Effective Language Use in Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Employee Performance and Academic Integrity in the University

Abstract

The 21st century University is faced with multifarious challenges that require strategic, pragmatic and multidimensional measures for lasting solutions. This study proposes effective language use and interdisciplinary collaboration as viable measures for attaining employee performance and academic integrity in the university. The study argues that effective use of language is needed for the attainment of interdisciplinary collaboration, academic integrity, and employee performance, given that effective language use and interdisciplinary collaboration are needed to find lasting multidimensional solutions to the challenges of the university. Qualitative method and content analysis are employed. Observation, introspection and extant literatures are relied on for both primary and secondary data. The analysis shows that effective language use and interdisciplinary collaboration pave way for the attainment of employee performance and academic integrity in the university and proffer multiple solutions to the problems confronting both the university and the society. Therefore, universities are charged to willingly develop and sustain interdisciplinary collaboration and effective language use culture in its curriculum and bylaws.