Twenty-First Century Essential Employability Skills for English as a Foreign Language Undergraduates in a Context of the Mekong Delta

Autor/inn/en	Phan, Van Thi Tuyet; Nguyen, Linh Dang Thuy; Nguyen, Khang Duy
Titel	Twenty-First Century Essential Employability Skills for English as a Foreign Language Undergraduates in a Context of the Mekong Delta
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 11 (2022) 2, S.1089-1102 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Phan, Van Thi Tuyet) ORCID (Nguyen, Linh Dang Thuy) ORCID (Nguyen, Khang Duy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Employer Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Self Esteem; Nonverbal Communication; Feedback (Response); Job Skills; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Schülerverhalten; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Produktive Fertigkeit
Abstract	This study aimed to investigate essential employability skills for English as a foreign language (EFL) students in the Mekong Delta for the context of the 21st century. It was also to determine the similarities and differences between the important employability skills from the perspectives of the employers and EFL students. In this study, a questionnaire was delivered to EFL students who were juniors and seniors at a university in the South of Vietnam, majoring in English Education and English Studies (English Interpreter). At the same time, interviews were realized on both EFL students and employers. The findings showed that both EFL students and employers highlighted the attributes of self-confidence, receptiveness to feedback, and the use of body language in communication. The types of employability skills are similarly recognized among employers and EFL students in the same fields of employment. However, a significant difference was also found among employers on different job-specific skills. The results also indicated that EFL undergraduates were all highly aware of preparing the employability skills for their future professions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01