Having taught hundreds of adult learners of English, many of whom were desperately looking for work in Sydney, one of the most expensive cities in the world, I have come to notice a number of factors that lead the students to fail job interviews. To apply for jobs looking for "bubbly" personalities Be realistic. Know your strengths and weaknesses. You might be "bubbly" in your language but are you in English? "Bubbly" people are obviously people who never shut up, they 're like a chatterbox, very talkative, get it? So, to be "bubbly", you need to have so many words "bubbling" in you and out of you, which is most probably not going to be the case if you 're still learning English and are not very fluent yet. To use long difficult words to impress Yes yes I know that 's all you know, especially if you started off learning the language through reading and writing. The thing is most people are not comfortable listening to that sort of formal language, it sounds very artificial. They prefer more standard, more natural language. Why? Because it is just easier to understand and relate to. We call that "colloquialism". Do NOT confuse colloquialism with slang. They 're NOT the same. Yes they do have much in common, but they 're not the same. Colloquialism is the standard everyday language that we all speak, regardless of where we 're from, whether you 're from the US, Britain or Australia, you will more often say "get in" instead of "enter", "run away" instead of "escape",
Naturally acquiring English comes with time and growth from an infant to a toddler to a child. Even after childhood, time is still spent refining and mastering Standard English skills. The English acquired when we are just learning to talk is incomplete, short, and often incorrect. We use simple words like "Up" to mean "Pick me up", and "Mo" for "I want more". When we collect more words for our vocabularies, we form incorrect sentences like "I goed with mommy". When we study Standard English, we are taught the correct forms. The correct usage of Standard English is an important step in ones English developement. Later on in life, Standard English is expected in environments such as interviews and the workplace. Without Standard English, one's
This English barrier in regards to employment is also benefited by the ethnic residential concentration within Cabramatta. Fellow community members can provide job opportunities that suit migrant or non-English speaking workers in workplaces that also speak that language, including local shops and warehouses. See Figure 3 below- the delivery driver in this photo speaks Vietnamese and has poor English skills. He works for his Vietnamese cousin and delivers to Vietnamese store holders. This reveals that the ethnic residential concentration in Cabramatta has created a job opportunity where there otherwise may have not have been in other areas for someone with such poor English skills.
This report vividly explains how reflection helps one think about their employability and transferrable skills. Reflective writing deals with both description and analysis which helps in clarifying thoughts, understanding important aspect and working out strategies in solving problems. Reflective writing is beneficial to individuals especially students. For individuals, it gives them the opportunity to think critically about what and why they do things and for academic perspective, it provides students the idea on their learning experience and helps them identify any academic issues they need to address.
People could live in the same country but still have a language barrier, this could be because they may be from a different region. For example: Britain i.e. Bristol, Essex or Glasgow. People from a different region may use the same word but can have a different meaning known as “slang”. When talking to someone, we must use the correct intonation (gestures and body language) so that others know that we are friendly towards them and show that we’re listening.
Build competency in English language without detriment to skills in other languages and without suppressing cultural identity.
Furthermore, language poses a big barrier for immigrants’ employability. Most of the immigrants are coming from non-English speaking countries (Biles et al., 269). So, although before immigration they pass IELTS or similar English testing examinations (Six selection factors, 2017, para 2), are not familiar with actual English vocabulary, accent and intonations. Language inefficiency creates a huge barrier for them to connect properly with employers, which is the main reason for
“In early 2016, the ABS Labor force found that 258,000 youth aged 15-24 was unemployed” (ABS, 2016), accounting for over a third of total unemployment (721,400 people)” (ABS, 2016). There are several reasons youth unemployment exists in Australia, with the primary cause being low economic
However as Amy Tan reflects upon in her essay ‘’Mother Tongue’’, ‘’She used to have me call people on the phone to pretend to I was she.’’(Tan, Tongue) A young Amy would have to translate her mother's broken english whenever an important call would have to be made, or any transaction was needed. Making it very difficult for her family to afford what they needed, along with the overall discrimination.‘’The fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.’’(Tan, Tongue) Not having the ability to communicate as easily as her daughter meant that her options for work were very
Only 65.9% of high school graduates continue on to college. (Floyd N.) Why do so many students not advance? Among the multitude of reasons there are for these individuals, the most popular reason seems to be because of the cost. A study done by the National School Boards Association 's (NSBA) Center for Public Education shows that 23% of the students who do not go to college are not going because of financial problems. “Low-income students face barriers to college success at every stage of the education pipeline, from elementary school through post-secondary education, sometimes in spite of their academic achievements,” a White House report stated. (Erin L.) So why, in a country that prides itself in promoting freedom and education, are
Due to the fact that “money is no longer an issue or a question,” the one percent of the American population have the opportunity to pursue a higher education at any top or private school in the nation. Because of this, individuals that are part of the upper class are fluent in the English language making him or her have more opportunities in life. In the American society, the upper class individuals are highly successful because they have an advanced language and their professional way of speaking helps them obtain what they desire. For the upper class individuals, their advanced skilled language increases their social power and their language acts as a powerful tool in the workplace. “Members of a profession develop a jargon, an internally efficient job-related shorthand that permits them to impress, mystify or stonewall outsiders” (“Language and Society” 1) as well as convincing the minorities to do what they say without being questioned.
Also sometimes I use slang words when speaking with my friends. The slang words I use are usually words I pick up from friends. I use these words when I am speaking so I feel closer to them and l accepted, as I speak like one of them. I would never use slang in front of my parents because of the way I fear they may see me. In culture using slang words gives the impression that you are unintelligent and uneducated.
The English language is no different than it was a century ago; however, it has been culturally changing over the past few decades. It is common knowledge to humans that each ethnicity has their own formal language they speak and that they perceive various styles of language in different manners. Language style is the choice of words used by a specific group of people when they speak. Although we have the ability to speak to everyone in the same proper way, naturally we, including myself, tend to change our speech depending on where we are, who we are associated with, and the situation we are encountered in.
1. Family problem – family issues affect students performance in school as students are not cognitively developed but psychologically,emotionally, or affectionately developed too therefore if they are in a bad state or when family issues such as child abuse,sibling rivalry and many more are burdened on students there is the possibility for the student to flop especially in a case where the student is an excellent child.
Language has gradually advanced over many millions of years. Slang has developed, and other cultures languages and quirks have made their way in, and it has become one. Language has a way of shaping our identities, and personal cultures. It brings us together, and sometimes it even makes us move apart.
Unemployment is recognised as one of the most challenging social problems currently facing Australia. In the last two decades and more recently with the global recession high levels of unemployment have become an established feature of the South Australian social and economic landscape, with young people aged 15 to 24 years among those hardest hit by unemployment.