Presenting business terms: a KSA-oriented activity to develop multi-skills for the workplace

Abstract

Knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) are criteria for recruiters to select the right people for job positions. They are also learning outcomes built for training programs in higher education. This study aims to determine whether the activity of presenting business terminologies based on the KSA-oriented, skills, and attitudes to be ready for the labor market. The Embedded Design was employed to collect 2 types of data at the same time (quantitative and qualitative) to support each other for the analysis. After joining this KSA-oriented activity in business English courses, 167 freshmen and sophomores at University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City participated in a survey via Google Forms to provide their perspectives on this group activity. The results revealed that student's approval ratings for the KSA-oriented activity were considerably high. The evidence showed that the mean, the median, and the mode were identical (around 4). The research implies that despite some suggestions for the improving the activity, the KSA-oriented activity can be practicable to various language learning activities, especially project-based learning (PBL), as it enables undergraduates to develop both language skills and business skills, enhance not only language knowledge but also business one, and adopt positive attitudes for the workplace.