Career Awareness in the Study of Malay Language Program

Abstract

Awareness of the career to be pursued can be present as early as childhood and can vary according to knowledge and interest. Most of today's children are more focused on achieving excellence in education, but still vague in the career that will be pursued. This situation persisted when they continued their studies at higher education and they realized that the choice of field of study was not in line with their ambitions. Usually, these children choose a field based on their results rather than settling for the required degree for the field of interest. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the extent of students’ understanding of the scope and career prospects in Malay language. Students were distributed with a set of questionnaires containing 54 items using ordinal scales of semantic difference types. The findings of the study showed that 34(56.7%) of the students studied chose this field of study as the main choice. Students also showed a high level of knowledge about careers in the Malay language which they studied (M=3.92; SD=0.57). Students have also listed a total of 14 careers in the field of Malay language they are familiar with.

How are the Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor Levels of Primary School Learners Living in Suburban Area of Yogyakarta based on Career Development?

“…Then, the remaining percentage, 3%, had inadequate career understanding. This matter happened because the learners were understanding of school achievement importance, jobs, competent job attitudes, and preferred career decisions (Keumala et al, 2018;Lim & You, 2019;Akos, 2020;Jusoh et al, 2021). The primary school learners were aware of self-improvement, skill development to understand other people and the use of career information.…”

“…The preference or interest significantly influences any individuals in the future. Lim & You (2019); Akos (2020); Jusoh et al (2021) explain that career exploration is important for learners to obtain initial descriptions of the preferred career. Thus, learners can decide their future careers so that they are aware, of and have career objectives, and life expectations.…”