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Effectiveness of face-to-face and Facebook collaborative writing in Malaysian ESL undergraduates writing performance

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This study investigated the effects of Facebook collaborative writing on a group of English as Second Language (ESL) undergraduates'a writing participants of the study were 33 second year ESL undergraduates at the Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. They were categorized into two groups i.e. experimental and comparison groups using the matching-only design. The experimental group was assigned to Facebook collaborative writing tasks while the comparison group was assigned with face-to-face tasks. Face-to-face is considered as the conventional method in this study. This study employed a quasi experimental design with quantitative data. Instruments of the study were pre- and post- writing tests, as well as a set of questionnaire. The fieldwork was conducted in one semester. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean scores, standard deviations, frequency and percentages while inferential statistics such as independent sample t-test and pai.....

Thesis Published 2014 1312 hits Available

An experimental approach by using whatsApp for teaching and learning of Bahasa Malaysia to international students at engineering campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) due to pandemic of COVID-19

Aida Shuhaida Mustafa

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The paper is about the effectiveness of using WhatsApp in teaching and learning Bahasa Malaysia as a foreign language to international students at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Engineering Campus especially during pandemic Covid-19 issues. An experimental teaching approach is adopted in teaching language at USM Engineering Campus, involving Bahasa Malaysia language course. The research is on how students are able to learn more effectively by using WhatsApp in online learning, in order to develop their language proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia as a foreign language will be described. Experience from the experimental teaching and learning approach through “FUN WITH LANGUAGE IN ONLINE CLASS- through WhatsApp” provides valuable information on how students react towards WhatsApp application and how do they acquire their language skills through language learning activities. ..

Article Published 2021 733 hits Available

The Relationship between motivation and english language test performance among secondary vocational schools students in China

Siti Shuhaida Shukor

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In China, secondary school students studying at the vocational stream often struggle to keep up with English language learning. This study investigates the relationship between two types of motivation extrinsic and intrinsic towards the English language test performance of students from a secondary vocational school in Chongqing, China. A mixed-method research design was employed via a survey and a semi-structured interview. A total of 212 second-grade students at randomly selected secondary vocational schools completed the questionnaire. A correlational analysis was performed to discover if there was a relationship between students extrinsic and intrinsic motivation towards their English performance. The results reveal that the intrinsic motivation was strongly correlated with the students English performance with r=0.216, p0.05. A multiple linear regression analysis was also conducted to investigate the extent that students intrinsic and extrinsic motivation predicted their English p.....

Article Published 2023 656 hits Available

The predictive effects of Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) and Foreign Language Boredom (FLB) on Matriculation English Test (MET) scores in chinese second-tier university setting

Siti Shuhaida Shukor

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This study responds to the growing interest in the emotional dimensions of second language acquisition. Informed by the fundamental principles of the control-value theory, this quantitative research employs a questionnaire survey method. The study investigated 451 non-English major freshmen at a second-tier Chinese university for their foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language boredom (FLB), examining their correlations and predictive effects on Matriculation English Test (MET) scores. These students, at the beginning of their university education and having not yet started their courses, provided a unique opportunity to explore the impact of emotional factors on the MET within the context of second language acquisition (SLA). Data were collected using classical questionnaires for FLA and FLB, and analyzed with SPSS 26.0 using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression to examine their correlations and predictive effects on MET scores. The research r.....

Article Published 2024 423 hits Available

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