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Paul Beaufait

English as a second language in universities | The Nation - 0 views

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    "Not only inside the university but after graduating when it comes to career options[,] the knowledge and fluency of English can be very helpful. Every professional job needs a good usage of English. To engage in international trade activities, to develop technical skills required in modern industries and for many other opportunities in developing the personal career, need the usage of English" (¶13, 2015.08.19).
Paul Beaufait

Universities urged to help students improve English proficiency | Culture | FOCUS TAIWA... - 0 views

  • Taiwan's Consumers' Foundation has called on local universities to take responsibility for improving English-language skills among their students, in view of the fact that a certain standard of English proficiency is a prerequisite to obtaining a degree.
  • The foundation urged the country's universities to help improve their students English proficiency by offering more training so that the students would not need to spend a fortune taking English classes at cram schools.
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    Yang, S. M., & Lin, Lillian. (2015.06.26). 
Paul Beaufait

Time to revive our love for the English language | Free Malaysia Today - 0 views

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    This Sept. 13, 2014, article announced a national requirement for public university students in Malaysia to demonstrate proficiency in English before they graduate.
Paul Beaufait

English proficiency the way forward - BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Da... - 0 views

  • the competency that a person possesses and his confidence in communicating in the language does not happen overnight. Similarly it cannot be evaluated with just one exam or course
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    This Sept. 14, 2014, article announced a national requirement for public university students in Malaysia to demonstrate proficiency in English before they graduate.
Paul Beaufait

On-Line Cultural Training Resource For Study Abroad--University of the Pacific - 0 views

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    "This material offers an opportunity to explore various aspects of intercultural communication and adjustment models that are known to impact upon all study abroad experiences. This is not a stand-alone, distance-learning course. Nor should it be a substitute for a University or program-based orientation or reentry program, if your institution has them available" (Introduction, ¶1, c. 2003).
Paul Beaufait

Hunkering down: Japan's higher education sector | Times Higher Education (THE) - 0 views

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    "The number of upper secondary school graduates in Japan has declined by 38 per cent since 1990, when the country's previously booming economy began to flatline, and job vacancies outnumber applicants by more than 60 per cent. Such factors have prompted questions about the country's ability to maintain a workforce capable of paying off the world's largest public debt; Japan's government owes around two-and-a-half times what its entire economy produces each year" (¶4, 2018.11.26).
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