A Proposal to Enhance Cultural and Language Awarenessin the Training Ships

Abstract

Mokpo National Maritime University have being aim of global competitiveness and recognition, employs foreign professors and lecturers. It also hosts foreign students to train onboard training ships in accord with the requirements of STCW 95 and its Protocols. This paper proposes the enhancement of inter-cultural and English language development onboard the training ships. It conducts a descriptive study and gathered feedback from the students on how best to enhance these professional skills in preparation for their professional lives. The responses to the questionnaire given to the cadets were tested for internal consistency and found to be very reliable at 0.951 using Chronbach’s alpha method. Summarily, the cadets “agreed” to these proposals weighing 40.4 in percentile means, while the means for “undecided” has 31.7 percent. There were numerous studies about this topic and the need for intercultural and language skills is vital to prepare the apprentice officers in this age of maritime diversity onboard ships. It is recommended that these proposal be practice and activated. Further studies is also recommended in preparation of new-building training ship and adjusting the ergonomics in the existing training ship.