WHY SHOULD I STUDY IN ENGLISH? STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND MOTIVATION
. In the context of globalized society, the education offer seeks to prepare young people to adapt as best as possible to the demands of the labour market. The best possible integration of young people into the labour market takes into account both opportunities on it and important decisions that...
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University of Oradea
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science |
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| Online Access: | https://anale.steconomiceuoradea.ro/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Volume-2_AUOES_december-2023-202-211.pdf |
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| Summary: | . In the context of globalized society, the education offer seeks to prepare
young people to adapt as best as possible to the demands of the labour market. The
best possible integration of young people into the labour market takes into account
both opportunities on it and important decisions that they make to increase their
chances of a good job. In an internationalized environment, the chances of a good
job increase if the employee has a good knowledge of the concepts in an
international language. The specialized literature offers various analyses and
approaches regarding the motivation of young people to choose to access university
studies in a second language. In order to find out what are the students’ motivations
for choosing to study business administration in English, we conducted 13 interviews
with first year bachelor students from the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the
University of Oradea. In our research, through semi-structured interviews applied to
first year students who study in English, we aimed to highlight their opinion on the
following topics: choosing the program in English, evaluating the educational offer or
expectations related to the workplace and career opportunities. The students’
answers are a good indicator of the perceptions regarding the motivation to choose
to study in English. The motivation to study in English starts from the knowledge of
the English language and extends to the opportunities that the study of business
administration in English offers in relation to the future career. They are eager to find
a job in Romania, but they will not refuse an opportunity in another country, if such
an opportunity arises. Students’ motivations and perceptions regarding education
are an important indicator to have a more realistic picture of their expectations of the
education offer as well as their integration and success on the labour market. In our
future analyses regarding students’ perceptions of the choice of studies, we will seek
to expand the analyses both by specializations and by years and level of studies. |
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| ISSN: | 1222-569X 1582-5450 |