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024 7 |a 10.17507/jltr.1604.21  |2 doi 
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100 1 |a Saragih, Erikson  |u Department of Linguistics, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia 
245 1 |a Integrating Soft Skills Into Task-Based Language Learning in Higher Education 
260 |b Academy Publication Co., Ltd.  |c Jul 2025 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a Although research on soft skills in higher education has been widely conducted, research on assignments to promote soft skills remains limited. The aims are to investigate the forms of assignments made by lecturers to train students with soft skills in Task-Based Language Learning, to analyze the percentage growth in categories of soft skills, and to describe the most important soft skills from the perspective of a language educator. This study employs a quantitative and qualitative survey design. The quantitative survey questionnaire was created and delivered to 102 language teachers online; 84 were from Indonesian universities, while 16 were from Malaysian universities. Eight faculty members were interviewed in Focus Group Discussions to validate quantitative research findings and to determine the most required soft skills. The study found that while teachers have a relatively solid comprehension of each component of soft skills, the types of assignments issued to students vary. Educators believe that communication skills, teamwork, and computer literacy are the most important soft skills for graduates today. It is projected that the findings of this study will motivate lecturers to include varied activities in assignments to help students enhance their soft skills. 
651 4 |a Malaysia 
651 4 |a Indonesia 
653 |a Problem solving 
653 |a Language 
653 |a Teaching 
653 |a Quantitative analysis 
653 |a Soft skills 
653 |a Higher education 
653 |a Students 
653 |a Comprehension 
653 |a Curricula 
653 |a Teacher attitudes 
653 |a Communication 
653 |a Student attitudes 
653 |a Classroom communication 
653 |a Adaptation 
653 |a Teamwork 
653 |a Language teachers 
653 |a Confidence 
653 |a Learning activities 
653 |a Colleges & universities 
653 |a Digital literacy 
653 |a Teachers 
653 |a Cognition & reasoning 
653 |a Classrooms 
653 |a Polls & surveys 
653 |a Computer mediated communication 
653 |a Task-based language teaching 
653 |a Skill development 
653 |a Creativity 
653 |a Information technology 
653 |a Literacy 
653 |a College students 
653 |a Learning 
653 |a College faculty 
653 |a Communication skills 
653 |a Language acquisition 
653 |a Research design 
653 |a Assignment 
653 |a Skills 
653 |a Research 
700 1 |a Hashim, Haida Umiera  |u Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia 
700 1 |a Ismail, Nur Asyrani binti Che  |u Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia 
700 1 |a Sobri, Noorfarida Filzah Mohd  |u Paridaluddin Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia 
700 1 |a Sukri, Hanna Insyirah Mohd  |u Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia 
700 1 |a Azam, Nurfarah Saiful 
700 1 |a Nasution, Jamaluddin 
773 0 |t Journal of Language Teaching and Research  |g vol. 16, no. 4 (Jul 2025), p. 1271-1284 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Career & Technical Education Database 
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