scholarly journals A study on English communication skills at tertiary level

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huynh Ngoc Anh Thu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Study Participants

Communication skills are one of the most important soft skills in the 21st century. There is a sad fact that even young Vietnamese, although learning English as an official subject at school, almost always show a lack of confidence when communicating with foreigners. Many high school graduates or even university students, when meeting foreigners, teach-ers or speaking in front of the class, still can not say anything more than simple questions such as greetings and introducing themselves. This study was conducted by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry (HUFI). With the participation of 120 students. Through the questionnaire. This study was for the purpose of indicating the errors that students make, as well as finding solutions that support their skills to learn and improve their ability to communicate. The results of this study showed the participation of 120 students. Only 50 out of 120 students received good reviews in the research, 45 students still lack skills and confidence when communicating and received an average rating. The rest of the 120 study participants were rated as weak, lacking a lot of communication skills. This condition needs to be interested in, as if not even when communicating with Vietnamese in English, you will lack confidence.

Modern Language Olympiad: Unleashing Potentials for 21st Century Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mazli Muhammad ◽  
Mohd Hassan Boon Awang ◽  
Nurbaya Mohamad Aris ◽  
Maisarah Ahmad Kamil ◽  
Zachariah Aidin Druckman
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
Language Competition ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Wide Scale ◽  
International Event

The challenge of becoming employable 21st century graduates to meet current industry demands was the basis of this innovation. With the aim to equip a group of students with soft skills on one hand, and another with industry-specific communicative abilities on the other, the Modern Language Olympiad (MLO) was established under Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, UiTM Shah Alam, as the first multi-language competition held internationally that is fully student-led. Five categories of competitions were designed with close engagement with the industry, which were strategic storytelling, idea pitching, versatile presenting, and radio drama across three languages (English, Bahasa Melayu, and Arabic) from 29 October to 2 November 2019. Preparations to conduct this international competition commenced a year before that. In total, 330 participants from 11 public universities, 6 private universities and 4 foreign universities and 10 UiTM branch campuses participated in the event, which was run by 40 student committee and 100 student volunteers, guided by 30 academic advisors. A total of 40 judges from the industry were involved in the competitions. The event, which amassed a total profit of RM58,416.45, managed to develop the student committee’s critical thinking, problem solving, time management, project management, and budgeting skills, while the participants gained immeasurable benefits in enhancing their communication skills through feedback from the industry and by observing others. This innovation is a step forward to improve students’ soft skills and communication skills using the two-pronged approach through running a student-led, student-driven, wide-scale international event.

From high school to workplace: investigating the effects of soft skills on career engagement through the role of psychological capital in different age groups

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farida Aryani ◽  
Hillman Wirawan ◽  
Abdul Saman ◽  
Sulaiman Samad ◽  
Muhammad Jufri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Skill Mastery

PurposeThis study aims at investigating the indirect effect of soft skills on career engagement through the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in different age groups. The social cognitive theory (SCT) and job demands-resource model (JD-R) were employed to explain the effect of perceived skill mastery on PsyCap and career engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 707 high school students, 150 university students and 165 employees using a three-wave data collection technique. This study measured soft skills, PsyCap and career engagement at different age groups (i.e. high school students, university students and employees). The data were analysed using a moderated-mediation technique.FindingsThe results showed that soft skills positively influenced PsyCap and eventually increased career engagement in all age groups. However, the effect was stronger for students (both in high school and university) than employees in the workplaces. Unlike most students, employees related soft skills to performance. Regardless of the effect on performance, students would be more likely than employees to perceive soft skill mastery as a source of efficacy.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, the education system should direct more attention to developing students' non-cognitive skills. Second, people should understand that their career advancement continues in the workplace context. Organizations can foster employees' soft skills by providing more opportunities to develop new skills.Originality/valueThis study sheds light on the importance of soft skills beyond academic and workplace performance. This study is among the few empirical investigations that reveal career engagement factors across different career development stages.

Incorporating “Soft Skills” Into the Collaborative Problem-Solving Equation

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Riggio ◽  
Karan Saggi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Communication And Coordination

In only a very few places, Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, & Greiff (2015) mention the role of communication and coordination among team members in collaborative problem solving. Although complex and collaborative problem solving is indeed an imperative for team and organizational success in the 21st century, it is easier said than done. Collaborative problem solving is critically dependent on the communication and interaction skills of the team members and of the team leader. The intent of this commentary is to shine a light on the critical role of interpersonal and communication skills in complex and collaborative problem solving.

scholarly journals PENGARUH JENIS KELAMIN DAN LATAR BELAKANG SEKOLAH TERHADAP TOLERANSI PERBEDAAN MAZHAB FIQH

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas Arfan, Fariz Zul Fahmi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Probability Sampling

<p>This  quantitative  research  is  to  measure  the  quantity  of  tolerance  attitude value  in responding the difference tendency in affiliating school of thoughts (madzhab) among youths especially university students. This research is quantitative research which applies survey method, probability sampling-simple random sampling data collection technique, skala likert instrument and theta formula analysis technique. The result shows two main findings; 1) there is no significant relationship between sex and tolerance attitude toward school of thought affiliation among university students. However, female students are more tolerant than male students.2) there is no significant relationship between school background and tolerant attitude towards school of  thought affiliation among students. by contrast, non–islamic senior high school graduates are more tolerant than those Islamic senior high school graduates.</p> <p> </p> <p>Penelitian ini berusaha mengukur secara kuantitas nilai sikap toleransi dalam menyikapi perbedaan mazhab fiqh terutama bagi generasi muda seperti mahasiswa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan metode survey, teknik pengambilan datanya dengan probability sampling-simple random sampling, instrumen penelitiannya dengan model skala Likert dan teknik analisis datanya dengan rumus theta yang diuji dengan uji hipotesis chi-square. Hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) Tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara perbedaan jenis kelamin dengan sikap toleransi bermazhab fiqh mahasiswa. namun mahasiswa dengan jenis kelamin perempuan lebih toleran daripada laki-laki, (2) Tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara perbedaan latar belakang sekolah dengan sikap toleransi bermazhab fiqh mahasiswa. Namun mahasiswa dari latar belakang sekolah non Madrasah Aliyah (MA) lebih toleran dari yang MA.</p> <br />

scholarly journals Rituals of entering adulthood in the religious and secular space (sociological reflections)

2021 ◽  
Vol XII (2(35)) ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Maria Sroczyńska
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Young People ◽  
21St Century ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
High School Graduation ◽  
School Graduation ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Ritual Practices

The text deals with the rituals of passage, granting and approval accompanying entering adulthood. These considerations refer to both theoretical issues, taking into account the typology of rituals proposed by Pierre Bourdieu, and to selected results of own research (quantitative and qualitative) carried out at the end of the first decade of the 21st century among high school graduates of the Świętokrzyskie region. The ritual practices that are still important for young people (confirmation, "eighteenth" and high school graduation) were taken into account, although the manner of their celebration and the functions performed are subject to more or less significant transformations.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF GAP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ AND GRADUATES’ SOFT SKILLS: THE CASE OF SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND LAW AT TRA VINH UNIVERSITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Diem Thi Thu Le ◽  
Khuong Tan Huynh ◽  
Ngoc Thi Hong Pham
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Measurement Of Success ◽  
Work Management

One critical measurement of success in workplaces is the abilities of graduates in applying the knowledge, skills and values into the needs of their job. This study was conducted to seek the gap of soft skills of Tra Vinh  University students compared to labour-market standard. The quantitative data was collected at School of Economics and Law with a sample of 362 students and 300 graduates to measure their soft skills. Generally, both students and graduates are still unconfident of their own soft skills, this affacts their self-affirmation. Moreover, the importance of soft skills is also acknowledged, namely critical thinking, problem-solving,  selflearning, work-management skills and teamwork as well as communication skills which need to beprioritized equipped for any kinds of workplaces. Nonetheless, the aforementioned skill gap is significantly remarkable, especially regarding the communication skills. Based on these analyzes, some solutions are proposed to the work recruitment, schools and graduates to lessen the skill gap and meet the demands of labour markets.

scholarly journals Are the Humanities No Longer Relevant in the 21st Century?

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-38
Author(s):  
Nitza Davidovitch
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
21St Century ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
The Future

Aims. In view of the diminishing demand for the humanities in Israel, we explore the profiles of current students of humanities in one high school and one university in Israel. Method. This study reviews the changes in the demand for and status of academic humanities studies and maps the profile of students of the humanities, both high school students and high school graduates over the age of 18. In total, 136 students (73 males and 60 females) participated in this survey-based study Results and Conclusion. The results show a positive and significant correlation between attitudes regarding the humanities and motivation to study these subjects in the future. In addition, a positive correlation was found between values of honesty, helping others, and contribution to the country, and motivation to study the humanities. Contribution. The findings of this study contribute by daring to challenge the perception concerning the insignificant status of the humanities in our day and age – aimed at eliminating them and rendering them irrelevant.

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