Accountant’s Writing Skills: A Needs Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.11113/lspi.v1n1.7Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to examine the importance of key writing skills needed by accounting executives at the workplace. The results may benefit the syllabus designer to plan and to specify the syllabus content for English subject to enable accounting students to function well in their potential workplaces later. The study investigates from two different points of view; the opinions and expectations of HR managers and the opinions of employees/ staff (their experiences). Questionnaires were distributed to Human Resource Managers at 37 bank headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and 38 bank staff from selected banks. The findings show significant differences in the opinions of HR managers and employees regarding the writing needs of accountants at the workplace.References
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