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Direct linkDavid Matthew Edmonds; Olga Zayts-Spence; Zoë Fortune; Jaime Sau Ying Fung – Industry and Higher Education, 2024
This paper explores the skills that Hong Kong employers and graduates see as important to have in the workplace as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our data are interviews with 40 employers and 69 graduates in the territory. Using reflexive thematic analysis, our qualitative findings center around four themes. First, we highlight the necessity…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, COVID-19
Liu, Christy Fung-Ming – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
Translator professionalism is seldom studied in an empirical way in Asia, not to mention the similarities and differences in the perception of the topic as exhibited by practitioners versus clients. The present study examines translator professionalism as a multidimensional term covering practitioners' language competency, translation skills,…
Descriptors: Translation, Professionalism, Job Skills, Language Proficiency
Catedral, Lydia; Djuraeva, Madina – Applied Linguistics, 2023
In this paper, we argue that critical applied linguists must work towards the materially transformative, dialogic inclusion of marginalized voices in order to create more just social relations. We show how a spatiotemporal theorization of voice as materially situated and discursively imaginative can enable a more holistic approach to including…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Applied Linguistics, Holistic Approach, Foreign Countries
Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan; Theresa Kwong; Yui Bun Chan; Albert Wing Yin Ko; Samson Shu-Ki Tse – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: This research aims to understand employers' views and preferences on the assessment of holistic competencies (HCs) in graduates, a topic with existing gaps in literature. With the disparities between higher education practices and employer expectations concerning HC assessment, the study focuses on what employers wish to see in graduates'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employers, Holistic Evaluation, Competence
Ng, Peggy M. L.; Wut, Tai Ming; Chan, Jason K. Y. – Education & Training, 2022
Purpose: Embedded in higher educational settings, work-integrated learning (WIL) is a key reflection to students' perceived employability. The purpose of this study is to explore the antecedents of internal and external perceived employability. The research attempts to test a theoretical model examining the relationships among human capital, work…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Internship Programs, Human Capital
Pang, Elvy; Wong, Michael; Leung, C. H.; Coombes, John – Industry and Higher Education, 2019
This article investigates Hong Kong employers' views on graduate competencies that facilitate new graduates' success in the workplace. The methodology involves the use of a questionnaire to elicit responses from business employers on the importance of specific competencies contributing to the success of fresh graduates at work. The findings…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Teamwork, Cooperation, Thinking Skills
