Employers' views on the importance of English proficiency and communication skill for employability in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ting, Su Hie, Ernisa, Marzuki, Kee-Man, Chuah, Jecky, Misieng, Jerome, Collin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2017
• Subjects: PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania; PR English literature
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19637/1/employers%20views%20on%20the%20importance%20of%20english%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19637/; http://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/IJAL/article/view/8132
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Employability of graduates is a concern in many countries, including Malaysia, and the high unemployment rate among graduates is often attributed to their lack of English proficiency and communication skills. These two distinctive elements are often collated, and it is important to find out which is...