get a more objective appraisement In particular, not only did we record at home and send the recording file to Ms Ngoc, but we also had the opportunity to record at ATV It can be said that this is the task in which I am most assured because it is one of my favorite skills and I still practice hard on it every day th In the fifth week (March 29 , 2021), we were assigned the task of presenting on the topic of the Covid 19 at ATV The aim of this assignment is to assist Ms Ngoc in evaluating individual teamwork and speaking skills th In the sixth week (April , 2021), we were assigned a group essay writing about how we felt when practicing at ATV The supervisor was able to evaluate the group's writing skills as well as consider what we had learned and our shortcomings through this task Furthermore, Ms Ngoc and ATV will be aware of the trainees' challenges and desires to better support the next internship Picture 8: My group’s translation and Ms Ngoc feedback (Note: All the words grayed out are feedback) Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 14 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu Picture 9: My personal translation and Ms Ngoc assessment Picture 10: Recording at ATV Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 15 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu II Internship summary Advantages The internship opportunity I had with Satellite Team in ATV was a valuable experience for learning and cultivating my professional knowledge First of all, despite spending most of my working time at home, I also had been practicing in a working environment equipped with modern facilities at ATV The office was spacious and well-equipped, with air-conditioners, new computers, and public wifi that create an expert work atmosphere Secondly, the ST team is highly professional, entertaining, and welcoming, especially Ms Ngoc, who has given us considerable support It can be said that she has put in a great deal of time and effort in directing and assisting us with the greatest dedication Her amiability and openness created a pleasant working atmosphere as well as dispelling all of our feelings of shyness or anxiety from the very first days at ATV She always told us not to be embarrassed but to be at ease if we need any pieces of advice Consequently, Ms Ngoc is both an instructor and a friend of all the trainees Thirdly, throughout the internship, I received a great deal of assistance from AGU, my teacher - Ms Nguyen Thi Anh Guong, and my teammates, which resulted in the best conditions for the trainee to complete the internship AGU and our teachers enthusiastically introduced us to the numerous internship opportunities Furthermore, they always establish a connection between students and internship agencies I consider myself extremely fortunate and be thankful for everyone's excitement and attentive assistance during my internship Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 16 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu Disadvantages and solutions Besides the hugely favorable conditions that I have received, I also had to face several difficulties Firstly, from the first week on the job at the ST, one of the main challenges I faced was that my listening skill was not sufficiently good to up to par with the job requirements To illustrate, I always felt nervous and puzzled when I first tried listening to foreign news for the first few weeks When I heard from Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic editors speaking English, I found it was difficult to keep pace with the information they had just spoken while I regularly had only ever communicated and listened to American English and British English Another stumbling block was my lack of skill in accurately translating and using vocabulary The majority of newscasts often deal with economic, political, and social issues I have to admit that my understanding of these fields is minimal Since then, I've made it challenging to correctly and fluently interpret information Another common mistake I made was incorrectness of word using and the vocabulary still has many restrictions Thirdly, the time to go directly to the ATV is restricted Every two weeks, I came to ATV to meet with Ms Ngoc to discussed and revise the translations However, although she is always available to help trainees indirectly through Email and Zalo, in my opinion, the time being at ATV is somewhat restricted, which made me found it hard to acquiring and accumulating knowledge Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 17 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu Solutions Despite facing these challenges, I have always endeavored to better my abilities Firstly, whenever I had leisure time, I enhanced my listening skills by watching the videos repeatedly Moreover, I began listening to English news broadcasts from mainstream networks such as BBC and CNN accompanied by bilingual subtitles I think that listeners will adapt to the native accent and intonation if they listen to it regularly In addition, I listen to English newscasts from Japanese, Chinese channels to learn and become familiar with their intonation and pronunciation Secondly, I've started reading both Vietnamese and English newspapers, something I had seldom done before, to expand my vocabulary and enlarge my knowledge in many fields and develop my translation skills Not only does that good habit allow me to strengthen my reading comprehension, but it also saves time As a result, both the accuracy and pace of my translation will gradually improve In particular, I concentrated mainly on articles or programs in the region of social, economic, and political issues to cultivate my specialized vocabulary knowledge Finally, theory must go hand in hand with practice In addition to tasks assigned at ST, I often translated two newscasts articles from English to Vietnamese and Vietnamese into English a day Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 18 Internship report – Huynh Minh Thu III Lessons This probation had provided me with a variety of valuable knowledge for my future career Besides, thanks to my supervisor's support, I realized and learned from my mistakes First and foremost, I have built up numerous incoming knowledge that I did not learn at university Ms Ngoc has imparted all trainees with a wealth of experience in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, especially translation skills One of my grandest advancements is I've already improved how to write sentences and choose words more precisely Another experience I would like to mention here is soft skills I learned and trained myself to show professionalism from diminutive behaviors, such as dressing, walking, abiding by company rules, and particularly teamwork skills Team spirit is equally important for me to fulfill my internship Working on a team is the majority activity in ST so I had realized and learned how to work together in coherence and make good each teammate shortcomings Third, I have figured out how to handle my time effectively Group work performance can suffer immeasurable harm due to bad habits, such as tardiness and job delays Working in a professional environment as ATV has allowed me to partially remove those habits while also improving the quality of my work and completing assigned tasks efficiently Instructor – Nguyen Thi Anh Guong Page 19