Advances in Humanities Research
Vol. 4, 21 February 2024
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An Analytical Study of Exploring Communication Skills among Third-Year Students at Department of English, Quaid-E-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah
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Abstract
Communication skills are the most important skills that students need in their academic as well as professional fields. Students, especially those in the English department, may be involved in various activities such as presentations, group discussions, and debates, and soon they need to master communication skills to effectively perform these tasks. This study aims to investigate the communication skills of the third-year students of the English department at Quaid e Awam University Nawabshah. Here, four communication skills, namely reading skills, speaking skills, listening skills, and writing skills, are analyzed using descriptive statistics through an online 4-point Likert scale questionnaire. Data were collected from 34 respondents, based on four dimensions: reading skills, listening skills, writing skills, and speaking skills. The site of the study was Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah. The findings of the study reveal insightful outcomes. Based on the outcomes of the study, it is suggested that the study can be replicated in the context of schools which the acquisition of these four skills is mandatory for high academic achievements.
Keywords
Effective communication, Professional context, Academic achievements, Effective teaching.
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Data Availability
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.
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- Volume Title
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- Published Date
- 21 February 2024
- Series
- Advances in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7080
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7099
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- 10.54254/2753-7080/4/2024033
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- 21 February 2024
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- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited