Radio has been known as one of the oldest forms of mass communication. It has served its purpose of entertaining and informing people for decades. With the advancement of technology, audiences now have more ways to access an increasing amount of information. However, radio continues to play an important role in today's world. Radio is about more than just announcers, news, and music. Radio is about companionship and connecting emotionally with the listener. Previous research discovered that radio has a significant impact on people's lives. Thus, this research aims to comprehend people's preferences for listening to Astro radio stations in the current environment. Besides, it aims to explore the impact of streaming on listeners listening experiences. This research employed a qualitative research method using focus group discussion. Thirty ASTRO radio listeners were recruited based on criteria including age, radio channel preference, and SYOK app usage. This research is expected to disco.....

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The Covid-19 Pandemic has significantly interfered with all aspects of human life. Notably, this dangerous epidemic has a more significant impact on the risk group. It has caused them to feel stress, fear, and suffering from the ripple effect of Covid-19. Hence, this disruption occurred instantaneously, requiring people to demonstrate noteworthy adaptability and resiliency through communication. Therefore, this study examined the two dimensions of communication, namely self-centred communication (knowledge and optimistic thinking) and external communication (family support and media exposure), in predicting the resilience among the risk group in Kuching, Sarawak. The data collection was during the movement control order, so the distribution of the online questionnaire used voluntary response sampling to the target respondents through WhatsApp and social media accounts. Data collected was analysed using Partial Least Squares analyses. The results show that knowledge, optimistic thinking.....

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Information and communication technology (ICT) in education, also known as education technology, is an important component of SDG 4's goal of improving educational quality. This Bibliometric study examines research patterns over time using the term "education technology." Three research questions are prioritised: (1) What is the current publication trend in EduTech? (2) What are the most popular themes among EduTech scholars? (3) What is the current citation pattern of EduTech publications? The methodology of this study uses bibliometric analysis with quantitative approach (document trend statistics) in the data scopus.com database for the years 1946 to 2022. The study's findings showed the number of publications on this education technology has increased since 2005, and this trend is expected to continue, with a recent notable theme being a focus on methodology studies, particularly in the field of health education. Furthermore, the most cited document was an article about activity de.....

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During Indonesia's general elections, mass media was the most popular medium for transmitting political influence. However, the extent of media influence on voting behaviour is unknown, creating a problem that necessitates careful research. As a result, the purpose of this study was to determine the impact of media exposure on voting behaviour among Sumbawa voters in Indonesia during the Pemilihan Kepala Daerah, or PILKADA 2020. A sample of 400 voters was chosen using a Multi-Level Random Sampling method. To better understand this phenomenon, a set of questionnaires was used as a data collection tool in the field. The collected data was then analysed using SPSS software version 26. Descriptive analysis revealed that the level of media exposure was divided into three categories: low, medium, and high. However, such exposure has only a minor impact on voter behaviour. While inferential analysis shows that non-mass media exposure has a significant influence on the voting behaviour of the .....

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The digital game-based learning has the potential to enable new forms of learning concept which could enhance students communication. Therefore, this study aims to determine the impact of digital game-based learning on students communication performance. Participants were 611 non-Arabic students enrolled in an Arabic language course. This study uses a quasi-experimental design. The students were chosen through a random sampling technique to be part of the control group and treatment group. Pre-test and post-test were used to assess the students performance before and after the digital game-based learning intervention. The intervention took place over a period of four weeks in which students in the treatment group used educational digital games during Arabic language class. On the other hand, students in the control group underwent the traditional Arabic language instruction. At the end of the intervention, several students were selected through purposive sampling technique to participa.....

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Leadership communication is the delivery of information by leaders about the culture of an organization, core values, mission and important messages to build trust in a community. The culture of an organization found in Malay literary texts, whether modern or traditional, records events that display the relationship of leaders in society. An event was born as a result of communication between leaders and the community that became a channel for writing. Texts in Malay Literature, be it modern or traditional, record events that portray the artwork of the community. A particular event is manifested through communication between the people of the community, which in turn becomes the medium of written works. The text Nama Beta Sultan Alaudin is a modern text with a modern style of writing yet possesses a classic narrative which involves the narration of Sultan Alaudins leadership. This text records Sultan Alaudins narration of his childhood till his demise. The objective of this study is to.....

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Today's children's short stories have sparked the dissatisfaction of the Malaysian Prime Literary Prize Evaluation Panel (HSPM) due to the decline in the quality of children's short stories. In this regard, the works whose characters consist of adults continue to be enjoyed by children until they eventually complicate the definition of Childrens Literature. In addition, there are also some individuals who think that these children's short stories are written through the eyes of adult writers and do not meet the concept of children's literature and children's psychology. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify children's characters who communicate effectively in selected children's short stories and analyze the manners of communication between those characters expressed by the author based on six (6) communication methods in Surah Luqman. The research methodology used is a qualitative method which is a text analysis method. There are 5 selected antology of children's short.....

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This article discusses the issues of the function of scenography in building aspects of visual communication through the SARAH Theatre. The function of scenography on stage such as set design, lighting and costumes is an important element in theatre. The role of scenography can help the actor with full appreciation. Scenographer design placed on the stage helps the actors to identify their roles and responsibilities through understanding the needs of performing on stage and being able to visualize to give understanding to the audience. Visual communication on a stage is divided into three sets, costumes, make-up, and lighting. Visual elements must be united, connected and complete to give effectiveness in a stage. The method used in this study is an analysis of the SARAH Theater which was staged at the Center for Art Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia in October 2019. Detailed research was conducted to analyze the artistic values in scenography design through the SARAH Theater. The foc.....

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Malaysia made history when the Dewan Rakyat approved an amendment to the Federal Constitution that lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old. The countrys democratic system was colored by the automatic registration of those who turned 18 as voters for the 15th Malaysian General Election (GE-15). This amendment aims to democratize the political process in this nation and promote mature, fair, and equitable elections. This ongoing study aims to discover young voters' knowledge, attitudes, and readiness toward the 15th general election (PRU-15) in Batang Padang, Perak district. Methodologically, a quantitative approach was used where 462 youth participants completed questionnaires. The findings discovered that although attitudes and readiness among young voters in the research population are at a moderate level, they have a high level of knowledge. The result also uncovered five key factors that influence young voters readiness towards making their decisions for PRU-15 namely voting .....

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysian English teachers identified a pressing need to support upper primary school pupils, particularly those in the upper levels, in the effective composition of extended writing. Additionally, these educators required more innovative methodologies for teaching vocabulary in this context. Consequently, the current study aimed to develop a vocabulary index as a suggested resource for Malaysian English teachers instructing upper primary school pupils on extended writing. To achieve this, a quantitative computational research strategy and corpus-driven research design were employed. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 560 advanced upper primary school pupils from 28 schools, each with high English performance in the capital of each state and the federal territory of Malaysia, who produced a total of 152,187 words in extended writing for analysis. LancsBox, a primary computational linguistics application, was used for data processing......

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