Báo cáo thực tập tốt nghiệp ngoại ngữ english learning mentoring and news translation at an giang university library

VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH AN GIANG UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES INTERNSHIP REPORT ENGLISH LEARNING MENTORING AND NEWS TRANSLATION AT AN GIANG UNIVERSITY LIBRARY INSTRUCTOR: MA DUONG THI DIEM PHUC FULL NAME: NGUYEN THI MY DUNG CLASS: DH18TA STUDENT’S CODE: DTA176091 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 - 2021 An Giang - 2021 Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report ACKNOWLEDGEMENT For eight weeks from February 2021 till April 2021, The internship opportunity I had with the Library of An Giang University was a great opportunity to learn practical skills and improve professional development I learned many useful and important skills such as translating, designing, and writing I think that I am a very fortunate individual to meet and work with many excellent people who guided me during my internship At the very outset, I want to extend my gratitude and thankfulness to all those who have supported me for over three and a half years at An Giang University First of all, I would like to express my special thanks to my instructor Mrs Duong Thi Diem Phuc She gave me trust and necessary advice that helped me to finish my internship successfully Secondly, I would like to extend my deep thanks to the Director Board of An Giang University Library where I practiced during my internship Especially, I sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Vice-Director Nguyen Thi Hong Loan, Ms Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu, and all staff members at the Library of An Giang University, from the bottom of my heart for their professional guidance, insightful comments, enthusiastic support, and tolerance for my mistakes during my internship Thirdly, I am grateful to the administrators of An Giang University and the school’s Foreign Language department for giving me an intensive learning environment and creating favorable conditions for me to take my internship Last but not least, I am thankful to my family for all their sacrifice and friends who gave me timely advice during the internship I will try to use the acquired skills and knowledge gained in the best possible way to achieve the desired career subjects Student: Nguyen Thi My Dung Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGE CONTENTS .2 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF PICTURES, CHARTS, AND TABLES A INTRODUCTION THE AIM OF THE INTERNSHIP REPORT B CONTENTS OF THE REPORT .7 I Background information of An Giang University Library General information of Library 1.1 Introduction to the Library 1.2 Facilities .8 1.3 Equipment Structure and organization of Library 10 II E-News introduction 12 Overview of e-News 12 Clubs 12 Address for collaboration 12 III The process of my internship .13 Job description 13 1.1 News translation 13 1.2 English language mentoring 19 Advantages 21 Disadvantages 22 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report 4.The cause of these disadvantages .22 C CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 23 I Conclusion 23 II Suggestion 23 Suggestion for An Giang University Library 23 Suggestion for An Giang University and Foreign Language Department 24 REFERENCES 25 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report List of abbreviations AGU: An Giang University AGUL: An Giang University Library List of pictures, charts, and tables Picture 1: An Giang University Library Picture 2: Library Staff Picture 3: This is where we work Picture 4: Mini-game show about Earth Day Chart 1: Structure and Organization of AGUL Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report A INTRODUCTION As part of the curriculum, the 4th year students of the Faculty of English Languages at An Giang University were required to participate in internships lasting eight weeks The contents of the internship program are aimed to train students to be capable of independence in thought and work The goal of the internship is to help senior students to gain hands-on experiences in the actual working environment, sharpen their knowledge and skills The department has provided us with many intern positions at An Giang University Library to help us have the opportunity to learn soft skills and have real experience as translators During the two months there, I have had the chance to improve my translation skills, collect information and get valuable experience Moreover, it has helped me to be more conscious in my career choice after graduation The purpose of this report is to give some insight into the internship at An Giang University Library, focusing on some aspects of Translation This internship report would give my observation and experiences working as an intern for An Giang University Library The report would also include the lessons I have learned through my internship and my suggestion for the Faculty of English Languages as well as An Giang University Library Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report THE AIM OF THE INTERNSHIP REPORT After completing the subjects of the Department, each 4th-year student will have a graduation practice program The goal of this internship program is to help us to apply the knowledge learned according to a scientific and creative way into life The Internship at An Giang University Library has helped me learn many useful lessons for myself Every student is required to write an Internship Report upon completion of their internship In this internship report, I will describe my experience during my internship period The internship report contains an overview of the An Giang University Library, the activities, and tasks that I have worked on during my internship The report also includes the lessons I learned during my internship and my recommendation to the Faculty of English Languages and the Library of An Giang University During my internship, two main competencies are central: Work as a translator, translating news and reviewing the book And work as an English mentor, where I had to learn and help students who have difficulty in learning English These are the two main competencies that I have to work on and focus on during my internship Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report B CONTENT OF THE REPORT I Background information of An Giang University Library: General information of Library Address: 18 Ung Van Khiem Street, Dong Xuyen Ward, Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province Phone: +84 296 625 6565 ext 1605 Email: lib@agu.edu.vn Website: www.agu.edu.vn 1.1 Introduction to the Library Picture 1: An Giang University Library The predecessor of An Giang University Library is An Giang Teacher Training College Library which was established in 1976 An Giang University Library was officially opened on September 16, 2002 From 1976 to 2002, the Library had been a division of the Academic Affairs Office; and the Library mainly provided printed materials for the students and teaching staff of An Giang Teacher Training College In January 2002, the Library was split into An Giang University Library under the direct management of the An Giang Board Director The Central Library Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report was a large spacious building with many modern facilities and officially opened at A areas of An Giang University on September 16, 2002 In September 2011, the Library relocated to a new facility on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors of the Central Library of An Giang University In 2015, AGU Library is constantly developing its human resources and facilities in order to improve the training quality of AGU The operation of the Library is always attached to the mission and goals of “An Giang University will be a reliable place in human resources education and training to catch up with the socio-economic development needs of the province and the region'' 1.2 Facilities The Library consists of three floors with a total area of 4.987 square m 2, including: Third Floor:  Bag lockers  Silent zone  Circulation desk  Discussion Room  Stack area Books for reading and borrowing  Services office  Research bureau  Innovation Space Fourth Floor:  Silent zone  Reference section  Technology help desk  Information and IT office  Asia Foundation Collection Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report  Board Director’s office  Teacher computer room  Student computer room  Newspapers and Magazines stack area Fifth Floor:  Documentation reservation section 1.3 Equipment The Library has a total of 376 computers (319 computers are networked, 57 computers are not), and 300 computers for readers  Student computer rooms with approximately 260 Internet accessed computers for students to use free of charge  The teacher computer room is equipped with 13 computers, 01 printer, 01 scanner to serve the teachers and staff of the school  Study area: 03 study rooms with a total of 3,585 m2 wide and about 1000 seats for individual study (3rd floor: 230 seats, 4th floor: 330 seats, 5th floor: 440 seats)  computers with My Opact search engine for students to look up documents in the library  33 computers for professional service at the Library  The seminar room has been installed with 37 computers, 01 projector and a stereo system that serves the reporting of thematic teaching plans with a capacity of 50 seats  The discussion room holds conferences and seminars with a capacity of 50 seats 1.3.1 Capital Equipment Printed Material:  Books: 29.102 titles (124.365 volumes)  Newspapers/Magazines/Journals: 182 types 10 Nguyen Thi My Dung 12 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report II E-News introduction Overview of e-News E-News as “Electronic news” is a part of An Giang University Library system E-News debuted in October 2004, named “Electronic News for Students” Now, it’s called e-News, and the website address: http://enews.agu.edu.vn E-News provides information about learning activities, An Giang University faculty members’ student movement, and research activities This is a useful platform for AGU students who can share their various academic and extracurricular activities Furthermore, they gain great experience in communication, time management, and especially improving their writing skills Clubs There are ten clubs in e-News:  Literature club  Music club  History club  Informatics club  Foreign language club  Art club  Books and readers club  Tourism club  Environment club  Sharing feelings club (The sentiments young people feel) Address for collaboration: Editorial staff e-News: An Giang University Library Please send your writings to: Enews@agu.edu.vn, nnathu@agu.edu.vn, htcam@agu.edu.vn 13 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report III The process of my internship My internship course began from February to April 2021; it was the most wonderful experience for me, as I had a chance to reinforce the knowledge which I gained from the university and work in a professional working environment In this part, I would describe what I have done and reached through the training course at AGU Library During my internship course in An Giang University Library, my main task was an English mentor and translator Job description I participated in the internship for two months, and I worked up to days per week Our working hours were from a.m to p.m Monday through Friday On the first day of my internship, Ms Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu introduced us to staff, and what work has been done in the next eight weeks I had an opportunity to meet with my direct supervisor during the internship Mrs Nguyen Thi Hong Loan – Vice Director of An Giang University Library My supervisor allowed us to dress as we were at school, but it needed to look neat and put-together 1.1 News translation The first task assigned to me was to translate news articles, Mrs Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu gave us the basic tutorial of news translation, including a 5W1H formula, which means: What? – what happened? When? – when did the event occur? Where? – Where was the event occured? Who? – who is involved? Why? – Why was the aim of the event? How? – The process of the event? 14 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report We were to translate news from An Giang University The news content was activities, events, and science reports Mrs Anh Thu posted the news file in a group on Zalo, the longest news was over 450 words, and the shortest was about 300 words After receiving the news, I needed to read and refine the main ideas for translation We would send news translated to the supervisor, who helped me check our translation, identify my mistakes, and correct my translation work Mrs Loan did not force us to translate all the words in the news; we mainly translated the main idea according to the formula 5W1H I gathered some translation tips from my instructor’s response when she edited my translation news The first tip, we should use simple words in translation and summarize the speaker’s ideas if there are overlaps in those ideas We could also break out the sentences into smaller sections for easier translation To help us complete the internship successfully, our supervisor encouraged us to read news through the Internet (www.vietnamnews.vn, www.vnexpress.net, etc ) and other university news In these ways, we can learn new words and broaden my knowledge in the fields To help you have a closer look at our work, I give you an example of international news that we have done during the internship Example: AGU TĂNG CƯỜNG KẾT NỐI VỚI CÁC TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG TRONG TỈNH (The Vietnamese version of the news) Nhằm nâng cao chất lượng hoạt động quảng bá tuyển sinh thắt chặt mối quan hệ với đối tác địa phương, vừa qua, Trường Đại học An Giang triển khai đồn cơng tác đến trao đổi lãnh đạo trường trung học phổ thông huyện Chợ Mới Thoại Sơn 15 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report Tham gia đồn cơng tác có q thầy Trưởng - Phó phịng chức chuyên viên Trường Tại trường, đoàn công tác thông tin Ban Giám hiệu trường THPT hoạt động tuyển sinh Đại học Sau Đại học năm 2021 Trường ĐHAG Bên cạnh đó, đơi bên thảo luận số hoạt động hợp tác tương lai, như: Tổ chức lớp bồi dưỡng chức danh nghề nghiệp dành cho giáo viên; giới thiệu chương trình học bổng dành cho học sinh; triển khai hoạt động “Trải nghiệm ngày làm sinh viên” cho em; chương trình “Đại sứ Tư vấn hướng nghiệp; Các em học sinh đặt câu hỏi cho Ban tư vấn tuyển sinh Trường Đại học An Giang địa http://www.agu.edu.vn/tuyensinh/ số điện thoại đường dây nóng 0794222245 P.QHĐN Chú thích ảnh: Tồn cảnh buổi gặp gỡ trao đổi Trường THPT Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh Cô Nguyễn Thị Hồng Huệ - Hiệu trường Trường THPT Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh chia sẻ nội dung trao đổi TS Nguyễn Hữu Trí – Trưởng phịng Quan hệ đối ngoại giới thiệu chương trình trại hè quốc tế dành cho học sinh phổ thông Thầy Nguyễn Quang Minh - Phó Hiệu trưởng Trường THPT Châu Văn Liêm chia sẻ thơng tin đồn cơng tác ThS Nguyễn Thị Thanh Loan - đại diện đồn cơng tác tặng quà lưu niệm cho Trường THPT Châu Văn Liêm Thầy Võ Văn Rõ - Hiệu trưởng Trường THPT Nguyễn Văn Thoại chia sẻ thơng tin đồn cơng tác ThS Lê Hải Yến – Phó Trưởng phòng Quan hệ đối ngoại tặng quà lưu niệm cho Trường THPT Nguyễn Văn Thoại 16 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report Đồn cơng tác trao đổi lãnh đạo Trường THPT Vọng Thê ThS Lê Hải Yến đại diện đoàn công tác tặng logo Trường ĐHAG cho Trường THPT Vọng Thê AN GIANG UNIVERSITY PROMOTED COOPERATION WITH HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA (My original translation) The delegation from An Giang University had a meeting with high school managers in Cho Moi and Thoai Son district At the high schools, a delegation informed the rector board of high school about university and postgraduate university in the 2021 of An Giang University Both sides also discussed activities that can be cooperated in the future, such as Opening professional title training class for teachers, introducing scholarship programs for students; deploying “a day in the life of an undergraduate”; “Ambassador consulting Jobs” program, Students can ask questions at An Giang admission advisory board at http://www.agu.edu.vn/tuyensinh/ or hotline 0794222245 -1 Overview of the meeting at Nguyen Huu Canh high school Nguyen Thi Hong Hue, Nguyen Huu Canh high school President, sharing content exchange Mr Nguyen Huu Tri, Head of External Relations Office, introducing about International summer camp for high schoolers Mr Nguyen Quang Minh, Vice President of Chau Van Liem high school shares the contents with the delegation M.A Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan, representatives of the delegation present souvenirs to Chau Van Liem high school 17 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report Mr Vo Van Ro, President of Nguyen Van Thoai high school shares contents with the delegation M.A Le Hai Yen, Deputy Head of External Relations Office presenting souvenirs to Nguyen Van Thoai high school Delegation discusses content exchange with the board of Vong The high school M.A Le Hai Yen, representatives of the delegation present at An Giang University Logo to Vong The high school P.QHPN AN GIANG UNIVERSITY PROMOTED COOPERATION WITH HIGH SCHOOLS IN AN GIANG PROVINCE (The version of Mrs Nguyen Thi Hong Loan helped us correct the error.) In February 2021, the delegations of An Giang University visited the Board of high schools in Cho Moi and Thoai Son district These visits aimed to promote the relationships between AGU and the high schools in An Giang province in order to improve the quality of student enrollment in AGU At the high schools, the delegation informed about the enrollment of An Giang University in 2021 An Giang University also discussed with the high schools about activities that can be cooperated in the future, such as Opening job titles for high school teachers, introducing scholarship programs for students; organizing programs of “A day in the life of an undergraduate” and “Ambassador consulting Jobs” High school students can chat with An Giang Admission Advisory Board at http://www.agu.edu.vn/tuyensinh/ or hotline 0794222245 Overview of the meeting at Nguyen Huu Canh high school Ms Nguyen Thi Hong Hue, Principal of Nguyen Huu Canh high school 18 Nguyen Thi My Dung Instructor – MA Duong Thi Diem Phuc Internship Report Dr Nguyen Huu Tri, Head of External Relations Office introduces an International summer camp for high school students Mr Nguyen Quang Minh, Vice Principal of Chau Van Liem high school M.A Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan presents souvenirs to the Principal of Chau Van Liem high school Mr Vo Van Ro, Principal of Nguyen Van Thoai high school M.A Le Hai Yen, Deputy Head of External Relations Office presents souvenirs to representatives of Nguyen Van Thoai high school The delegation discusses content exchange visits with the Principal of Vong The high school M.A Le Hai Yen presents souvenirs to the Principal of Vong The high school External Relations Office Besides that, I had another assignment to review a book in both English and Vietnamese versions The review books are available from the AGU Library This time, I chose “Fox Friend” by Michael Morpurgo It is one of his great novels, which is an emotional story with profound human value about life I would be writing a detailed review of the book, including my summary and thoughts about the book After submitting the review book, my work was assessed and I have received valuable feedback My supervisor gave me some helpful advice, it is not only encouraged me to be confident that I had chosen a suitable title but also encouraged me in learning English and my love of books The news translation was posted on www.agu.edu.vn The book review was posted on www.enews.agu.edu.vn in the Literature Club and Foreign language Club after being approved 19 Nguyen Thi My Dung