practicum report

2.2 Advantages and disadvantages About the advantages, through this project , our group gain more knowledge about fast food as well as the culture of many tourist all around the world..

NHA TRANG UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

DAI HOC NHA TRANG

PRACTICUM REPORT

Name: Nguyễn Thị Mộng Thuyén

ID number: 62132177

Group: 2

Class: 62.NNA-4

Teacher: Lê Hoàng Duy Thuần Date due: I9th December, 2022

Nha Trang, 19" December, 2022

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Acknowledgments

I would like to express my deepest appreciation to those who engaged in my survey so | could complete this report successfully

First and foremost, I would like to show my special thanks to the Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages for providing us with this fascinating subject This activity allowed me

to enhance my English and soft skills

I'm also grateful to Mr Le Hoang Duy Thuan, an enthusiastic and passionate lecturer, for sharing his expertise, providing valuable assistance, and encouraging me He assists me in all the time of designing questionnaires, conducting interviews with foreigners, and writing this report

1 could not have finished this report without the assistance of our group members Quynh Chi, Thanh Huyen and Nhu Quynh

Finally, thank you to the tourists, who so generously took time out of their schedules to participate in my survey and make this report possible

In conclusion, I would like to express my appreciation to everyone who has contributed to this project in any way, whether directly or indirectly

1 Introduction

Fast food is a vigorously uprising trend among youngsters Its impact exists on whole society Futhermore, Fast-food is a simple topic to discuss Therefore our group choose the topic fast food to do interview The primary objective of this report is to outline foreigners’ perspectives and assessments of fast food This report comprises two main sections: the introduction and the questionnaires The topic provides opinions and fast food eating habits

of the interviewees Through the survey, we may gain more knowledge about fast food in many countries The survey also provided opportunity for us to enhance our English speaking skills while interviewing foreigners

II The project

1 Overview the topic

“ Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service It is a commercial term, limited to food sold ina restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/take-away.” according to Wikipedia Fast food is gaining popularity these days and there is a rising trend in people to have it regularly Low prices and easy availability are making the fast food popular So, in this era where most of the people are short of time, these eatables have solved their issues

2 Description of the project

2.1 Group assignment

At first, our group started by choosing a suitable topic and then designing questionnaires about this topic It took us 2 weeks to complete it Well planned questionnaire reduces the time to deliver the answers and any problems to our survey, hence we dedicate the majority

of our time to understanding our interviewees and gathering requirements

To do the interview, each person in our group interviewed at least 7 people We selected places in Nha Trang having a lot of foreigners like Ponaga Cham Tower, Goldcoast, Lotte Mart, and Tran Phu beach etc

The time for our group to interview a sufficient number of people and complete the report

is 5 weeks from week 6 to week 10 on Mondays from 9 am to 11 am

After completing the survey based on the interview results, we analyzed each question into statistical tables when we had the statistical tables, we divided each person do a part of the report After that, we discussed and corrected all mistakes in our report to make it the best Besides recording weekly interviews, we also have a small assignment that is to write a weekly report on the advantages, disadvantages, and number of people we have interviewed 2.2 Advantages and disadvantages

About the advantages, through this project , our group gain more knowledge about fast food

as well as the culture of many tourist all around the world We have more opportunity to communicate and interact with people from different places However, our group faced many disadvantages such as misunderstanding interviewees or being denied interview

3 Findings

Gender of interviewed tourists

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Chart 1: Gender of interviewed tourists

The pie chart depicts the percentages of gender among foreigners interviewed The graph is divided into two parts based on the results of our survey The vast majority of interviewees, 52% of all people surveyed, are male and female make up 48% of the total As a result, we can see that the percentages of gender is quite equal

Age groups

m 20-30

m 31-40 38.00%

41-50

51 years or more 41.30%

Chart 2: Age groups

The pie graph illustrates the proportion of age groups among 29 foreigners The chart is divided into four sections based on the results of our survey

According to the given data, the highest percentage of age groups are 31- 40 age, accounting for 41% Next, 20-30 and S5lyears or more constituting 38% and 14%, respectively The chart shows that only 7% of age group 41-50 participated in the survey

We can see that most interviewees are from 31-40 age That means 31-40 age are more likely to care about fast food than the others

Enjoying fast food

38.00%

62.00%

Chart 3: Enjoying fast food The pie graph deals with tourists' opinions on fast food Using the information from our survey, the graph is divided into two slices

In this chart, There are 11 of 29 chose no and 18 people chose yes which Makes up about 62% on total And according to the data, we can see that, the number of people enjoying fast food is more than the number of people who don’t like fast food

Interviewees choosing no said they didn’t like fast food because they thought it was very unhealthy and contained much oil They felt very depressed when they ate too much fast food

However, the others like fast food because they find it extremely convenient, they don’t need to cook they found that fast food was delicious

The favorite fast food places

KFC Burger King Mc Donald's Subway Domino'sPizza Pizza Hut Others

Chart 4: The favorite fast food places

This column graph, which has seven segments, illustrates various places that tourists typically like to go to buy fast food

As you can see in this pie chart, KFC and McDonald’s are the most favorite fast food places chosen by 18 interviewees The reason they like KFC and Mc Donald’s is the taste of food and the reasonable price There are 7 interviewees choosing Others places, some people filled chick-fil or Jollibee The third are Burger King and Subway with 12 selections The next is Pizza Hut and the last one is Domino’s Pizza

Eating fast food frequency

12

10

4

Everyday Once amonth Oncea week Not very often Never Once every 3 months

Chart 5: Eating fast food frequency

This chart shows Eating Fast Food Frequency which is assessed by 29 interviewees from many countries

According to the chart, we can observe that the highest column is the red one.11 people eat fast food “once a month” It is a suitable frequency because eating a lot of fast food can make them depressed or even cause obesity Furthermore, the price of fast food is uncheap for most people They can not afford to buy fast food daily Besides, there are 9 people who eat fast food “not very often” “Once a week” is the option for 5 interviewees They chose it because on the weekend they have more free time to buy fast food and enjoy it with their friends, family or lover is wonderful Besides, 2 people chose “never” to eat fast food | eats

“every day”, and | eats “once every 3 months”

Customer's fast food habit

Others; 34.70%

BlFamily @Friends MLover Others Chart 6: Customer’s fast food habit

The pie chart illustrates the customer’s fast food habit as judged by 29 tourists from many countries The graph consists of four parts: family, friends, lover and others Among individuals who completed the survey, 38% usually eat fast food with their friends "Lover" accounts for the lowest percentage of this chart as its figure is only 7% So, it can be clearly seen that interviewees prefer enjoying fast food with their friends than with family or lovers

Is fast food unhealthy?

85.35%

mYes No &§ OO Chart 7: Is fast food unhealthy?

The pie graph illustrates information regarding the opinion of foreign tourists about Do you think fast food is unhealthy?

The first section, "Yes " with 86.2% of the participants choosing it, is the largest slice, as seen in the figure The other part in the chart is "No", whose proportion is only 14.8% One interviewees in 14.8% explain that fast food is healthy or unhealthy it depends on how we cook and how we eat If we cook vegetables with much oil and salt, it is also unhealthy as eating too much fast food Hence, we can conclude that most foreigners see fast food as a delicious dish

Effects of advertising on fast food

Chart 7: Effects of advertising on fast food

The pie chart reveals information about effects of advertising on fast food The chart is divided into two parts, which is taken from our results

According to the given data, the highest percentage is “Yes” making up 65.5% It means that the vast majority of visitors have agree that advertisements attrac and influence on fast food eating behavior Advertisements make fast food look more delicous and attractive In the commercial video is everything looks perfect and people just want to try Furthermore, with 34.5% interviewees chose “No” because they never watch fast food advertisements or they don’t like fast food

The advantages of fast food

18

16

14

12

10

Quickservie Inexpensiveprice Delicioustaste Variety selections No time to cook Convenience

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree N/A

Chart 3: The advantages of fast food

The bar graph shows the advantages of fast food Based on the results of our survey, we divided the chart into six sections

According to the data, it is clear that most tourists agree with the quick service, inexpensive price, delicious taste, variety selections, no time to cook and convenience.Only three people are disagree with quick sevice and convenience,stx people disagree with delicious taste, and seven people disagree inexpensice price Some people said they are extremly like eating fast food because it has many strong points which are suitable for all people

As a result, we can see which strengths of fast food are approved by most tourists and raise the quality of fast

The disadvantages of fast food

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16 15 15 15

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6 5 5 5

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Obesity Increasing blood pressure Diabetes Effects to the enviroment Addiction

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree

Chart 4: The disadvantages of fast food

This bar graph depicts interviewees’s opinions about the disadvantages of fast food It can

be noticed that, in general, interviewees agree and strongly agree with all five mentioned aspects However there are some disagreements about our aspects They said that only fast food can not cause obesity or increasing blood pressure Obesity is caused by many factors such as lack of exercises or anxiety and depression Hence, we can infer that to be heath ,

we should combine increasing activity and having balanced diet

III Personal opinion

1 About the topic

1.1 Benefits

Through the result of this report, we can gain more knowledgement about fast food We also have opportunities to communicate and get to know about tourists’s culture and country Depending on the region and the country’s culture, fast food has many varieties such as pizza, kebab, hamburger, mashed potatoes, etc Furthermore, we have a general view about the topic fast food so that realize that fast food has several advantages for its future development

1.2 Challenges

In the process interviewing, fast food currently encounters a number of issues About the topic of fast food, There are many people who don’t like fast food or even hate it so when they heard our group introduce the topic as well as the questionnaire, they refused immediately The long-term challenges faced by fast-food include increased health awareness together with the paradoxical increase of fast-food The fast food industry is undoubtedly one of the most competitive industries in the world, and the level of rivalry among players only intensifies with the implementation of expansion strategies Each brand

in this market is striving hard to differentiate itself from its competitors; this just increases the level of existing competition and rivalry in the market

1.3 Recommendations

Our group has some recommendations: fast food companies should use more fast food marketing strategies such as offering meal bundles and combos, creating a loyalty program, engaging customers on social media with contests and giveaways, etc

2, About the project

2.1 Benefits

I gain valuable experience and develop practical competence through this extracurricular activity First, | had opportunities to practice my English-speaking skills with foreigners, which used to be an incredible thing for me I was of the opinion that I could not interact with international tourists due to my limited abilities and self-deprecation Nevertheless, the fact that I discussed my topic with them in order to conduct a survey boosted my confidence Also, I discovered their different opinions and evaluations of fast food Additionally, I learned how to coordinate and communicate with teammates to overcome some pressing problems

2.2 Challenges