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This thesis is concerned with the impact of mobile learning (mLearning) on the study of local culture at Malaysian universities. For convenience, the term Local Cultural Studies (LCS) is given to Humanities subjects related to the teaching and learning of Malay culture, for example: Local History, Local Culture and National Heritage, Malay Wood Craft, Malay Drum, Cooking, Batik Textile, Ceramic, and Local Drama. These subjects are not as popular as Science and Engineering and are often referred to as 'dying traditional knowledge' with an uncertain future. They have a lesser degree of significance in modem Malaysian society in achieving a 'developed country' status. One motivation for introducing mLearning into LCS subjects is to make them more interesting: the learning activities and the subjects should appear more modem by linking them to the latest technology. The fact that all students own mobile phones in Malaysian universities creates an opportunity to use mLearning for the benefi.....

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Mobile learning is an emerging approach in Asian countries, particularly in the local context, such as the Malaysian universities. This research adds the perspectives of users’ experiences to the mobile learning regarding potentials in the study of local culture. The motivation for this research is the limited users’ voices – students for mobile learning – particularly, their own experiences in learning local cultural studies and the associated potentials. The aim of this study is to investigate if user experience has any mobile learning potentials to assist users in studying local culture. To find in-depth meaning, this research garnered the data from focus group discussions with students. The data were then analyzed using thematic analysis. This research indicates the students’ interest in mobile learning demonstrated on the students’ perspectives: the desired mobile applications paradigm and usability design concerns..

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With the advancement of technology, considerable effort has been made to implement the utilization of mobile technology in learning, especially in STEM related subjects. However, this raises another issue in that the question of ethics when using these kinds of technology has not been addressed for the local context. Based on the current research, participants are concerned about the ethics of mobile technology. Thus, this research is conducted to investigate and identify the mobile ethics of students through mobile learning in a local context. The methodology used in this research is largely qualitative with students from a local university and analysed using thematic analysis. The preliminary findings shed light on the issue of ethics in mobile learning for the local context.  ..

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