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Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency

Communication skills in English have been identified as essential workplace tools for success in business and have been correlated with career success and increased in financial rewards. Not with standing, there is a global concern regarding the widening gap between the communication skills in Eng...

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Main Authors: Sarudin, Isarji, Mohd Noor, Zainab, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
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Language:English
Published: IDOSI Publication 2013
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L Education (General)
PE English
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spelling my.iium.irep.300672021-06-29T04:32:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30067/ Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency Sarudin, Isarji Mohd Noor, Zainab Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Nordin, Mohamad Sahari L Education (General) PE English Communication skills in English have been identified as essential workplace tools for success in business and have been correlated with career success and increased in financial rewards. Not with standing, there is a global 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 importance of English competency for employment and employers’ needs for an English competency certification test. Data for the study were gathered from 295 companies representing 14 industry sectors using a 14-item survey questionnaire, focus group discussion and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study indicate that English was the most important language for employment; English competency was assessed in the recruitment process by all industry sectors; and employers provided in-house training programs to enhance employees’ English language competency. It was also found that employers advocated the need for a valid, reliable, globally benchmarked and industry-driven English competency certification test for non-native speakers of English. The paper concludes that due to the competitiveness of the market environment, the test would provide the impetus for institutions of higher learning to adequately prepare graduates with employability skills associated with communication skills in English for the workplace. IDOSI Publication 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30067/1/30067_5_Isarji_Workplace_English_88_to_94.pdf Sarudin, Isarji and Mohd Noor, Zainab and Zubairi, Ainol Madziah and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari (2013) Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency. World Applied Sciences Journal, 21. pp. 88-94. ISSN 1818-4952 http://www.idosi.org/wasj/online.htm 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.21.sltl.2140
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
building IIUM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider International Islamic University Malaysia
content_source IIUM Repository (IREP)
url_provider http://irep.iium.edu.my/
language English
topic L Education (General)
PE English
spellingShingle L Education (General)
PE English
Sarudin, Isarji
Mohd Noor, Zainab
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency
description Communication skills in English have been identified as essential workplace tools for success in business and have been correlated with career success and increased in financial rewards. Not with standing, there is a global 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 importance of English competency for employment and employers’ needs for an English competency certification test. Data for the study were gathered from 295 companies representing 14 industry sectors using a 14-item survey questionnaire, focus group discussion and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study indicate that English was the most important language for employment; English competency was assessed in the recruitment process by all industry sectors; and employers provided in-house training programs to enhance employees’ English language competency. It was also found that employers advocated the need for a valid, reliable, globally benchmarked and industry-driven English competency certification test for non-native speakers of English. The paper concludes that due to the competitiveness of the market environment, the test would provide the impetus for institutions of higher learning to adequately prepare graduates with employability skills associated with communication skills in English for the workplace.
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author Sarudin, Isarji
Mohd Noor, Zainab
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
author_facet Sarudin, Isarji
Mohd Noor, Zainab
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
author_sort Sarudin, Isarji
title Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency
title_short Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency
title_full Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency
title_fullStr Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency
title_full_unstemmed Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency
title_sort needs assessment of workplace english and malaysian graduates’ english language competency
publisher IDOSI Publication
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/30067/1/30067_5_Isarji_Workplace_English_88_to_94.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30067/
http://www.idosi.org/wasj/online.htm
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