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Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English

The challenges confronted by the Millennial workforce across the transition from higher education to workplaces are well acknowledged globally. Institutions of higher learning (IHLs) have a responsibility to prepare graduates to become a functional workforce. Among the real-world skills to be taug...

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Main Authors: Nurul Kamalia Yusuf,, Melor Md Yunus,, Mohamed Amin Embi,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12880/1/23806-71833-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.128802019-05-09T11:05:56Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12880/ Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English Nurul Kamalia Yusuf, Melor Md Yunus, Mohamed Amin Embi, The challenges confronted by the Millennial workforce across the transition from higher education to workplaces are well acknowledged globally. Institutions of higher learning (IHLs) have a responsibility to prepare graduates to become a functional workforce. Among the real-world skills to be taught is workplace writing, which is fundamental in work organizations. This paper aims to explore learning to write in English for the workplace as experienced by millennial workforces. A descriptive phenomenological research design was employed in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the Millennial workforce’s lived experiences in workplace writing. Seven of them were selected based on a set of criteria. A two-tiered method of interviews was employed to establish the context, relay specific details of the participants’ experience and contemplate the meaning of their experiences. In addition, self-portrait descriptions were used to triangulate the data. The findings revealed that the millennials experienced both learning for and about workplace writing in both settings: IHLs and workplaces. They further revealed the practicality of English writing and business writing courses they had taken at IHLs. They have also experienced learning at their workplace through participating in trainings, social interaction, first-hand experiences and intrinsic motivation. These findings can be used as an instructional guideline for ESL workplace writing courses in IHLs. The appropriate instructions and contents could be convenient not only to improve teaching and learning but also promote a more meaningful learning to the graduating students which in turn, creates a powerful workforce who is able to command by today’s workplace standards. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12880/1/23806-71833-1-PB.pdf Nurul Kamalia Yusuf, and Melor Md Yunus, and Mohamed Amin Embi, (2018) Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 24 (1). pp. 145-161. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1076
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description The challenges confronted by the Millennial workforce across the transition from higher education to workplaces are well acknowledged globally. Institutions of higher learning (IHLs) have a responsibility to prepare graduates to become a functional workforce. Among the real-world skills to be taught is workplace writing, which is fundamental in work organizations. This paper aims to explore learning to write in English for the workplace as experienced by millennial workforces. A descriptive phenomenological research design was employed in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the Millennial workforce’s lived experiences in workplace writing. Seven of them were selected based on a set of criteria. A two-tiered method of interviews was employed to establish the context, relay specific details of the participants’ experience and contemplate the meaning of their experiences. In addition, self-portrait descriptions were used to triangulate the data. The findings revealed that the millennials experienced both learning for and about workplace writing in both settings: IHLs and workplaces. They further revealed the practicality of English writing and business writing courses they had taken at IHLs. They have also experienced learning at their workplace through participating in trainings, social interaction, first-hand experiences and intrinsic motivation. These findings can be used as an instructional guideline for ESL workplace writing courses in IHLs. The appropriate instructions and contents could be convenient not only to improve teaching and learning but also promote a more meaningful learning to the graduating students which in turn, creates a powerful workforce who is able to command by today’s workplace standards.
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author Nurul Kamalia Yusuf,
Melor Md Yunus,
Mohamed Amin Embi,
spellingShingle Nurul Kamalia Yusuf,
Melor Md Yunus,
Mohamed Amin Embi,
Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English
author_facet Nurul Kamalia Yusuf,
Melor Md Yunus,
Mohamed Amin Embi,
author_sort Nurul Kamalia Yusuf,
title Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English
title_short Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English
title_full Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English
title_fullStr Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English
title_full_unstemmed Workplace writing in L2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in English
title_sort workplace writing in l2 experiences among millennial workforce: learning to write in english
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12880/1/23806-71833-1-PB.pdf
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