Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria

Mustapha, Toyyib Abiodun and Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan and Amzat, Ismail Hussein (2024) Exploring the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in Southwest Nigeria. Al-Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 7 (2). pp. 18-34. E-ISSN 2637-0581

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Abstract

This qualitative study explores the employability and relevancy of Arabic graduates in southwest Nigeria. The study helps to analyse the definition of the employability and relevance of Arabic graduates in the Southwest among the Arabic graduates. The study's central phenomenon is to explore employability skills needed for Arabic graduates in Nigeria. The study used a phenomenology study to achieve the research objectives and answer the research questions. A semi-structured interview was used in the study, while 11 participants were interviewed. Inductive analysis was used to analyse the interview transcript. Furthermore, the findings show that employers need employability skills such as soft skills. The result indicates that Arabic graduates lack communication skills, networking, personal competence, and information technology. Thus, the findings cannot be generalised because only a few participants were interviewed. The study also recommends that the policymakers include the English language and graduate employability skills as compulsory courses in the Arabic curriculum to enhance the graduates' speaking skills and employability skills since Nigeria is not an Arabic-speaking country.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Employability Skills, Relevancy, Arabic graduate.
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2801 School administration and organization
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User:	Dr Abdul Shakour Preece
Date Deposited:	08 Nov 2024 12:00
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2024 14:53
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/115669

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