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Developing a prototype speaking game for engineering students at Polytechnic in Malaysia

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Proficiency in English speaking skills in the engineering profession has become an unspoken concern among employers lately. Students of engineering who sit for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) often face anxiety due to their inability to perform well in the speaking component. The objective of this study is to develop a prototype speaking game incorporating MUET speaking skills as a novel strategy to assist the engineering students in improving their speaking skills. The study also looks at the benefits engineering students gained while using the prototype developed to improve their speaking skills. A survey design was employed to carry out the study. The findings of this study revealed a significant agreement from the students on using the prototype which helped them to improve in terms of using new words, grammar and vocabulary. Thus, it can be concluded that polytechnic engineering studen.....

Article Published 2019 4576 hits Available

Redesigning Assessment for Holistic Learning

Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh

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This paper discusses the importance of holistic assessment in the teaching and learning process at all levels ofeducation, both in schools and in higher education institutions. Redesigning classroom assessment for holistic learning to improve student learning is not a new idea. Educators conduct assessment for a variety of purposes such as determining the level of student academic achievement or identifying weaknesses and strengths of students. Educators need to be equipped with ways to maintain these processes to determine the quality of student achievement. Assessment should reflect the understanding that learning is a complex process by engaging a varied selection of techniques, comprising those that require real and authentic performance, utilising them over a period so as to disclose evolution, progress, and emergent steps of integration. The assessment should be continuous and balanced. Implementing holistic assessment benefits the students, teachers and stakeholders. Educators s.....

Article Published 2019 3866 hits Limited

Grammar errors made by ESL tertiary students in writing

Swaran Singh Charanjit Kaur, Jageer Singh Amreet Kaur, Abd Razak Nur Qistina, Ravinthar Thilaga,

Article Published 2017 4280 hits Available

Portfolio as an assessment tool in selected Malaysian English as a Second Language secondary classrooms

Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh

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This study investigated the implementation of portfolio as an assessment tool for learning in selected Malaysian ESL (English as a Second Language) secondary classrooms. It was also conducted with the intention of constructing a model of portfolio assessment for ESL teachers to integrate assessment with teaching. It also investigated students' response towardsthe use of portfolio as an assessment tool on learning and factors that influenced ESL teachers to use portfolio as an assessmenttool. Qualitative approach specifically, a case study was employed so that a detailed information could be obtained from the teachers' experiences in the natural context of implementing portfolio as an assessment tool. Data collected through interviews, observations and documents were analysed inductively using the data analysis approach expounded by Miles and Huberman (1994). Data from interviews, observations and documents were analysed inductively for dominant issues and categories. The portfolio asse.....

Thesis Published 2014 5062 hits Available

Analysis of teacher beliefs and efficacy for teaching writing to weak learners

Tunku Mohtar Tunku Mohani, Swaran Singh Charanjit Kaur, Kepol Napisah, Loap Ahmad Ahmad Zainuri, Moneyam Sasigaran,

Article Published 2017 3380 hits Available

A review of research on pre-service teachers technological pedagogical content knowledge for teaching English language

Mohd Kasim Mohd Zulkharnain, Swaran Singh Charanjit Kaur,

Article Published 2017 2941 hits Limited

An observation of classroom assessment practices among lecturers in selected Malaysian higher learning institution

Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh

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Purpose – The study was aimed at exploring and analysing the current assessment practices of lecturers in selected Malaysian higher learning institution classrooms. The focus was the different modes of assessment used in the classroom and to make recommendations on using a variety of assessment modes that would be well-aligned with the intended learning outcomes. Methodology – A qualitative approach using a descriptive case study design was employed in developing the study. Subjects of the study were selected based on a voluntary basis and 15 lecturers teaching in eight programmes from two higher learning institutions participated in the study. Classroom observation was the main method of data collection, while data analysis employed thematic analysis. Each lecturer was observed twice. Three instruments were used in data collection, namely: pre-observation form, observation form and video recordings. The data was analysed through the opencoding process. The notes in the observation.....

Article Published 2017 2170 hits Limited

Developing a Cooperative Interactive Learning Module for improving speaking skills of graduate students

Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh

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Students in higher learning institutes in Malaysia face some difficulties in expressing themselves in English language and show lack of competency in speech. They perform poorly in the English language during examination held in the university and also interviews. Based on the problems encountered by the weak students, it was deemed necessary to provide some form of guidance to enable the ESL students to speak confidently. The guidance comes in the form of a cooperative interactive learning module for teaching speaking to weak ESL students. The purpose of the study is to develop a cooperative interactive learning module as a teaching approach that could benefit ESL students at the university. This study also investigates the attitudes of the students before and after using the cooperative interactive learning module concerning speaking.The research comprises of two stages namely instructional design, ADDIE model (to develop the module). A quasi-experimental design was carried out to lo.....

Article Published 2019 1854 hits Available

Pre-service teachers

Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh

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Education 4.0 is the inspiration of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 which is focusing on teaching and learning especially in terms of personalization of learning, quality education and learners as connectors, creators, and constructivist (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, 2015). Pre-service teachers’ mastery of the technological pedagogical content knowledge for teaching practice is deemed crucial in order for them to face the challenges apparent in the Industrial Revolution 4.0. The purpose of this study is to investigate how themastery of TPACK assists the pre-service English teachers with their teaching practice. The research design was mainly qualitative. Four ESL pre-service teachers were selected using the purposive sampling method. Each teacher was observed five times over a period of twenty lessons. Non-participant observation was conducted during the teaching sessions. A checklist was used during the observation to ensure uniformity in the elements observed during .....

Article Published 2019 1709 hits Available

VLOG: an innovation in collaborative ESL learning

Charanjit Kaur a/p Swaran Singh

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Technology has always been an important part of the teaching and learning environment. Today’s era of digital technology has provided teachers and educators with more chances to be innovative with their teaching sessions in the classroom. However, regardless of the waves of technology flooded into the education, teachers still have trouble getting learners interested in learning English language. Learners tend to be unmotivated and not fond of learning English language in the classroom. Thus, it is believed that there is a need for an innovation on the type of materials used in the classroom. One such material is the video blog or ‘vlog’ and is developed to provide learners with more meaningful and authentic materials and help learners to be more interested in learning English language in the classroom. It is hoped this innovation will be able to assist both learners and educators in their future...

Article Published 2019 1774 hits Available

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