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The most important thing about reading is comprehension. Reading comprehension is the heart and soul of reading (Block, Gambrell & Pressley, 2003). Learning to read with good comprehension is a complex task. Comprehension is complicated and it requires strategies to construct meaning effectively. Because of its significance, this study is to investigate the strategies used by students to construct, to monitor and to evaluate what they are reading. Think-aloud protocol analysis is the method used in this study. The think-aloud protocol are the coded according to the procedure developed by Cote & Goldman (2004) which involved five concrete reading strategies: self-explanation, paraphrase, prediction, association and monitoring. The results indicate that better students used a wide range of strategies to construct meaning. Monitoring, a skill which is often cited as important to comprehension (Reutzel & Cooter, 2005) is evident in all the think-aloud protocols. The weaker students identif.....

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The main aim of this study was to find out whether process approach writing can be utilized as an effective approach in enhancing students’ writing ability. Furthermore, it was also the interest of this study to determine the students’ perceptions on the process approach writing. Data collected for this study were collected through students’ written drafts. The students were assessed using the pre-test and the post-test experimental research method. Results from both tests were analyzed using the t-test formula for the dependent samples. Twenty Form Three students of Sekolah Menengah kebangsaan Trolak, 35600, Sungkai, Perak were chosen to be the research samples. The samples were chosen at random. Research findings have shown that process approach writing has significant effects in enhancing writing skills among the students. In addition, the study also shows that process approach is able to attract students’ interest in producing better essays. Apart from that, the approach al.....

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Kemahiran berfikir adalah penting dalam sistem pendidikan. Dalam usaha melahirkan pelajar yang berkemahiran dan berpengetahuan, pelaksanaan kemahiran berfikir secara kreatif dan kritis dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran, khususnya, Bahasa Melayu perlulah diberikan penekanan. Walaupun pelaksanaannya telah lama dilakukan oleh Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia, namun masih wujud lagi masalah terutama dari segi kefahaman guru dan amalan pedagogi. Kajian di Mersing, Johor menunjukkan masih lagi terdapat faktor yang menghalang kelancaran pelaksanaannya terutama pemahaman guru terhadap kemahiran berfikir, alat-alat berfikir, cara pelaksanaannya dalam bilik darjah, dan penggunaan alat berfikir yang sesuai...

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This study conducted explains the use and the effectiveness of contextual learning in the teaching of ESL writing skill. The research methodology applied was experimental using the pre-test and post-test. Additional data was also gathered from questionnaire which provided further insight on factors that would affect the successful implementation of contextual learning in schools. The results indicated that the average and low ability group students gained by the implementation of contextual learning. Contextual learning too promoted collaborative and learner-centered learning environment when students engaged in writing process. The significance and implication of the results as well as direction for future research are also discussed...

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This study was conducted to determine the attitude differences of Malay male and female students towards the use of swear words. The respondents consist of thirteen male and thirteen female Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris students aged between twenty and twenty three majoring in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Sport Science, Malay studies and Accounting. The quantitative and qualitative analyses were used in this study. The descriptive statistics is used to report the frequency and percentages and the content analysis suggested by Fraenkel & Wallen (2003) was employed. The findings of this study indicate that the female students tend to use swear words negatively while the male students used it both negatively and positively. Both male and female students feel that factors such as environmental influences, the media and the norm encouraged the use of swearwords. Their approval and disapproval of the use of swear words are visible in their non-verbal language (gesture, .....

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Advancement in computer technology has triggered the development of multimedia CALL programs which can present information in different formats using graphics, text, and video with links to other types of information. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of two multimedia CALL programs on vocabulary acquisition. Samples of the study were 86 intermediate level English as a second language (ESL) students. They were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. Students in group one viewed a program with Motion Graphics and text. Students in group two viewed a program that had Still Graphics and text. Their task was to study ten names of hand and power tools. Both groups took the pretest, viewed the video on the tools, and had an immediate posttest and a two-week delayed posttest. Both Motion Graphics and Still Graphics were found to be effective in vocabulary learning in this study. Learning occurred significantly in both groups. However, students in the Motion Graphi.....

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The purpose of this study is to identify goal orientation and instrumental aggression tendencies among handball players participating in the MSSP Kinta Dua District tournament. In this study, the following aspects were examined; goal orientation, individuals that influence instrumental aggression and situations perceived to influence the athletes’ likelihood to aggress. The ‘Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire’ (TEOSQ) by Duda and Nicholls(1991) was used as the research instrument, together with the ‘Judgement About Moral Behaviour in Youth Sport Questionnaire (JAMBYSQ) by Stephens, Bredemeier & Shields(1993). A total of 166 athletes (85 males and 81 females) from the teams participating in the quarter finals of the district level handball tournament were taken as research samples. The results reveal that athletes’ participation in the MSSP Kinta Dua District handball tournament was task-oriented. There was a significant difference between the task orientation of .....

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Kajian   ini   dilakukan   melalui   kaedah   kajian   kes   berbentuk   analisis   dan   kajian kepustakaan. Kajian ini melibatkan sampel yang terdiri daripada 28 orang responden Tingkatan 4  Pengajian Kejuruteraan Elektrik 2 di Sekolah Menengah Teknik Dungun, KM 5, Jalan Paka, 23000  Dungun, Terengganu. Kajian kes difokuskan terhadap aspek sebutan bahasa Melayu baku responden melalui sesi pembentangan  tugasan yang diberikan oleh pengkaji. Pembentangan responden dirakam dan dianalisis mengikut bunyi  sebutan berdasarkan Daftar Umum Sebutan Baku Bahasa Melayu terbitan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1991.  Kajian Kepustakaan pula dilakukan untuk mencari fakta-fakta yang releven untuk menyokong dapatan  dan kajian kes. Hasil kajian membuktikan terdapat hubungan yang signifikin antara kelemahan sebutan responden yang  disebabkan oleh pengaruh dialek tempatan, kelemahan sebutan yang disebabkan proses peleburan  terhadap setengah-setengah perkataan dan kel.....

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This study investigated the relevance of the usage of workbooks and their significance in preparing students for the SPM examination in teaching the novel part of the literature component in the Form Five English language syllabus. The teaching of a novel is a compulsory part of the English language paper in the SPM examination. Teachers and students throughout the country have turned to the usage of supplementary workbooks. Publishers have come out with numerous workbooks to help teachers and students prepare for the literature component in their exam. It is the purpose of this study to find out if these books comply with the English language curriculum specifications lined out by the Education Ministry of Malaysia . A total number of 20 books were analysed using Bloom’s taxonomy of question levels. . The study revealed that most of these books did comply with the curriculum specifications..

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