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Rebecca Bryant Penrose – College Teaching, 2024
Because strong oral communication skills have well-known academic, social, and professional benefits, they are increasingly targeted and reinforced throughout general education programs in higher education. In these efforts, public speaking assignments most often ask students to discuss information they have previously written about (e.g., theses…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Writing (Composition), General Education, Teaching Methods
Costigan, Robert D.; Brink, Kyle E. – Journal of Management Education, 2020
Influence is a critical competency for success in the workplace. Past research has shown that two oral communication skills (listening and oral expression) are associated with interpersonal influence. This exploratory study examines the effectiveness of two pedagogies (leaderless group discussion [LGD] and oral presentation with a question and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Graduate Students, Masters Programs
Ibna Seraj, Prodhan Mahbub; Habil, Hadina; Hasan, Md. Kamrul – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Although a good number of studies have been conducted on the problems EFL learners face to develop oral English communication skills, only a few studies tackled the problems EFL teachers face when teaching oral English communication skills at the tertiary level globally and in the Bangladeshi EFL context. Thus, the objectives of this study are to…
Descriptors: Problems, Speech Communication, Communication Skills, English (Second Language)
Ekeh, Martin C.; Venketsamy, Roy; Thuketana, Nkhensani S.; Joubert, Ina – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022
Background: Teachers are responsible for developing and enhancing communication skills amongst young learners. Unfortunately, the overly structured pedagogy which many teachers adopt inhibits the optimal development of oral communication skills. Hence, the researchers investigated ways of strengthening group-work play-based pedagogy to stimulate…
Descriptors: Play, Teaching Methods, Speech Communication, Preschool Education
Baig, Sana; Javed, Fareeha; Siddiquah, Aishah; Khanam, Afifa – SAGE Open, 2021
The present study analyzes the English textbook of Grade 8 published by Punjab Textbook Board in Pakistan in the light of student learning outcomes (SLOs) of four competencies: reading and thinking skills, writing skills, oral communication skills, and formal and lexical aspects of language of the latest English curriculum in Pakistan. Competency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Textbook Content, English (Second Language)
Hikamah, Siti Roudlotul; Suhadi; Rohman, Fatchur; Kurniawan, Nia – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2021
This study aims to determine the virtual communication skills of students in the Vertebrate Zoology course, the subject of the Reptile Class with the example of the "Varanus salvator" species. The research was conducted by survey method using an adaptation observation sheet from the 2012 Greenstein instrument. Data collection was carried…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Communication Skills, Computer Mediated Communication
Gioiosa, Marie Elaine; Kinkela, Katherine – Journal of International Education in Business, 2019
Purpose: Selecting the appropriate type of technology to incorporate in the classroom to promote comfort with professional uses of technology is important. In addition, the use of technology and good oral communication skills are valued by prospective employers. Students are stakeholders in their education, so it is important to obtain their…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Technology Uses in Education, Communication Skills, Accounting
Xiao Xu – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: Utilizing datasets of Ecuador, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mexico and Peru from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies survey from 2017 to 2018, this study aimed to develop and validate a profile indicating core workplace skills in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach: DeVellis' guide of scale…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Adults
Seymour, Cheyenne – Distance Learning, 2022
Public speaking is a concern for many students. Research has pointed to the professional benefits of honing oral communication skills despite the potential aversion to it. This article highlights how college students' speech apprehension and their need to communicate with audiences effectively have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, COVID-19, Pandemics, Speech Communication
Alarcon, Josephine B. – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2023
Language planning and teaching practices have recently shifted towards designing syllabi and curricula based on learners needs. Therefore, this study aims to determine the language needs of engineers, which will serve as the foundation for developing a course plan that aims to develop the speaking and writing skills of future engineers. This paper…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Speech Skills, Writing Skills, Needs Assessment
Kissau, Scott; Davin, Kristin J.; Wang, Chuang – Foreign Language Annals, 2019
National trends indicate that approximately half of world language instructor candidates in the United States struggle to meet the benchmark oral proficiency standard established by ACTFL (Kissau, 2014; Swender, 2003) and measured by the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Given the critical instructor shortage, more needs to be done to help…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Corder, Jessica; Irlbeck, Erica – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2018
The agricultural communications academic discipline has existed for more than 100 years. In that time, approximately 40 academic programs nationwide have formed in some capacity to prepare students for success in the classroom and the workplace after graduation. In the past 25 years, numerous studies relating to the skills, abilities and knowledge…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Agricultural Education, Education Work Relationship, Job Skills
Rachael Hains-Wesson; Kaiying Ji; Eliza Wu; Vikki Pollard – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
In this study, we investigate the benefits and barriers to postgraduate students' employability skill attainment through an in-person, boardroom role play activity titled "Theatre of the Board." We use a case study approach that incorporates mixed methods to analyse 157 pre- and post-survey student responses and twelve reflective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Role Playing, Employment Potential
Teba, Sourou Corneille – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2022
This paper focuses on examining the use of the Duolingo App as a supplement to the traditional ESP courses in Secretarial Studies, for Advanced ESP learners Classes of Lycée Technique et Professional de Porto Novo (LTP-PN), in the Benin Republic. The Objective is to assess substantial improvement of Learners Oral Communication skills after 3…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Independent Study, English for Special Purposes, Oral Language
Applebee, Michelle S.; Johanson, Ami P.; Lawler-Sagarin, Kimberly A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
It is essential that chemists develop strong oral communication skills. At the undergraduate level, this requires students to build confidence in their ability to speak without a script and to utilize graphics effectively. We have developed a short activity that helps address common presentation issues such as overuse of text and reading verbatim…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, College Science, Undergraduate Study