International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)
ISSN: 2278-3075, Volume-8 Issue-12S, October 2019
7
Published By:
Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering
& Sciences Publication
Retrieval Number: L101210812S19/2019©BEIESP
DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.L1012.10812S19
Abstract.The study embarks on understanding the importance
of English language skills in the Indian hospitality industry. It
explores the specific English language proficiency need among
students to overcome their communication inability and the role
to be played by the hospitality teachers in improvising their
communication skill. The study was conducted among the
hoteliers in Chennai a semi structured set of questionnaires were
patterned to interview the views of the hoteliers. The findings
highlighted the need of the language proficiency in students for
their commutative activities and language skill requirements as
employee, the methodologies and recommendations to be
followed or enhanced strategies in developing the English
Language skill among the students.
Key Words: English Language, Fluency, Measures, Hotel
Management & Educators.
I.INTRODUCTION
In the globalized scenario English Language has emerged
as the language of business and trade, beside science it has
been universally imposed into aviation, computing and
tourism. English Language has been spoken extensively in
many part of the world as official or co-official language.1
Effective communication in English language ensures a
sense of steadiness to entail the organizational objectives to
their individual clients or customers.
Hotel Industry is one among the best ever growing sector
generating a good part of revenue to the country’s economy.
Hotel industry is an important part of the tourism sector, is
varied in character as it provide lodgings for the customers
the guests, from different part of world with different
language, culture and business backgrounds.2 Hotel industry
always plays a major role in creating employment at located
localities, it brings in foreign exchanges. It is a mainstay
service industry that festive in interaction with customers
and develops its business.3
As communication is the prime approach to reach and
serve the guest, English - the global language of the business
world is considered the prime quality of acquisition among
the employees at hospitality industry. Hotel industry is a
service industry with both tangible and intangible products4
to be marketed, an employees with good communication
skill in English Language is more productive and efficient in
enhance the profitability of the hotel business as they deal
the guest from various foreign countries5. Hereby the hotel
management students the future employees of the
Revised Manuscript Received on 14 September, 2019.
A. Arun. Assistant Professor, School of Hotel and Catering
Management, Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies
(VISTAS), Chennai. (Mail Id: arunarticle2016@gmail.com) Mobile:
09884761244
Ali A. Alalmai. Assistant Professor, Community College, Jazan
University, Saudi Arabia (Mail id: aaalalmai@jazanu.edu.sa)
hospitality, the hotel sector have to be fluent and proficient
in English Language.
Objective of the study:
The main objective of the study is to enumerate the
technique to be imposed and improved in enhancing the
English Language proficiency among the students in hotel
management institutions.
To accomplish the objective the fissure in actual practice
at hospitality institutions and the actual communication
standard required by the industry are analyzed. Identifying
the issues, the set of precautionary measures to be involved
in enhancing communication in English Language are
enlisted.
II. MATERIALS AND METHOD
The study involved the expectations of the hoteliers from
hotel management students with regard to communication in
English Language and the recommendations or measures to
be adopted by the hotel management trainers. The primary
data for the study was collected from the qualitative and
quantitative opinions of the trainers at the hotel management
institutions.
The study initially started with the collection of opinions
from the officials at hospitality industry ranging from the
middle level to top level of management. The hoteliers are
interviewed about their expectations in communication
standards in English Language among the hotel management
students. Their actual expectations and opinions were
considered in formulation of recommendations and
methodologies for the trainers at hotel management
institutions and colleges.
A questionnaire with a set of 17 questions, excluding the
demographic parameters was framed to exhibit the opinions
and expectations of the hoteliers. The questions were more
oriented towards the hoteliers’ opinion about the importance
and need for communication skill in English Language
among the students and their expectations with regard to
their communication in English as an employee in industry.
Discretionary Measures for Hospitality Educators
in Improving the English Language Proficiency
amongst Hotel Management Students
A. Arun, Ali A. Alalmai