Learning English as a second language in the back-of-the-House: proficiency and employment from the perspective of hotel human resource directors

Youngblood, Alison; Nutta, Joyce W.; Dickson, Duncan; Nutta, Marco W.W.

doi:10.1080/15332845.2020.1821426

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“…Good English is considered an integral factor in expanding employment opportunities (Sultana, 2016). The findings of the present study are similar to Youngblood et al (2020) who recommends that English is very much necessary for the students so that they could easily adapt to the job and place themselves in the concerned market. The study implicates that the future of English for employment will further lead to the formulation of English Specific courses for different professional and occupational groups in Pakistan.…”

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The English Language Proficiency as a Global Employment Skill: The Viewpoint of Pakistani Academia

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Rana

Bashir

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Purpose of the Study: The current research aims at exploring the need of effective English skill as a global employment skill and its various reasons, as there are various Pakistani institutes which are dedicated to The English language teaching and reinforce its relationship with employability. The importance of the study being conducted in Pakistan becomes more evident as English enjoys the status of the second language in the country. Methodology: Current study uses a mixed-method research design and employs both questionnaires and interviews as research instruments. The questionnaire was administrated on a sample of 392 university students while a sample of 13 informants from university faculty participated in an interview for data collection. Main Findings: The study concludes that the importance of English was associated with increased connectivity due to globalization. The study also concludes that the importance of English for finding jobs and making a career was well-established. To conclude, it can be said that English language proficiency is amongst the top global employment skills in the viewpoint of Pakistani academia. Application of this Study: The study implicates that the importance of English for employment across the globe and a successful career will further lead to the formulation of English Specific courses for different professional and occupational groups in Pakistan. The originality of the Study: There is a scarcity of empirical evidence in terms of the importance of English as an employment skill though English is considered very important as an elite language and a status symbol. The study proposes to fill in the gap by providing empirical evidence, therefore, the research is being conducted to assess the status of English and its importance for global employment skills.

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The English Language Proficiency as a Global Employment Skill: The Viewpoint of Pakistani Academia

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Rana

Bashir

et al. 2021

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“…One of the advantages that many English learners have in earning a living is the ability to use spoken English. In this case, not only are their employment needs met, but cultural exchange between countries is also facilitated ( Youngblood et al, 2021 ). Saragih et al (2022) showed that most people in the tourism industry did not speak English to meet the demands of the workplace and that their lack of English proficiency had been shown to be detrimental to global trade.…”

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The Impact of Cooperative Learning Method on the Oral Proficiency of Learners of the Training Program for English Tourist Guides

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Oral proficiency is the core element of training courses for English tourist guides. This ability needs to be addressed in training program for English tourist guides. Cooperative learning method is widely used by educators as a teaching method, but rarely used to improve oral proficiency. A quasi-experimental design involving 60 participants was conducted to investigate and examine the effectiveness of cooperative learning method on the oral proficiency of learners in the English tourist guide training program. There were 30 learners in the control group and the experimental group, respectively. The experimental group adopted cooperative learning method, while the control group adopted traditional approach, in both of which pre-test and post-test were conducted. The results of the study showed that the impact of teaching with the cooperative learning method on the oral proficiency of learners of the training program for English tourist guides was higher than that of teaching with the traditional approach. The importance of the cooperative learning method in the training program for English tourist guides is highlighted as a reference for educational institutions.

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Learning English as a second language in the back-of-the-House: proficiency and employment from the perspective of hotel human resource directors

Cited by 2 publications

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The English Language Proficiency as a Global Employment Skill: The Viewpoint of Pakistani Academia

The English Language Proficiency as a Global Employment Skill: The Viewpoint of Pakistani Academia

The Impact of Cooperative Learning Method on the Oral Proficiency of Learners of the Training Program for English Tourist Guides

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