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Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course

As the business world is becoming increasingly global and competitive, most business organizations require employees to have good employability skills. In order to ensure employees are equipped with relevant employability skills, the industry turns to higher education for assistance. One initiativ...

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Main Authors: Sarudin, Isarji, Zainab Mohd Noor,, Zainab, Amal Mechraoui,, Amal, Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza, Muhamad, Ainon Jariah, Abdul Malik, Faridah
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Language:English
Published: © IDOSI Publications, 2013 2013
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L Education (General)
PE English
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spelling my.iium.irep.300652020-05-14T17:59:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30065/ Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course Sarudin, Isarji Zainab Mohd Noor,, Zainab Amal Mechraoui,, Amal Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Muhamad, Ainon Jariah Abdul Malik, Faridah L Education (General) PE English As the business world is becoming increasingly global and competitive, most business organizations require employees to have good employability skills. In order to ensure employees are equipped with relevant employability skills, the industry turns to higher education for assistance. One initiative of higher education institutions is to offer English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) courses. This study was undertaken to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of English for Occupational Purposes course for students of Economics and Management Science based on internal stakeholders’ perceptions. A multi-method approach was adopted and triangulation of methods comprising survey questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were employed. A total of 177 respondents consisted of undergraduate students, instructors and academic administrators of the EOP course participated in the study. The findings of this study revealed that the students, instructors and academic administrators, in general were satisfied with the EOP course. However, there were shortcomings that need to be addressed, particularly related to methods of teaching and oral and written communication skills related to job application. Key words: English language proficiency Employability English for Occupational Purposes Higher education institutions © IDOSI Publications, 2013 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nd http://irep.iium.edu.my/30065/1/4_Isarji_EOP_73_to_87.pdf Sarudin, Isarji and Zainab Mohd Noor,, Zainab and Amal Mechraoui,, Amal and Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza and Muhamad, Ainon Jariah and Abdul Malik, Faridah (2013) Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course. World Applied Sciences Journal, 21 (Sp iss). pp. 73-87. ISSN ISSN 1818-4952 http://www.idosi.org/wasj/online.htm 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.21.sltl.2140
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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country Malaysia
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language English
topic L Education (General)
PE English
spellingShingle L Education (General)
PE English
Sarudin, Isarji
Zainab Mohd Noor,, Zainab
Amal Mechraoui,, Amal
Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Muhamad, Ainon Jariah
Abdul Malik, Faridah
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course
description As the business world is becoming increasingly global and competitive, most business organizations require employees to have good employability skills. In order to ensure employees are equipped with relevant employability skills, the industry turns to higher education for assistance. One initiative of higher education institutions is to offer English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) courses. This study was undertaken to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of English for Occupational Purposes course for students of Economics and Management Science based on internal stakeholders’ perceptions. A multi-method approach was adopted and triangulation of methods comprising survey questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were employed. A total of 177 respondents consisted of undergraduate students, instructors and academic administrators of the EOP course participated in the study. The findings of this study revealed that the students, instructors and academic administrators, in general were satisfied with the EOP course. However, there were shortcomings that need to be addressed, particularly related to methods of teaching and oral and written communication skills related to job application. Key words: English language proficiency Employability English for Occupational Purposes Higher education institutions
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author Sarudin, Isarji
Zainab Mohd Noor,, Zainab
Amal Mechraoui,, Amal
Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Muhamad, Ainon Jariah
Abdul Malik, Faridah
author_facet Sarudin, Isarji
Zainab Mohd Noor,, Zainab
Amal Mechraoui,, Amal
Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Muhamad, Ainon Jariah
Abdul Malik, Faridah
author_sort Sarudin, Isarji
title Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course
title_short Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course
title_full Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course
title_fullStr Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course
title_full_unstemmed Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course
title_sort stakeholders’ perceptions of an english for occupational purposes course
publisher © IDOSI Publications, 2013
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/30065/1/4_Isarji_EOP_73_to_87.pdf
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