Case study on Business Graduate Language Skills for Future Employment

            In this article, it has been determined whether students in the program of business study lack proficiency and skills in language necessary for employment as well. For deciding this, a course structure’s case study for business students was examined in this study. In addition to it, with the use of secondary data taken from the website of the university, data analysis was conducted in terms of the English courses which are offered for Business degrees. The data was also compared to the number of programs that were offered for language skills, necessary for employment like Writing Skills, Reading Skills, Speaking Skills, and Listening Skills.

In this study, analyses were conducted based on the observation of different courses offered to students. Since this is a preliminary study, it was deemed significant to determine if students should be blamed for their insufficient skills or not. For determining if the capabilities offered by the institutes are sufficient or not, a closer study of the business course structure is also considered in this study. By the objective of this study, a local institute which is offering degree courses and diplomas in business are evaluated.

The structure of the sample course is taken from the website of UiTM or Universiti Teknologi MARA for the class of Diploma in Business Studies. In English, language skills encompass grammar, writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills other than communication skills. However, it was determined that in UiTM, grammar and speaking skills were not involved in the structure of course. It was also determined that writing skills in terms of English were considered more important than other skills of communication such as cultural literacy, listening, team communication, interpersonal communication, and speaking skills.

This study also determines that English courses focused mainly on skills of writing out of other skills. In the program structure, the emphasis is only on writing skills at degree level. In addition to it, it has been determined that in business courses need to include language skills, but they don’t focus on oral skills. The authors deduced that it is the lack of focus on language skills, which causes students to lack proficiency in language skills.

Overall, in broad and general, this article was quite interesting to read because business is a relevant field, and the focus on language in this field is essential. It was interesting to realize that business students lack proficiency in language skills because their courses don’t focus properly on oral skills. The first issue with this study is that the sample size is quite small as it is limited to only one university. Additionally, the sample includes a university from a specific region, and there is no diversity in the sample (Yoke, Zainon, Rajendran, & Kamaludin, 2018).

Reference of Business Graduate Language Skills for Future Employment

Yoke, S. K., Zainon, S., Rajendran, C. B., & Kamaludin, P. N. (2018). Business Graduate Language Skills for Future Employment: A Case Study. Global Business and Management Research, 10(3).