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An Appraisal Analysis of the Performance of Malaysian Fresh Graduates in a Job Interview

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  • Isai Amutan Krishnan
  • Mahendran Maniam
  • Mazlin Binti Mohamed Mokhtar

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The current study was undertaken to investigate how fresh graduates perform in English and why they were successful, reserved, or unsuccessful in job interviews from the perspective of the Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) Appraisal Theory namely from the Attitude subsystem. The theory focuses on the English language proficiency of the candidates in terms of their ability to express their stances in English. A qualitative method was employed in the present study. The data of the study comprised of walk-in interview transcripts of 10 fresh graduates for the post of Administrative Officer (s). An Appraisal analysis was conducted to reveal stances for the answers to the general interview question, “How do you face challenges?†and it was used as a theme to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the Appreciation subsystem of Attitude was used predominantly by candidates who were successful. The current study is expected to advance knowledge on the performance of graduates in job interviews and contribute to the field of SFL and Educational Linguistics.

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  • Isai Amutan Krishnan & Mahendran Maniam & Mazlin Binti Mohamed Mokhtar, 2024. "An Appraisal Analysis of the Performance of Malaysian Fresh Graduates in a Job Interview," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(1), pages 21582440231, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:1:p:21582440231214893
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440231214893
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