This  study  investigates  the  effects  of  Task-based  Language  Teaching  (TBLT)  and  Audio-Lingual   Teaching   Approach   (ALTA)   on  oral   skills   learning   and   learning  motivation among non-native Mandarin in Teaching Mandarin as a Third Language (TMTL).  TBLT   applied  Adaptation  of  Willis’s  TBL  Framework,  while  ALTA  applied Sar?çoban’s dialogue  memorisation. Quasi experimental design was used in the study with convenience sampling of 21  students (TBLT) and 22 students (ALTA). Simulated conversation oral test and Motivational  Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) were  employed.  Independent  sample  t-test  was   used  to  examine  if  there  are  any differences between the two groups, and paired sample t-test  was used to identify the differences  between  Test  1  and  Test  2  for  both  groups,  in  the   aspect  of  students’ performances. The findings showed.....

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The study prime motive was to identify factors that encourage learners to be motivated to continue to learn Mandarin. Campbell and Storch (2011) guiding questionnaire was adapted through the interview sessions among 11 Mandarin level two learners of different grades at one of the universities in Kelantan. The learners were interviewed in person in Bahasa Malaysia. The interview sessions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim and translated into English. The inquiry revealed that non-native Mandarin learners were motivated to continue to learn Mandarin due to the importance of Mandarin in the aspect of employability, self-interest and improving Mandarin grade. The study gives insight to teachers to plan their teaching to match with the learners’ demands that are related to their future career building, hence the learning must consider real life situation. It is also recommended that having interesting and interactive learning activities are encouraged to boost learners’ learni.....

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This research paper presents the outcome of a research conducted to assess and determine the Validity and Reliability coefficient of Creative Thinking Skills for Conceptual Engineering Design Module administered to engineering undergraduates at a private institution of higher learning. The Creative Thinking Skills Module features few proposed creative thinking tools such as Brain Sketching, Mind Maps and Morphological Analysis. The validity consists of module content validity, and session and activity validity, evaluated by a group of five experts. The Cronbach Alpha value was determined through conducting a pilot study in a local private university where mechanical engineering undergraduate underwent the module workshop and activity. Questionnaires were given to respective experts and students respondents to measure the validity and reliability level of the module, sessions and activities.  ..

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The objective of this study was to design and develop a creative thinking skills module for engineering design process at tertiary level. The study also aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed module in improving the creative ability of the engineering undergraduates. The module was developed using the ADDIE instructional design model. Mixed method was utilised during the evaluation phase at the studied university. The participants were recruited from third year engineering students enrolled in an advanced engineering design related module. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, Creative Solution Diagnosis Scale and an open-ended questionnaire. The control group comprised 30 students while 32 students formed the intervention group. Quantitative data was analysed using Paired Sample T - Test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann-Whitney U Test. The feedback from the participants who completed the intervention prog.....

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This study investigates the effects of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the Audio-Lingual Teaching Approach (ALTA) on learning motivation among non-native Mandarin learners in the Teaching of Mandarin as a Third Language (TMTL). The TBLT applied is an adaptation of Willis's TBL Framework, while the ALTA applied is an adaptation of Sar?�oban's dialogue memorisation. A quasi-experimental design was used in this study, with 21 students selected through convenience sampling for TBLT and 22 students for ALTA. Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) was employed. A descriptive analysis was conducted to compare if any changes in learning motivation and learning anxiety components for both groups before and after TBLT and ALTA were adopted in the learning interventions. The descriptive analysis showed that there were changes in the aspect of learning motivation and learning anxiety component. The result indicated that there was an increment in the number of students .....

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This study investigates the challenges faced by non-native Chinese learners in learning Chinese characters and their learning strategies. This research applied quantitative research, where the questionnaire was delivered at the end of the semester to 370 students of Mandarin level two, selected through convenience sampling. The descriptive analysis showed that most of the students stated that being literate in Chinese characters and learning many Chinese characters was the most challenging act while corresponding between characters and their pronunciations was the least challenging. Next, the students listed repetitively memorising Chinese characters as the preferred learning strategy, followed by imitating each stroke of a Chinese character and picturing what Chinese characters look like in their minds. The finding of this study contradicts other research studies since the students in this study did not perceive the "lack of correspondence between characters and their pronunciation in.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membina sebuah Modul Bahasa Seni Visual (BSV) bagi guru-guru bukan opsyen Pendidikan Seni Visual yang mengajar di tingkatan satu. Kajian ini mengaplikasikan reka bentuk model yang diadaptasi Modul Sidek (2001) dan Model Dick and Reiser (1989) sebagai landasan utama. Kajian kes melibatkan responden 3 orang guru bukan opsyen pendidikan seni sekolah menengah di sekitar Kota Bharu yang telah dipilih bagi mengenalpasti masalah pengajaran dan pemudahcaraan serta keperluan Modul BSV dalam Bidang Bahasa Seni Visual. Manakala batasan sampel 30 orang murid dari 3 buah sekolah yang sama terlibat dalam pelaksanaan modul BSV ini. Keberkesanan Modul BSV sebagai bahan pengajaran dan pemudahcaraan dianalisis dan di ukur secara kualitatif antara guru dan murid melalui soal selidik, pemerhatian dan temu bual terutamanya yang berunsur emosi, motivasi, dan empati (memahami orang lain) yang berkait dengan manusia, kumpulan tertentu atau keadaan semulajadi (Chua, 2006). Manakala k.....

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Tujuan kajian ini dilakukan adalah untuk mengetahui tahap tekanan kerja dalam kalangan kakitangan  Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Negeri Kelantan. Selain itu, kajian ini  dijalankan  bertujuan   mengenalpasti  sumber-sumber  tekanan  terhadap  faktor demografi kajian seperti faktor jantina,  gred jawatan, tempoh berkhidmat dan tahap pendidikan berhubung tekanan kerja. Alat kajian yang  digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah satu set soaJ selidik iaitu OccupationaJ Stress Indicator (OSI)  oleh Cooper, Sloan dan Williams (1988) yang telah diterjemahkan  di dalam versi  Bahasa Melayu oleh  Mohammad Haji Yesof, Abdul HaJim Othman, Chua Bee Seok dan Sapora Sipon (2000) yang menggunakan  back translation. Soal selidik ini yang mengandungi dua bahagian iaitu bahagian A, dan B. Sahagian  A terdiri daripada maklumat demografi, bahagian B pula mengandungi sebanyak 61 item berbentuk  pernyataan berhubung sumber-sumber tekanan  dalam diri  bagi  menilai  tahap  persetujuanÂ.....

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