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Expressing opinions through blog: ideas of the ESL students

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This case study aimed at exploring the use of blog in helping ESL student to express ideas. The study investigated the participants’ responses, perceptions and feelings while and after engaging in blogging, and providing and receiving comments. A class of 30 ESL students participated in this study. Topics were given every week for eight consecutive weeks. Participants were free to log on to the blogs. Data from the blog content and self assessment rubrics were collected concurrently with the study. At the end of the study, participants answered questionnaire. Semi-structure interviews were conducted. Data were coded with initial coding, followed by focused coding. Data from the four sources were triangulated. Three major themes emerged from the study. Firstly, based on the number of entries, it is found that blogging motivated the majority of the participants to voice out their opinions. Secondly, comments in blogging serve important roles to the participants. Thirdly, participants l.....

Thesis Published 2010 2735 hits Available

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Expressing opinions through blog-ideas of the ESL students

Yoon, Sook Jhee

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This case study aimed at exploring the use of blog in helping ESL student to express ideas. The study investigated the participants’ responses, perceptions and feelings while and after engaging in blogging, and providing and receiving comments. A class of 30 ESL students participated in this study. Topics were given every week for eight consecutive weeks. Participants were free to log on to the blogs. Data from the blog content and self assessment rubrics were collected concurrently with the study. At the end of the study, participants answered questionnaire. Semi-structure interviews were conducted. Data were coded with initial coding, followed by focused coding. Data from the four sources were triangulated. Three major themes emerged from the study. Firstly, based on the number of entries, it is found that blogging motivated the majority of the participants to voice out their opinions. Secondly, comments in blogging serve important roles to the participants. Thirdly, participants l.....

Thesis Published 2010 1717 hits Available

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Asal-usul keinginan watak Tukya dalam novel Seorang Tua di Kaki Gunung

Yoon, Choi Se

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis asal-usul keinginan watak Tukya dalam “Seorang Tua di Kaki Gunung” (1982/2018) menggunakan Teori Psikoanalisis Lacan. Pada akhirnya, semua analisis kajian ini akan membuktikan dua cadangan terkenal Lacan, iaitu cadangan pertamanya ialah “Ketidaksedaran adalah wacana yang Lain.” dan cadangan keduanya pula ialah “Keinginan manusia adalah keinginan yang Lain.” Menurut Lacan, keinginan manusia berasal daripada yang Lain, dan ketidaksedaran manusia terbentuk di bawah pengaruh yang Lain. Oleh itu, kajian ini akan menyatakan tafsiran baru analisis keinginan berbeza daripada kajian lepas. Melalui analisis keinginan watak ini, cadangan pertama Lacan terbukti bahawa ketidaksedaran watak tercipta di bawah pengaruh wacana yang Lain. Selain itu, cadangan kedua Lacan telah terbukti bahawa keinginan watak yang terpilih dicipta oleh menginginkan keinginan yang Lain. Kajian ini merupakan kajian pertama dalam kesusasteraan Melayu yang menggunakan Teori.....

Article Published 2023 432 hits Available

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