A Model to Develop the English Proficiency of Engineering Students at Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok, Thailand

Panyawong-Ngam, Leechai; Tangthong, Nipont; Anunvrapong, Pramote

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.012

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“…Students from the College of Science and Engineering focused on language and global aspects, with language competencies being significantly higher than all others over the 3 years. This finding matches the findings of other research that students in engineering schools have more room for improvement in languages (Panyawong-Ngam et al, 2015).…”

Section: Application Of Professional Knowledgesupporting

confidence: 92%

Employability: Smart learning in extracurricular activities for developing college graduates' competencies

Hui

Kwok

2021

AJET

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Nowadays, employers expect college graduates (or simply “graduates”) to be for ready in taking up challenges when they enter into their careers. Most competencies that employers are looking for cannot be learned but can be developed by participating in extracurricular activities. However, planning on participation in extracurricular activities is difficult, given the lack of measurement standards together with their unstructured and non-systematic nature. To provide a smarter way for activity organisers, advisers and students to plan for extracurricular activities, our university has launched the central repository on student development activities system and codified the information about participation in extracurricular activities in a quantified and systematic way. This paper has collected data from three consecutive years from the system, the employers' feedback data and the academic performance data of placement students in the Department of Computer Science. Participation level, with logarithm transformation, had a positive and significant relationship with academic performance. Moreover, the competency developed by most students had a positive relationship with job performance in the placement year of 2019/2020. In this article, we discuss contributions, limitations and future directions.

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Section: Application Of Professional Knowledgesupporting

confidence: 92%

Employability: Smart learning in extracurricular activities for developing college graduates' competencies

Hui

Kwok

2021

AJET

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“…From the analysis conducted, the studies were done in various contexts, including maritime (Ahmmed et al, 2020;Alibakhshi & Labbafi, 2021), engineering (Adnan, 2019;Baklazhenko, 2018;Gözüyeşil, 2014;Masduki & Zakaria, 2020;Panyawong-Ngam et al, 2015;Spence & Liu, 2013), medicine (Arumugam & Kaur, 2011), mechatronics (Ranasuriya & Herath, 2020), pest control (Hee & Zainal, 2018), human resource (Moslehifar & Ibrahim, 2012), information technology (Fareen, 2018), military and/or aviation (Alshabeb et al, 2017;Sari & Sari, 2020), architecture (Palea et al, 2012) and a combination of multiple industries (Al-Buainain, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, there are also others who believe that writing is the most common skill practiced in the workplace (Spence & Liu, 2013), yet some posit that speaking skills are the most needed skill (Moslehifar & Ibrahim, 2012), as it is also the skill that is tested the most among recruiting agencies (Ahmmed et al, 2020). Panyawong-Ngam et al (2015), on the other hand, considered listening as the most important skill, followed by writing and reading. One study identified speaking, writing, interpersonal and visual communication as the most important skills for the workplace in the context of civil engineering (Masduki & Zakaria, 2020).…”

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Professional communication competence in English for occupational purposes (EOP) courses: A systematic literature review and proposal of a framework

Kamil

Muhammad

2021

JTLGE

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This paper reports a systematic literature review that was conducted to explore the areas of research pertaining to English language workplace communication needs in order to design courses in English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) that can better meet the demands of the industry. Articles from Scopus, ScienceDirect and Emerald Insight were extracted following the five-step method of conducting a systematic literature review. In total, 133 articles were analysed. From the analysis, it was found that most studies focused on examining the needs of the learners, or the needs of the industry; very few studies triangulated the findings between different stakeholders to obtain a better picture of the needs, wants, and gaps between the target situation and the present situation. Additionally, most studies focused on language tasks required and did not pay due emphasis on the competencies required to perform the tasks well. Thus, the outcome of this review is a proposed theoretical model to develop professional communication competence among new graduates that is intended to be used in a future study to address the gaps found in this review. Practically, the review also sheds light on gaps that exist in current research that can be addressed in future research, especially for higher education institutions (HEIs) that are working to design and develop courses in EOP to improve English language communication skills for employability.

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“…In some universities, professors have investigated the nature of English language skills used in a business context which usually requires TOEIC score in order to find a method to promote and increase students' achievement in the standardized English tests. For example, a collaborative research was carried out with employers in Thailand's private sectors (Panyawong-Ngam, Tangthong, & Anunvrapong, 2015). These researchers requested the entrepreneurs to identify the English skills necessary for functioning in business and industry.…”

Section: The Test Of English For International Communication (Toeic)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining English Test Practicality among Different Stakeholders in Thailand

Chaisuriya¹,

Shin²

2019

The Journal of AsiaTEFL

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This study investigated perceptions of university students from various areas in Thailand regarding aspects of English test practicality including affordability, convenience, resources, contents, and delivery modes. 210 students filled out a questionnaire consisting of three sections: demographic data, perceptions of test practicality, and views on content and delivery. The data was further analyzed to see whether any differences in the perceptions of test practicality existed between students from universities in Bangkok and those from other regional universities. An additional analysis was conducted to examine relationship between their perceptions and other variables, such as socioeconomic status (SES) and gender. The results revealed that Thai university students viewed the test of English for international communication as important for their future careers despite their unfamiliarity with it. Several aspects of practicality can be enhanced by taking extra steps, such as organizing orientations for high-school students or college freshmen, offering scholarships and fee waivers, and creating a level-based test. Stakeholders from middle-income families and those outside the metropolis had acquaintance with and an encouraging attitude toward the test and the opportunity to achieve a higher score. Regarding gender's effects on test practicality, while male students embraced computer and the Internet as the new delivery mode, female students, on the other hand, seemed reluctant to do so.

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A Model to Develop the English Proficiency of Engineering Students at Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok, Thailand

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

Employability: Smart learning in extracurricular activities for developing college graduates' competencies

Employability: Smart learning in extracurricular activities for developing college graduates' competencies

Professional communication competence in English for occupational purposes (EOP) courses: A systematic literature review and proposal of a framework

Examining English Test Practicality among Different Stakeholders in Thailand

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