Unemployed Graduates’ Perceptions on their General Communication Skills at Job Interviews

Effects of Learners’ Language Proficiency on Their Language Learning Strategies

“…Furthermore, a study by Alias, Sidhu and Fook (2013) revealed that unemployed graduates who scored higher MUET band score also possessed higher general communication skills. With that in view, they suggested that follow-up steps, like revising the curriculum and creating awareness of the importance of communication skills among the graduates should be proposed by the universities to enhance the optimum level of communication skills in the workplace (Alias et.…”

Students’ Perception of the Programme Offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM

“…Study conducted by Masturah et al (2013) of unemployed graduates who took part in the 1 Malaysia Training Scheme, also indicated 67.1% out of 337 respondents were in the range of moderate to low level in their general English communication skills. The respondents indicated their inability to communicate ideas as the main factor that affect, their communication skills.…”

Scaffolding Speaking Tasks Using Videoblog Portfolio in an ESL Classroom

“…Although English is the official second language in Malaysia, surveys still show that common problems in communication among graduates include poor speaking skills, inability to comprehend questions, and lack of interaction skills (Shahariah Saleh & Murtaza, 2018;Alias, Sidhu, & Chan, 2013). Scholars suggested that communicating in English for a second language speaker be a challenging feat due to many factors attributed with to the fear of speaking English such as language anxiety, limited vocabulary, and lack of exposure to communicate in the language (Pertaub, Slater, & Barker, 2002;Tanveer, 2007).…”