This emphasizes the necessity of exploring necessary English competencies in oral communication that BA graduates need to work effectively in the demanding market. In the present research, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected in a mixed methods study, in which various sources of participants including BA graduates from Foreign Trade University, Vietnam University of Commerce and National Economics University, and their employers at workplace involved. | VNU Journal of Science: Foreign Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2016) 65-74 Necessary English Competencies in Oral Communication for Business Administration Graduates to Work Effectively: A Workplace Reflection Nguyen Thi Minh Tram* Honors Program, Faculty of English Language Teacher Education, VNU University of Languages and International Studies, Pham Van Dong, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 29 December 2015 Revised 19 March 2016; Accepted 12 May 2016 Abstract: The issue that Vietnamese business administration (BA) graduates” competences in oral communication in English are inadequate to meet the real workplace requirements has been increasingly urgent to be considered especially since Vietnam”s accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This emphasizes the necessity of exploring necessary English competencies in oral communication that BA graduates need to work effectively in the demanding market. In the present research, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected in a mixed methods study, in which various sources of participants including BA graduates from Foreign Trade University, Vietnam University of Commerce and National Economics University, and their employers at workplace involved. Keywords: Oral communication in English, business administration, competences. 1. Introduction* demands for English skills. As a result, Vietnamese learners who major in business administration (BA) require effective language competencies in this area if they want to be successful in either the increasingly dynamic and demanding job market. However, the issue of discrepancies between university English language curriculum and English requirements at the workplace has resulted in a number of incompetent BA graduates. Therefore, the rationale for choosing to investigate this issue lies in the importance of exploring workplace requirements from perspectives of BA graduates and their employers. It is hoped that this study will
