Most of our employees have good skills concerning understanding and writing English, but we notice often (oral) communication problems due to
- to less confidence concerning speaking English
- Chinglish – Over politeness – Chinese Maybe
- Unable to express themselves concise and precise in English
- Pronunciation problems
- Not used to foreigners communications styles – direct/indirect – expectations
- Politeness can be misleading for foreigners (How to say No, if you mean No)
- Quickness in understanding and replying directly
The situations where these challenges occur are mainly,
- Telephone Conferences
- Meetings with Foreigners
Idea,
Find an English native speaker who studying teaching English to foreigners, hire him/her as intern in Labs China
Tasks,
- Develop Role Plays, Exercises, Cases, etc. to train our employees in oral English
- Train our employees in speaking fluently English and expressing themselves precisely and concisely
Notes,
The Target group will be SAP Labs Employees (Mostly Software Developers)
Start, asap if possible
Profile,
- English Native Speaker (preferably American)
- Experience as Teacher of English as foreign Language
- Experience in language training related Didactics
- Major in Teaching English as foreign Language (can be in done at the moment)
Position,
Internship (6month)
Working Location,
Chengdu
Contact Information
nickel.he@sap.com +86 021 61083948