English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback

Alumni feedback is an important means of determining whether a course is of relevance to the students’ needs. One of the courses that would benefit from their feedback is English for Occupational Purposes. Based on the practice at the workplace, graduates can provide information whether what was t...

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Main Authors:	Mat Daud, Nuraihan, Mat Daud, Nor Shidrah, Jaafar, Nurul Syafieqah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	PE English
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spelling	iium-794452020-03-09T03:32:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79445/ English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback Mat Daud, Nuraihan Mat Daud, Nor Shidrah Jaafar, Nurul Syafieqah PE English Alumni feedback is an important means of determining whether a course is of relevance to the students’ needs. One of the courses that would benefit from their feedback is English for Occupational Purposes. Based on the practice at the workplace, graduates can provide information whether what was taught could be applied to their working environment. This study seeks to ascertain whether an EOP course is relevant to the needs of the graduates. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and a total of thirty alumni of an Arts Faculty responded to the survey. The findings indicate that the students benefited from the course, but a number of improvements can be made to make the course more effective. The study also highlighted the form of language used at work. The use of standard English, Malaysian English and Malay were found to be the highest in making small talks. 2019-12-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79445/2/105-Research%20Paper-413-1-10-20200113.pdf Mat Daud, Nuraihan and Mat Daud, Nor Shidrah and Jaafar, Nurul Syafieqah (2019) English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback. International Journal of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics, 3 (4). pp. 74-102. ISSN 2600-7266 http://myjms.moe.gov.my/index.php/ijmal/issue/view/682 https://doi.org/10.24191/ijmal.v3i2
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description	Alumni feedback is an important means of determining whether a course is of relevance to the students’ needs. One of the courses that would benefit from their feedback is English for Occupational Purposes. Based on the practice at the workplace, graduates can provide information whether what was taught could be applied to their working environment. This study seeks to ascertain whether an EOP course is relevant to the needs of the graduates. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and a total of thirty alumni of an Arts Faculty responded to the survey. The findings indicate that the students benefited from the course, but a number of improvements can be made to make the course more effective. The study also highlighted the form of language used at work. The use of standard English, Malaysian English and Malay were found to be the highest in making small talks.
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author	Mat Daud, Nuraihan Mat Daud, Nor Shidrah Jaafar, Nurul Syafieqah
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title	English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback
title_short	English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback
title_full	English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback
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title_full_unstemmed	English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback
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English for occupational purposes for arts students: alumni feedback

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