Accounting Students' Perspective of Work-Relevant Communication Skills: Evidence from a Philippine University

Autor/in	Tenedero, Pia Patricia P.
Titel	Accounting Students' Perspective of Work-Relevant Communication Skills: Evidence from a Philippine University
Quelle	In: Journal on English Language Teaching, 7 (2017) 1, S.30-42 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2231-3338
Schlagwörter	Accounting; Communication Skills; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Employer Attitudes; Higher Education; Statistical Analysis; Student Surveys; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Skills; Entry Workers; Business Communication; Audits (Verification); Questionnaires; Business English; Content Analysis; College Students; Philippines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Kommunikationsstil; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Statistische Analyse; Schülerbefragung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Unternehmenskommunikation; Fragebogen; Business; English language; Wirtschaft; Englisch; Wirtschaftsenglisch; Inhaltsanalyse; Collegestudent; Philippinen
Abstract	To further probe the alignment (or misalignment) of university and industry priorities in terms of English language skills development of future accountants, this study extends the earlier investigation of employers' perception on the communication skills needed by entry-level accountants. Using conjoint analysis, this research examines the outlook of 302 graduating accounting students on the communication skills that they consider relevant to their target career. The respondents answered a researcher-made questionnaire by ranking 16 skills set in the order of their perceived importance for employment in audit firms. Results show that accounting majors perceive interview skills to be the most important communication skill related to employability, followed by reading and communication technology. Such views are relatively consistent with employers' perspectives. However, writing and listening are ranked lower by the students than employers. Analysis of gender variance further shows that female students give higher importance to reading than their male counterpart. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01