scholarly journals Enhancing English Vocabulary in Low Proficient Learners using Online Tools with Special Reference to Arts and Science Colleges

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2133-2140
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Science College

In today's world of development any individual is in need of developing the employability skills in order to grow and settle in their profession. Their possession of hard skills such as education, experience and expertise does not guarantee them perfect job opportunities. Low proficient learners from Arts and Science Colleges find it difficult to get reasonable jobs because they lack employability skills. This is an attempt to analyze the role of technology in the development of employability skills particularly English vocabulary in the low proficient learners of Arts and Science College. 20 students from 3 different departments were given assignments to be done using 3 online tools. Assessment has been made to find out some difference in training the low proficient learners from Arts and Science. The result shows a tremendous change in attitude in learning vocabulary in the low proficient learners from Arts and Science. English vocabulary can be. The soft skills syllabus prescribed can be enriched and made more interesting especially for the low proficient learners with the addition of the online tool ‘Memrise” for learning vocabulary. This will pave a path to those that found learning English difficult.

scholarly journals The significance and role of various soft skills in professional life

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 028-031
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar Pandey ◽  
Sarika Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Job Opportunities

Soft skills are the new demand of HRs in all the corporate and educational organizations. As it includes the behavioral, interpersonal, communication, leadership, problem solving, managerial and other characteristics traits of personality. These are the skills which represents an organized and well-mannered reflection of human. Previously soft skills were found understood but now as population is increasing, it is decreasing the employability skills and so the job opportunities. People are busy in collecting degrees and experience certificates of various jobs and they have underestimated behavioral and social skills. Such skills have now become the most expected skills in each and every interview as well as in professional working. This paper will help professionals to understand the importance and significance of learning these soft skills.

scholarly journals Opportunities for the Development of Soft Skills in Engineer Education

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.

Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Balcar
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Wage Returns ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Productive Potential ◽  
New Evidence

Increasing awareness of the productive potential of soft skills has sparked a discussion of their systematic and purposeful development. However, education systems pay only limited attention to this topic in most countries and remain focused on the development of hard skills. Is this approach rational or inadequate? This article provides new evidence on different aspects of the wage returns to soft skills (as an approximation of their productivity), and thereby contributes significantly to the discussion of the role of educational institutions in their development. It provides evidence that soft skills are as productive as hard skills. Moreover, it suggests that the productivity of hard skills stems from their combination with soft skills. These conclusions do not correspond to the fact that the value of education is intermediated mainly by hard skills, resulting in unequal development of soft and hard skills in schools. While concluding that education systems should pay more attention to soft skills development, the analysis recognises that this attention should be differentiated according to employers’ needs, owing to substantial differences in the value of soft skills across economic sectors. It is also noteworthy that while significant gender differences in returns to hard skills were identified, wage returns to soft skills appear gender neutral. JEL Codes: J24, J31, J71

scholarly journals The Hard Truth About Soft Skills

10.28945/3803 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 233-239
Author(s):  
Desmond (Tres) Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
New Employee ◽  
Hard Truth

This article provides value to hiring managers and academics by positing a conceptual model that could potentially revitalize the methods employed to train, coach, interview and hire new college graduates. The model shows that success (measured as employee productivity) is the summation of education (hard skills) plus experience (time in one’s domain) plus soft skills. Each of the variables (employee productivity, education, experience and soft skills) is moderated by cost and organizational culture. Further, the author argues that these soft skills are the preeminent factor among the 3 independent elements for new employee success. It turns conventional wisdom on its head by declaring that it is soft skills development that is the single most important predictor of a new employee’s success in a world obsessed by hard skills.

The empowerment of the Nasyiatul Aisyiyah as parenting trainers for ‘Ibu Bakoh Keluarga Kokoh’

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 1816-1822
Author(s):  
Riana Mashar ◽  
Dwi Hastuti
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Offline Learning ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Rural Appraisal ◽  
Implementation Stage

The role of post-disaster needs assessment cadres (PDNA) as a driver in motivating, assisting, and providing solutions for family resilience is increasingly needed during the pandemic. The purpose of this activity is to improve the technical skills of parenting trainers as they help families utilize social media-based smart parenting programs and increase cadre awareness in designing training according to the needs of family members. The method used to achieve this goal is the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach. In the implementation stage of the service program, training activities to improve the soft skills and hard skills of cadres as parenting trainers were carried out through online and offline learning. The results of this activity revealed that the Ibu Bakoh Keluarga Kokoh training increased the motivation of PDNA administrators to contribute in solving parenting problems for members, increased the shared understanding of parenting skills, taught parents the role of social media as a psychoeducational parenting media and increased the confidence and skills of the parenting trainers.

scholarly journals Soft Skills as Employability Skills: Fundamental Requirement for Entry-level Jobs

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Netra Bahadur Subedi
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Career Growth ◽  
Job Opportunity ◽  
Fundamental Requirement

In spite of the fact that the term ‘soft skills’ is new in our context, it has a wide range of implications and effects. Soft skills are intangible, nontechnical, personality-specific skills that determine one’s strengths as a leader, facilitator, mediator, and negotiator. Soft skills are contrasted to hard skills in a sense that hard skills are limited to specific area. It is to be noted that in the course of seeking an employment in the market, individual’s soft skills are as important as hard skills. It is found that person’s hard skills lead an individual to the entrance of job market, soft skills guarantee the job opportunity and further career growth. It is urgent that we have to instill our graduates with remarkable amount of soft skills for quick employment. It is always advisable that the companies select human resources with the best non-technical skills that are likely to be available in the labour market. It is further important to foster and develop the employees. Thus, these inter-sectional skills are really important for the promotion and enhancement of the organization. Owing to the same fact, this paper argues how soft skills as employability are fundamental requirement for entry-level Jobs.

scholarly journals Kompetensi Lulusan Prodi Humas UNJ (Studi Kasus : Kompetensi Lulusan Prodi Humas UNJ di Perusahaan Swasta DKI Jakarta)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
VERA WIJAYANTI SUTJIPTO
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
The World

Abstract PR UNJ D3 program, established in 2004, has graduated a lot of students, but in fact many of the graduates are not working in the world of public relations, so researchers wanted to know whether the competence of graduates Prodi D3 UNJ PR practitioners to the expectations of the world? .Teori Research is the role of public relations theories contained in his book, Scott M, Cutlip, Allen H, Center and Glen M.Broom in his book Effective Public Relations is communications technician (Entry Level Technician), Expert prescriber (Project Supervisor), Communication Facilitator (Constituency Manager and issue Trend Analysis) and facilitator Troubleshooter (Director Constituency and issue Trend Analysis). Research using femenologi paradigm, where data were collected by observation and interview, then analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Jonathan A. Smith. Emergent themes 4) Searching SAT for connections across emergent themes 5) Moving the next cases 6) Looking for patterns across. Key words: Humas Role, hard skills, soft skills     Program D3 Humas UNJ yang berdiri pada tahun 2004, sudah meluluskan banyak sekali mahasiswa, namun ternyata banyak dari lulusan tidak bekerja di dunia humas, , sehingga peneliti ingin mengetahui apakah kompetensi lulusan Prodi D3 Humas UNJ sesuai dengan harapan dunia praktisi? .Teori penelitian yang digunakan adalah teori peran humas yang terdapat dalam bukunya Scoot M,Cutlip, Allen H, Center dan Glen M.Broom dalam bukunya Effective Public Relations yaitu teknisi komunikasi (Entry Level Technician), Expert Prescriber (Supervisor Project), Fasilitator Komunikasi (Manager Constituency and Issue Trend Analysis) dan Fasilitator Pemecah Masalah (Director Constituency and Issue Trend Analysis). Penelitian menggunakan paradigma femenologi, dimana data-data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan cara observasi dan interview, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis dari Jonathan A. Smith. Emergent themes 4) Searching for connections across emergent themes 5) Moving the next cases 6) Looking for patterns across. Kata Kunci : Peran Humas, hard skills, soft skills

A typology of healthcare interpreter positionings

Interpreting ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
François René de Cotret ◽  
Camille Brisset ◽  
Yvan Leanza
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
The Public ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Social Positioning

Abstract The conceptual vagueness surrounding the role of the public service interpreter can hinder collaboration between interpreters and providers. Inspired by Mason’s work on interpreter positioning, the study aimed to clarify providers’ expectations of the role of the interpreter in order to strengthen interprofessional collaboration. A typological analysis was conducted based on 23 healthcare providers’ perceptions of the public service interpreter. The Typology of Healthcare Interpreter Positionings features eight positionings that reinforce the interprofessional collaboration and nine that compromise it. The result is a concrete portrait that depicts the neutrality of the public service interpreter as a powerful driver of collaboration. Providers also agree that interpreters must be able to take their place in the consultation, even if it means being assertive and modifying the discourse of the interlocutors. Navigating such situations while maintaining the provider’s trust requires interactional knowledge (soft skills), which complements technical knowledge (hard skills). The Typology represents a communication tool that both providers and interpreters can use to foster collaboration. It also represents a professionalization tool as it reiterates the importance of neutrality in the work of public service interpreters and their social positioning as professionals.

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