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Journal : Jurnal Bisnis Terapan

THE INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES: BETWEEN TOEFL AND TOEIC Besin Gaspar; Yenny Hartanto
Jurnal Bisnis Terapan Vol. 2 No. 01 (2018): Jurnal Bisnis Terapan
Publisher : Politeknik Ubaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (377.906 KB) | DOI: 10.24123/jbt.v2i01.1088

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Recently the university students are required by their institutions to have the TOEFL score in the fisrt year or in the last year of their study before graduation. Some other higher institutions require their students to submit TOEIC, not TOEFL, before graduation. Companies, in the recruitment process, require the applicants to submit TOEFL score to show their level of English proficiency. The first question is which one is more appropriate for job applicants in the compay: TOEFL or TOEIC. Another question for university students before graduation is whether to have TOEFL in the first year or in the last year before graduation. This article aims at answering the two questions raised. The first part will give an overview of various versions of TOEFL and TOEIC and the second part proposes the appropriate English proficiency test for the recruitment process for new employees and for the university graduates, that is, TOEIC for the company and TOEFL for universities and colleges.
Three-in –One Live-In Program: Building University Students’ Soft Skills: Building University Students’ Soft Skills Yenny Hartanto
Jurnal Bisnis Terapan Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020): Jurnal Bisnis Terapan
Publisher : Politeknik Ubaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24123/jbt.v4i2.2916

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This study aimed to answer the following questions: “what are the dominant soft-skills owned by the students of Business English study program”; “what are the most difficult soft-skills for the students during the implementation of three-in-one live-in program?”. This study used a qualitative descriptive survey approach. Moreover, the data analysis used content analysis techniques. Source of data of this study were 21 university students whose majoring in Business English study program from batch 2016 1nd 2017. The findings were that dominant soft skills was adaptation (average score was 3.9), while discipline and communication were the two most difficult soft-skills. (average score was 3.7 for each). This paper contributes to the implementation of soft skills within the higher education program called 3-in-1 live-in by directly involving students and the lecturers in the field continually.