The objective of this study was to investigate the gap between the English language requirements needed for marketing industries in Malaysia and the English competency of graduates in  polytechnics. In addition, this study also aims to investigate how the oral communication skills  taught at polytechnics prepared the students for their industrial training and the types of oral  communication skills that the employers would require their employees to possess at the workplace.  The research design for this study is a descriptive case study that was analysed through  qualitative methods. The instruments used for this case study were obtained from questionnaires,  weekly journals, students’ final report, supervisor’s report and in-depth interview. The result  from the research establishes that Malaysian marketing industry employers perceive that the  graduate employees’ English oral communication skills are still below their expectations from a  range of (2.93) (sd.....

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This study examines the effects of teacher's feedback on students' behaviour. It is a case study  involving an English Language and a class of Semester 2 students. The techniques used to collect  data were video-recording and interviewing. I English Language lesson was video-recorded. After the  recording the teacher and a few students were interviewed. The interviews were audio-recorded.  The recordings of the lessons and the interviews were then transcribed. Analysis of the lessons  showed that the teacher provided feedback explicitly and implicitly. Explicit feedback was  expressed verbally and non-verbally. Verbal feedback comprised of that made linguistically as well  as non­ linguistically. Linguistic feedback given was categorized further into acceptance, non­  acceptance, check, elicitation, correction and opinion. The findings showed that teacher feedback  motivated students to participate in classroom discourse, encouraged students to think critically,  .....

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