Developing Pragmatic Competence While Teaching Communication Skills and Soft Skills for Students’ Overall Personality Development

Mr. Jatin Kapadiya has been working as an assistant professor in Alpha College of Engineering and Technology, Khatraj - Gandhi Nagar. He is pursuing PhD in English Literature from H N G University. He has 3years of experience in teaching. He has been teaching Communication skills, Soft skills and Personality development to UG and PG students since 4years. He has been presenting papers into various nationals as well as international conferences since his post graduation.

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Exploring the importance of soft and hard skills as perceived by IT internship students and industry: A gap analysis

Journal of Technology and Science Education ◽

10.3926/jotse.271 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 347 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Frederick Patacsil ◽

Christine Lourrine S. Tablatin

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Gap Analysis ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Personality Development ◽

Communication Tool ◽

Skills Gap ◽

Hard Skills ◽

Internship Experience ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The University

The research paper proposes a skills gap methodology that utilized the respondent experiences in the internship program to measure the importance of the Information Technology (IT) skills gap as perceived by IT students and the industry. The questionnaires were formulated based on previous studies, however, was slightly modified, validated and pilot tested to fit into the needs of the research. Respondents of this study were IT students enrolled in internship while industry respondents were the supervisors of the IT students in their respective company. Internship IT students were selected since they have a strong background on the needs of the company based on their internship experience. The findings revealed that teamwork and communication skills are very important soft skills to be possessed by IT graduates as perceived by the respondents. Further, results reveal that there was no significant difference in the perception of the respondents in terms of the importance of soft skills. However, this finding contradicts the results in the case of hard skills were in there was a big range of disagreement on the importance of hard skills. IT students perceived that hard skills were very important while industry perceived hard skills were somewhat important. It is recognized that soft skills are very important communication tool for a customer oriented industry and that it is essential to enhance the communication skills of IT students for their future employment. The study suggests that the university should target improvements of soft skills and specific personality development component in the curriculum.

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Relevance of Soft Skills in Career Success

MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices ◽

10.52634/mier/2020/v10/i1/1354 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 91-102

Author(s):

Mitashree Tripathy

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Stress Management ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Career Success ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Leadership Qualities ◽

Hard Skills ◽

Work Atmosphere

In this fast transforming business economy caused by globalization, it has become incredibly important that employees keep on upgrading their hard skills and polish their soft skills if they aspire for a career that not only pays them well but also promises better opportunities in career development. Though the importance of soft skills is recognised in everyday life, in maintaining interpersonal relationships, in buildings strategies for success, its implications are mainly found in organisations and workplaces. Soft skills, however, play a significant role in building a career. Today to succeed and survive in the competitive workplace employees are expected to change their attitude, attention, and commitment to work. Besides, they are also expected to develop other abilities like effective communication skills, teamwork, leadership qualities, stress management, emotional intelligence etc. Competition is progressively increasing across workplaces worldwide. The need to be fit, flexible and existing is highly intrinsic. Soft skills thus help deal with challenges as they offer essential factors to influence the success of the employees and the organisations. This paper focuses on discussing the relevance of soft skills in career success, job satisfaction, creating a better work atmosphere and bringing about productivity at the workplace.

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PECULIARITIES OF DEVELOPING “SOFT” SKILLS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR CADETS AND MASTERS OF STATE FIRE ACADEMY OF EMERCOM OF RUSSIA

CULTURE AND SAFETY ◽

10.25257/kb.2021.3.34-40 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 34-40

Author(s):

M. Korosteleva ◽

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A. Muzychenko ◽

E. Skurko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Team Leadership ◽

Leadership Qualities ◽

Ability To Work ◽

Language Classes

Universal competencies (“soft” skills), which must be developed in a modern specialist along with the professional ones are analyzed in the article. The importance and relevance of developing such skills as communication skills, the ability to work in a team, leadership qualities and others are justified. Practical examples of developing such skills in foreign language classes are presented.

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Students’ Perceptions about the Importance of Communication Skills: A Case Study of EFL Learners at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of English Language Education ◽

10.5296/ijele.v4i1.8782 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

Muhammad Riaz Khan ◽

Shehla Riaz Khan ◽

Saeed Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Communication Skills ◽

English Language ◽

Personality Development ◽

Oral Communication ◽

First Grade ◽

Social Needs ◽

Survey Method ◽

Sample Population ◽

Speaking Skills

The graduates of Jazan University (Saudi Arabia), like anywhere else in EFL or ESL settings, require effective oral communication skills in English language for a highly competitive and expanding market economy of the country, and the worldwide too. The study was taken to evaluate the students’ perceptions about the need of speaking skills and the urgency to participate in language enhancement activities keeping in view the generally unsatisfactory position of the Saudi students in speaking English language. The sample population for this research was taken from three colleges, i.e. the first grade students from Engineering, Business and Computer Science of this university. A survey method technique was adopted in which data was obtained using a structured questionnaire about students’ responses on multiple items indicating their understanding of the importance of speaking skills, their existing level of oral communication and the need to participate in the extra coaching programs offered by the university. The quantitative data were analyzed by using SPSS 17. The data shows the participants’ understanding of the importance of communication skills for social needs, personality development, attaining and survival in the job market, and their needs for attending extra language training sessions other than their normal routine courses.

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Opportunities for the Development of Soft Skills in Engineer Education

Opus et Educatio ◽

10.3311/ope.462 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Ildikó Holik ◽

István Dániel Sanda

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Personality Development ◽

Practical Training ◽

Project Method ◽

Hard Skills ◽

Development Of Competencies ◽

Cooperative Methods ◽

Engineer Education

In today’s higher education, the development of competencies based on the needs of the labour market, the role of practical training and the application of student-centred teaching methods are becoming more and more important. A particularly important question in engineering education is which abilities and skills are important for an engineer in a rapidly changing, information-based society. Therefore, in addition to hard skills, the development of soft skills also plays an important role. Our research was aimed at mapping the competencies of engineering informatics students and determining development opportunities. The Hungarian version of the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) was used to examine the students’ personalities. The results of the research showed that the students’ soft skills must be developed – especially in the areas of openness, communication and cooperation. Students’ personality development can be facilitated by courses that focus on self-knowledge and self-esteem, as well as opportunities for cooperation, adaptation, building trust, empathy, and helpfulness. Cooperative methods, collaborative learning, the project method and problem-based learning can also play an important role in higher education.

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STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING IN RELATION TO CLASS PERFORMANCES AND SOFT SKILLS: A META-ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Jurnal Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia The Indonesian Journal of Medical Education ◽

10.22146/jpki.39098 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 93

Author(s):

Elisabeth Rukmini ◽

Cindy Cindy ◽

Pricillia Tanoto

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Team Work ◽

Learning Motivation ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Student Centered ◽

Student Centered Learning

Background: Studies showed that SCL improved quality of medical education through knowledge acquisition, class performance, students’ attitude and soft skills. Although research about SCL and its impact has been widely known, overall correlation of SCL to the class performances has not yet been established. Strong correlation between SCL to class performances would serve the purpose of teaching and learning and more importantly would answer the skepticism of institution or faculty members in implementing SCL. In addition, learning through systematic review of others’ studies, how SCL influenced soft skill aspects would be benefited for medical educators. Soft skills such as learning motivation, communication skills, and teamwork may lead educators to the favor of SCL approaches. This review was to find the correlation of student-centered learning to the students’ performances and soft skill aspects in medical education.Method: To find the correlation of the SCL and class performances, we used meta-analysis. We also performed a systematic review to qualitatively find the relationship between SCL and other aspects, such as teamwork, communication skills, and learning motivation. Literatures were filtered from databases of: Proquest, Springerlink, Biomed Central (BMC) open, BMJ open, and Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria were published empirical articles (2000-2013) reported SCL’s effect on class performances or other aspects (learning motivation, teamwork, communication skills). We utilized PRISMA protocol to filter the inclusion articles. By reading abstracts and further snowballing searching, we found 12 articles for the meta-analysis and 33 articles for the systematic review. Results: Among 12 articles of the meta-analysis, 9 articles showed positive correlation between SCL and class performances. Three studies reported that SCL had no effect on the class performances. None of the articles reported any negative impact. We utilized the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software to analyze the data and found r = 0.46 and 95% CI: 0.32 - 0.57. It showed a statistically significant correlation between SCL and class performances. On the systematic review, we found that SCL improved communication skills, team work, and learning motivation.Conclusion: From the meta-analysis we found that SCL improved class performances about 46%. It was showed that SCL methods were superior in improving soft skills such as communication skills, teamwork, and learning motivation.

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On Being a Patient

International Journal of User-Driven Healthcare ◽

10.4018/ijudh.2012100109 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 57-59

Author(s):

Pranab Chatterjee

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Education System ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Patient Experiences ◽

Medical Education System ◽

Good Learning ◽

Humanities In Medicine ◽

Learning Points ◽

Patient Narrative

Published narratives on doctor-as-patient experiences show that physicians become more empathetic once they have gone through the process of being a patient. In this article, in response to a published doctor-as-patient narrative, the author enquires into the possible reason for such empathy-in-hindsight. The objectified and structured medical education system which puts little emphasis on soft skills, a rapidly evolving technological-diagnostic revolution that is distancing the patient from the doctor and lacunae in development of communication skills in doctors come up as probable reasons for this. Narratives of physician-patients provide good learning points, especially with respect to the lacunae in the teaching of empathy, communication and humanities in medicine.

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Assessing Students’ Knowledge and Soft Skills Competency in the Industrial Training Programme: The Employers’ Perspective

Review of European Studies ◽

10.5539/res.v8n1p123 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 123 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lim Khong Chiu ◽

Nor Idayu Mahat ◽

Basri Rashid ◽

Norhanim A. Razak ◽

Hamimi Omar

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Training Programme ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Industrial Training ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Skill Levels ◽

Five Dimensions ◽

Service Sectors

<p>The importance of developing soft skills competency among students should be the priority of all the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in order to ensure their graduates are marketable. Therefore, it is essential for HEIs to distinguish the knowledge and soft skill levels of their students so that strategies and intervention could be implemented to rectify their capabilities. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and soft skills competency from the employer’s viewpoints on the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) students participating in the industrial training programme. A total of 438 employers from different industrial backgrounds had participated in this study. A questionnaire consisting of five dimensions of soft skills which are basic knowledge, communication skills, practical skills, leadership, and attitude was utilized to collect data. The results of this study indicate that the employers were satisfied with the knowledge and soft skills competency portrayed by UUM students in preparing themselves for the real work environment. The employers from the service sectors were satisfied with students’ performance in all dimensions of soft skills measured. However, employers from the factory and commerce sector perceived as moderate satisfaction for all dimensions of soft skills. Additionally, the employers of the factory and commerce sector assessed by giving the lowest satisfaction score for “hands-on” skills, but generally they satisfied with the students’ communication skills. The information gathered can provide important insights from the perspective of organizations which is valuable in improving the overall hard and soft skills competency for future professionals and managers.</p>

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ECOTOURISM AS A SOFT SKILL PRACTICE FOR MILLENIALS

Jurnal Entrepreneur dan Entrepreneurship ◽

10.37715/jee.v8i2.1121 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 22-29

Author(s):

I Dewa Gde Satrya ◽

Thomas Stefanus Kaihatu ◽

Lexi Pranata

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Human Resources ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Interpersonal Skills ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Self Control ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Human Resource Capacity ◽

Younger Generation ◽

Resource Capacity

Traveling not only creates fun for tourists. Tourism activities are believed to also improving human resources ability. It is a significant aspect related to human resource capacity that soft skills ownership which can be trained to modern travellers through ecotourism activities. This descriptive qualitative study describes soft skills trained to tourists from among younger generation in ecotourism destinations. Statement of the problem in this research is what is the relevance between ecotourism and soft skill ownership? This study identifies soft skills trained in ecotourism activities that are interpersonal skills characterized by communication skills, like others, have empathy and concern, warm, forgiving, open, adaptive and self-control abilities. The interpersonal skills that are part of this soft skill are believed to be important and will help younger generation to succeed in living their lives.

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