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Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria

This qualitative study explores the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in southwest Nigeria. The study helps to analyse the definition of the employability and relevance of Arabic graduates in the Southwest among the Arabic graduates. The study's central phenomenon is to explore em...

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Main Authors: Mustapha, Toyyib Abiodun, Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan, Amzat, Ismail Hussein
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Language:English
English
Published: Al-Hikmah Research & Publication Centre 2024
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L Education (General)
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
LB2801 School administration and organization
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spelling my.iium.irep.1156692024-11-08T06:53:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/115669/ Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria Mustapha, Toyyib Abiodun Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan Amzat, Ismail Hussein L Education (General) LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2801 School administration and organization This qualitative study explores the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in southwest Nigeria. The study helps to analyse the definition of the employability and relevance of Arabic graduates in the Southwest among the Arabic graduates. The study's central phenomenon is to explore employability skills needed for Arabic graduates in Nigeria. The study used a phenomenology study to achieve the research objectives and answer the research questions. A semi-structured interview was used in the study, while 11 participants were interviewed. Inductive analysis was used to analyse the interview transcript. Furthermore, the findings show that employers need employability skills such as soft skills. The result indicates that Arabic graduates lack communication skills, networking, personal competence, and information technology. Thus, the findings cannot be generalised because only a few participants were interviewed. The study also recommends that the policymakers include the English language and graduate employability skills as compulsory courses in the Arabic curriculum to enhance the graduates' speaking skills and employability skills since Nigeria is not an Arabic-speaking country. Al-Hikmah Research & Publication Centre 2024-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/115669/8/115669_Exploring%20the%20Employability%20and%20Relevancy%20of%20Arabic%20Graduates%20in%20Southwest%20Nigeria.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/115669/2/472 Mustapha, Toyyib Abiodun and Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan and Amzat, Ismail Hussein (2024) Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria. Al-Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 7 (2). pp. 18-34. E-ISSN 2637-0581 https://www.alhikmah.my/index.php/hikmah/article/view/472/540
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English
topic L Education (General)
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
LB2801 School administration and organization
spellingShingle L Education (General)
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
LB2801 School administration and organization
Mustapha, Toyyib Abiodun
Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan
Amzat, Ismail Hussein
Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria
description This qualitative study explores the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in southwest Nigeria. The study helps to analyse the definition of the employability and relevance of Arabic graduates in the Southwest among the Arabic graduates. The study's central phenomenon is to explore employability skills needed for Arabic graduates in Nigeria. The study used a phenomenology study to achieve the research objectives and answer the research questions. A semi-structured interview was used in the study, while 11 participants were interviewed. Inductive analysis was used to analyse the interview transcript. Furthermore, the findings show that employers need employability skills such as soft skills. The result indicates that Arabic graduates lack communication skills, networking, personal competence, and information technology. Thus, the findings cannot be generalised because only a few participants were interviewed. The study also recommends that the policymakers include the English language and graduate employability skills as compulsory courses in the Arabic curriculum to enhance the graduates' speaking skills and employability skills since Nigeria is not an Arabic-speaking country.
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author Mustapha, Toyyib Abiodun
Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan
Amzat, Ismail Hussein
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Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan
Amzat, Ismail Hussein
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title Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria
title_short Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria
title_full Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria
title_fullStr Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria
title_sort exploring the employability and relevancy of arabic graduates in southwest nigeria
publisher Al-Hikmah Research & Publication Centre
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