English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry

English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry

The literature on employable graduates indicates that there is a considerable concern regarding the widening gap between the communication skills in English of job applicants and the English language competency required for employment.This paper presents the findings of a study to investigate the i...

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Main Authors: Sarudin, lsarji, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
Other Authors: Mat Daud, Nuraihan
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press, IIUM 2011
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PE English
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/4425/
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spelling iium-44252017-12-04T03:12:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4425/ English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry Sarudin, lsarji Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah PE English The literature on employable graduates indicates that there is a considerable concern regarding the widening gap between the communication skills in English of job applicants and the English language competency required for employment.This paper presents the findings of a study to investigate the industry's perceptions of the importance of graduates' English language competency for employment purposes, the industry's assessment of graduates' English language competency and the industry's initiatives to enhance the English language competency of employees. Data for the study were gathered from 123 respondents from the Financial Services, Manufacturing and Industrial, and Telecommunications, Technology and Media industry sectors using a triangulation of methods comprising a seminar, semi-structured interviews, and a survey questionnaire.The findings of this study indicate that English is the most importont language for employment and consistently assessed in the industry. The industry was also found to be pro-active in enhancing employees' English language competency through in-house training programmes. The paper concludes that due to the competitiveness and volatility of the market environment, there is an urgent need to adequately prepare graduates with skills associated with the English language competency for the 21st century workplace. IIUM Press, IIUM Mat Daud, Nuraihan Sarudin, Isarji Muhamad, Ainon Jariah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Othman , Khairiah 2011 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4425/1/English_language_competency_for_employment_purposes-_meeting_the_needs_of_the_industry.pdf Sarudin, lsarji and Zubairi, Ainol Madziah and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah (2011) English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry. In: Language Studies in the Muslim World. IIUM Press, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 179-208. ISBN 978-967-0225-23-4
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Sarudin, lsarji
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry
description The literature on employable graduates indicates that there is a considerable concern regarding the widening gap between the communication skills in English of job applicants and the English language competency required for employment.This paper presents the findings of a study to investigate the industry's perceptions of the importance of graduates' English language competency for employment purposes, the industry's assessment of graduates' English language competency and the industry's initiatives to enhance the English language competency of employees. Data for the study were gathered from 123 respondents from the Financial Services, Manufacturing and Industrial, and Telecommunications, Technology and Media industry sectors using a triangulation of methods comprising a seminar, semi-structured interviews, and a survey questionnaire.The findings of this study indicate that English is the most importont language for employment and consistently assessed in the industry. The industry was also found to be pro-active in enhancing employees' English language competency through in-house training programmes. The paper concludes that due to the competitiveness and volatility of the market environment, there is an urgent need to adequately prepare graduates with skills associated with the English language competency for the 21st century workplace.
author2 Mat Daud, Nuraihan
author_facet Mat Daud, Nuraihan
Sarudin, lsarji
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
format Book Chapter
author Sarudin, lsarji
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
author_sort Sarudin, lsarji
title English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry
title_short English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry
title_full English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry
title_fullStr English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry
title_full_unstemmed English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry
title_sort english language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry
publisher IIUM Press, IIUM
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/4425/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4425/1/English_language_competency_for_employment_purposes-_meeting_the_needs_of_the_industry.pdf
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