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PERBEZAAN JANTINA DALAM PENGGUNAAN STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN KEMAHIRAN BERBAHASA ARAB[GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF STRATEGIES FOR ARABIC LANGUAGE LEARNING]
Get PDFGender is one of the factors that distinguish the use of language learning strategies among students. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the level and types of language learning strategies used by male and female students. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to 350 form four students from 12 religious secondary schools in Kedah, Malaysia. Descriptive findings showed that both groups of students used the strategies at a moderate level except for the reading strategies which were highly employed by female students. The results of t-test analysis show that there is a significant difference on the overall use of the strategies and in the five main constructs of strategies based on gender. Overall, the female students were found to surpass the male students in the use of language learning strategies. However, the construct of listening strategies did not show significant difference result. In conclusion, the female students used language learning strategies more frequently than the male students. The implication of this study is that teachers can plan a variety of language activities to encourage the use of certain strategies by different genders.Keywords: Language learning strategies, language skills, strategies for language learning skills, Arabic language, gender.Cite as: Abdul Pisal, N. & Mat Teh, K.S. (2018). Perbezaan jantina dalam penggunaan strategi pembelajaran kemahiran berbahasa Arab [Gender differences in the use of strategies for Arabic language learning]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(1), 143-153.http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss1pp143-153 AbstrakPerbezaan jantina merupakan salah satu faktor yang didapati turut membezakan penggunaan strategi pembelajaran bahasa dalam kalangan pelajar. Oleh itu, kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan tahap dan jenis penggunaan strategi pembelajaran kemahiran berbahasa (SPKB) oleh pelajar lelaki dan pelajar perempuan. Data kajian diperoleh melalui soal selidik yang diedarkan kepada 350 orang pelajar tingkatan empat dari 12 buah sekolah menengah agama sekitar Kedah, Malaysia. Dapatan kajian deskriptif menunjukkan kedua-dua kumpulan pelajar menggunakan strategi pada tahap sederhana sama ada secara keseluruhan mahupun berdasarkan konstruk, kecuali pada konstruk strategi membaca, pelajar perempuan menggunakannya pada tahap tinggi. Hasil analisis ujian-t pula menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan signifikan penggunaan SPKB secara keseluruhan dan mengikut lima konstruk strategi utama berdasarkan jantina. Pelajar perempuan didapati mendahului pelajar lelaki dalam penggunaan strategi secara keseluruhan dan berdasarkan lima konstruk strategi utama tersebut. Sementara itu, baki satu konstruk strategi utama iaitu strategi mendengar tidak menunjukkan perbezaan signifikan. Kesimpulannya, pelajar perempuan didapati lebih banyak dan kerap menggunakan strategi pembelajaran bahasa berbanding pelajar lelaki. Implikasi kajian ini, guru boleh merancang pelbagai aktiviti bahasa yang dapat menggalakkan penggunaan sesuatu strategi dengan lebih kerap kepada kumpulan pelajar yang berlainan jantina.Kata kunci: Strategi pembelajaran bahasa, kemahiran berbahasa, strategi pembelajaran kemahiran berbahasa, bahasa Arab, jantina
PENGGUNAAN MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC) DALAM KALANGAN PELAJAR VOKASIONAL[THE USE OF MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC) AMONG VOCATIONAL STUDENTS]
Get PDFMassive Open Online Course (MOOC) is gaining its popularity as a learning medium. This study aims to examine the potential of MOOC for Welding Technology Course, which has been designed by the researchers, in enhancing students’ literacy on MOOC-based learning, engaging the students in meaningful learning and improving their motivation to learn. The MOOC is designed based on the syllabus of vocational college (VC). The population of the study is 111 students of Welding Technology Course from VC Batu Pahat, Malaysia. A total of 32 respondents were purposively sampled and they were in the first year of their studies. Data collected using questionnaires were analyzed descriptively using Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. The reliability of the instrument is 0.91 which shows that the dependability of the instrument is high. The findings show that the MOOC designed can increase the literacy of MOOC-based learning (3.33), motivation (3.35) and student interest (3.30), thus making the learning process more interesting in addition to improving existing teaching aids. The use of the MOOC is hoped to improve the quality of education in the vocational college. Keywords: Literacy, MOOC, motivation, interest, TVET Cite as: Ismail, M.E. et al. (2018). Penggunaan massive open online course (mooc) dalam kalangan pelajar vokasional [The use of massive open online course (mooc) among vocational students]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(1), 30-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss1pp30-41 Abstrak Teknologi dalam pendidikan seperti elearning telah memberi satu nafas baru kepada penggunaan teknologi khususnya dalam bidang pendidikan teknikal dan vokasional (TVET). Dengan perkembangan pembelajaran yang semakin popular pada masa kini, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) sering digunakan oleh pelajar sebagai medium pembelajaran. Kajian ini merupakan satu tinjauan untuk mengenalpasti potensi aplikasi MOOC yang dibina dalam meningkatkan literasi terhadap pembelajaran gaya MOOC, menarik minat pelajar dalam pembelajaran dan membantu pelajar meningkatkan motivasi mereka dalam pembelajaran. MOOC yang dibina adalah bagi mata pelajaran Teknologi Kimpalan berdasarkan sukatan pelajaran kolej vokasional (KV). Populasi kajian melibatkan 111 orang pelajar Teknologi Kimpalan di KV Batu Pahat, Malaysia. Kaedah persampelan yang digunakan ialah persampelan bertujuan yang mana kajian terdiri daripada pelajar Tahun 1 Program Teknologi Kimpalan seramai 32 pelajar. Instrumen yang digunakan berbentuk borang soal selidik untuk mendapatkan maklumat. Data yang diperolehi dikumpul dan dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 20.0. Berdasarkan analisis yang dibuat, nilai kebolehpercayaan instrumen adalah 0.91 dan menunjukkan kebolehpercayaan instrumen berada pada tahap tinggi. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa penggunaan MOOC dapat meningkatkan daya literasi terhadap MOOC (3.33), motivasi (3.35) dan minat pelajar (3.30), seterusnya menjadikan proses pembelajaran lebih menarik disamping dapat menambah baik alat bahan bantu mengajar (ABBM) yang sedia ada. Selain itu, dapatan menunjukkan bahawa penggunaan aplikasi MOOC ini dapat membantu pelajar dalam meningkatkan prestasi dan pencapaian pelajar dalam pembelajaran. Manfaat daripada penggunaan MOOC ini diharapkan dapat memberi impak dalam peningkatan kemampuan pola berfikir pelajar-pelajar KV melalui komunikasi dan pembentukan peribadi yang terbuka dalam mengharungi kehidupan sosial. Kata Kunci: Literasi, MOOC, motivasi, minat, TVE
KECEKAPAN PENGURUSAN KOPERASI DI MALAYSIA [THE EFFICIENCY OF CO-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA]
Get PDFThe cooperative benefits its members through dividends, rebates or subscriptions discount and bonus shares. These benefits can only be applied if the cooperative can be managed efficiently and effectively. Efficiency studies are mostly conducted in developed countries and only a few has been carried out in developing countries such as Malaysia. This paper reviews past studies on the efficiency of cooperative management in Malaysia. Literature analysis was carried out to assess the appraisal methods on the efficiency of cooperative management and similar business organizations. It is found that the studies on cooperatives mostly focus on the cooperative performance. These assessment and efforts to enhance the efficiency of cooperative management are largely done by the Malaysian Cooperative Commission (SKM) and some of the academic researchers. The evaluation of the management efficiency is based on several aspects such as finance (economy), social and socio-economic. As a private business organization, cooperative management efficiency can also be estimated on the basis of financial and non-financial aspects such as social values, management functions and the relationships between cooperative members. This paper argues that social values and economic aspect need to be considered for a more comprehensive assessment of the cooperative.Keywords: Management efficiency, co-operative, efficiency model, organization management, socio-economic.Cite as: Abd Rahman, N. & Zakaria, Z. (2018). Kecekapan pengurusan koperasi di Malaysia [The efficiency of co-operative management in Malaysia]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(2), 134-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss2pp134-146 ABSTRAKKoperasi memberi manfaat kepada anggotanya melalui dividen, rebat atau potongan langganan dan saham bonus. Hasil ini hanya boleh ditingkatkan jika koperasi dapat diurus dengan cekap dan berkesan. Kajian berkaitan kecekapan banyak dilakukan di negara-negara maju dan sebilangan kecil sahaja di negara membangun seperti Malaysia. Objektif kajian ini ialah menyoroti kajian lepas berkaitan kecekapan pengurusan koperasi di Malaysia. Analisis literatur dibuat untuk meneliti kaedah penilaian kecekapan pengurusan dalam koperasi. Dapatan tinjauan menunjukkan kajian terhadap koperasi banyak tertumpu kepada prestasi koperasi. Adapun penilaian dan usaha meningkatkan kecekapan pengurusan koperasi sebahagian besar dilakukan oleh Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM) dan beberapa pengkaji bertaraf akademik tertinggi. Penilaian kecekapan pengurusan dilakukan adalah berdasarkan beberapa aspek seperti kewangan(ekonomi), sosial dan sosio ekonomi. Sebagai sebuah organisasi perniagaan swasta, kecekapan pengurusan koperasi juga boleh dinilai berdasarkan aspek kewangan dan aspek bukan kewangan seperti nilai sosial, fungsi pengurusan dan hubungan antara anggota koperasi. Oleh itu, kajian ini menyimpulkan bahawa aspek nilai sosial dan ekonomi perlu diberi perhatian supaya penilaian yang dilakukan terhadap koperasi akan lebih menyeluruh.Kata Kunci: Kecekapan pengurusan, koperasi, model kecekapan, pengurusan organisasi, sosio-ekonomi
THE ZHENG FAMILY AND THE DUTCH IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO: COMPETITION AND CONFLICT IN THE 17TH CENTURY
Get PDFThis paper attempts to examine the development of the Zheng family’s trading activities in the Malay Archipelago, especially during the time of Zheng Chenggong, when the family had to compete with the Dutch in the Straits of Malacca. For this purpose, the qualitative analytical approaches are employed with reference to the primary sources of the Western and Chinese travellers during the 17th century, namely, Willem Ysbrandsz Bontekoe and George Hughes, apart from the gazettes annotated by Li Jinming and Liao Da Ke. In addition, secondary sources, such as the books, monographs, articles and journals written by some distinguished scholars in the field of international maritime research have been studied. The works of Patrizia Carioti, Leonard Blusse, Meilink-Roelofsz and Xing Hang, among others, have also been investigated for their critical views and arguments. In sum, this study aims to show that trade conflicts and competition between the Zheng family and the Dutch in the 17th century have impacted particularly the Chinese traders in the Malay Archipelago. This is because both of these powers are seen trying to assume the role which had hitherto been played by these Chinese merchants as a strong competitor in the marine trade in the east and southeast of the Malay Archipelago. In this regard, discussions on this topic would contribute to a better understanding of the big powers competing in the region to dominate the Straits of Malacca. Additionally, this study sets to prove that private trading activities in the Malay Archipelago which flourished during the 17th century was built and developed by the Zheng family from Taiwan and not merely attributed to the Chinese traders from China.Keywords: Zheng Family, trading network, Malay Archipelago, port cities, primary recordsCite as: Ku, B.D., (2018). The Zheng family and the Dutch in the Malay archipelago: Competition and conflict in the 17th century. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(2),54-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss2pp54-6
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE AND MODERATING EFFECT OF FIRM SIZE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM EAST COAST REGION OF MALAYSIA
Get PDFInformation Technology (IT) is universally accepted as one of efficiency boosters. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) around the world involve in IT implementation with the purpose to increase their service efficiency in catering business demands, especially for LSPs which operate in the areas of heavy trade activities. The activities create congestion which lead to deficient of LSPs performance and increase delivery time and total costs. However, the review of literature reveals that IT implementation met with productivity paradox. Thus, in order to examine how IT implementation influences the performance of LSPs in East Coast Malaysia, 81 LSP firms in the region were involved in this study. This study also investigated the moderating effect of LSP sizes on their performance. The findings reveal that IT implementation significantly influenced LSPs’ performance, but it happened vice versa for the moderator investigation. This study has bridged the literature gaps of IT adoption in such that it offers empirical evidence and new insights on the significant moderating effect of firm size in the relationships between IT implementation and logistics firm performance using Malaysian samples.Keywords: Information Technology, logistics service providers, performance, firm size, Malaysia.Cite as: Mohd Zawawi, N.F. & Abd Wahab, S. (2018). Information technology, logistics performance and moderating effect of firm size: Empirical evidence from east coast region of Malaysia. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(1), 87-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss1pp87-10
A REVIEW OF THE SCHOLARSHIP ON ENGAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Get PDFThe scholarship on engagement offers a wide variety of benefits to research, teaching and learning in higher education. It is observed within the powerful discourse of engagement that learners have gained enormous experiences from direct interaction with society. In addition, decades of research regarding its positive influences on young people reinforced the paramount of learning via engaging in nation’s education landscape. This article describes the vital of engagement that has challenged scholars to broader their perspectives on its evolving intellectual discourse in education. Finally, it proposes engagement as crucial pedagogy in the 21st century higher education. It is expected that future direction of nation’s education could integrate engagement in research and teaching in the current education ecosystem.Keywords: Engagement, Higher Education, 21st Century Education, Intellectual Discourse, Crucial Pedagogy.Cite as: Shaleh, M.A. & Hassan, H.M. (2018). A review of the scholarship on engagement in higher education. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(1), 120-126.http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss1pp120-12
BRINGING READING RESEARCH IN MULTILINGUAL NUSANTARA INTO A NEW DIRECTION THROUGH EYE-TRACKING
Get PDFCurrent understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying reading comprehension among multilinguals are typically limited to external observations of their ability to read and comprehend text. Additionally, descriptions of the nature of comprehension processes relied perilously on the use of memory taken after the reading process. In this article we introduce the potential of using eye tracking as a tool in collecting internal attention data for a deeper understanding of EFL text processing among multilinguals. The eye tracking procedures will enable researchers to combine perspectives collected from internal and external observations, to explicate and elucidate the complex cognitive processes of the multilingual when involved in reading. Since the use of the eye-tracking in reading research methodology is fairly new, particularly in multilingual contexts such as Malaysia and Nusantara in general, we will emphasize how progress has been achieved elsewhere in understanding text processing through the use of eye-tracking. The article will introduce relevant research projects that can be conducted using eye-tracking, after sketching the historical progression of eye-tracking research in the field. It concludes by suggesting that eye-tracking can provide a framework for studying the full range of the multilingual readers’ competencies in reading while expanding related theories about EFL reading.Keywords: External attention, eye-tracking, internal attention, oculomotor-behaviours, oral-comprehension and multilingual readersCite as: Mihat, W., Azman, H. & Soh, O.K. (2018). Bringing reading research in multilingual Nusantara into a new direction through eye-tracking. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(2), 107-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss2pp107-12
PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES IN HERMAN HESSE’S SIDDHARTHA
Get PDFThis paper is an attempt to study Siddhartha’s spiritual quest for self-knowledge in psychological perspective. It is meant to explore how far and in what ways is the mystical experience on par with secondary integration of personality that occurs only in the wake of the disintegration of several existing psychological structures. The protagonist’s act of overcoming ego-consciousness and disassociating himself with the social labels and ultimately realizing his ‘self’ are analyzed psychologically using Kazimierz Dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegration as a conceptual framework. Herman Hesse’s novel Siddhartha is selected for the study, and textual analysis is employed as a tool to analyse the text culling the relevant passages as evidence. The study reveals that the protagonist of the novel achieves higher level of personality development and the previously held assumptions which confuse spirituality with psychic disorders are overruled. It also asserts the validity of mystical experiences as higher form of consciousness yielding wisdom allowing mystics to transcend the temporal cum spatial barriers thereby elevating to the level of humanity. This paper suggests that the study of different mystical traditions may well lead to one’s personal development and may prove a step towards gaining maturity.Keywords: Mysticism, mystical experience, self-realization, positive disintegration, secondary integration. Cite as: Imran, M., Bhatti, A. G., & Naveed, R.T. (2018). Psychological analysis of mystical experiences in Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(2), 66-79. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss2pp66-7
THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT’S RHETORIC ON JAPAN-CHINA RIVALRY AND INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY
Get PDFThis study examines the Japan-China rivalry and independent foreign policy (IFP) rhetoric of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Using both AntConc (concordance program) and conventional reading, this study identifies the themes and aspects as to how he used words related to China and Japan in his speeches. Data analysis reveals that his rhetoric centered on several themes, such as historical relations, brotherly and friendly relations, strategic partnership, China as an economic and military superpower, development assistance, and as point of reference, among others. Contrary to what Duterte portrays as IFP, the study shows that even after two years into his presidency, nothing has really changed in the Philippines. His promise of pursuing an IFP policy has neither taken the form of a concrete plan nor materialized as a policy. This paper argues that the ambivalence in Duterte’s foreign policy rhetoric is just a strategy to accommodate China’s influence while maintaining his nationalist narrative. His IFP rhetoric is just a manifestation of continuing dependency to outside powers. No matter how different it initially seemed to be from previous administrations in the way that it entertains other powers such as China and Japan apart from the US, it still cannot be considered as IFP.Keywords: Independent foreign policy, Japan-China rivalry, Philippine foreign policy under Duterte, presidential speech analysis, Rodrigo DuterteCite as: Garcia, L.S.S. (2018). The Philippine president’s rhetoric on Japan-China rivalry and independent foreign policy. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(2),1-16.http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss2pp1-1
PENGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL UNTUK SOKONGAN POLITIK DI MALAYSIA[THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR POLITICAL SUPPORT IN MALAYSIA]
Get PDFThe emergence of new media as a result of the development of the Internet has made the media a democratic agent of information. In conjunction with the transition of current political culture, society is now more comfortable using social media as a source of political information acquisition. This study was conducted to identify the impact of social media use on politics in Malaysia as well as to analyze the level of social media use in determining the people's pattern of support for political parties and political candidates in Malaysia. This study was conducted using a quantitative approach which is survey. Questionnaire was used as the research instrument. A total of 993 respondents consisting of male (46.2%) and female (53.8%) were randomly sampled from peninsular Malaysia to participate in the study. The findings reveal that nearly two-thirds of respondents used newspapers (65.5%), followed by social media (63.5%) and television (59.5%) to search and read current political information in Malaysia. The findings also show that respondents agreed that social media play a role and has the advantage of channeling political information (min = 3.57) compared to conventional media. The respondents somehow agreed with political participation through social media. Respondents also agreed that social media have helped to enhance the image of candidates and political parties (min = 3.17) by displaying activities of candidates serving the people (min = 3.25). This suggests that today's society is very much concerned with what is shown on social media involving current political situation. Therefore, monitoring of political information shared on social media should be done to ensure that information is free from seditious elements that can diverge unity.Keywords: Use of Social Media; Political support; Political party; Political participation; MalaysiaCite as: Salman, A., Yusoff, M.A., Mohamad Salleh, M.A., & Hj Abdullah, M.Y. (2018). Pengunaan media sosial untuk sokongan politik di Malaysia [The use of social media for political support in Malaysia]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(1),51-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss1pp51-63 AbstrakKemunculan media baharu hasil daripada perkembangan rangkaian internet telah menjadikan media tersebut sebagai agen demokrasi maklumat. Bertepatan dengan peralihan budaya politik semasa, masyarakat kini lebih selesa menggunakan media sosial sebagai sumber perolehan maklumat politik terkini. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenalpasti impak penggunaan media sosial terhadap politik di Malaysia serta menganalisis tahap penggunaan media sosial dalam menentukan pola sokongan rakyat ke atas parti politik dan calon politik di Malaysia. Kajian ini telah dijalankan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dimana kaedah tinjauan (survey) jadi pilihan dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian. Sebanyak 993 responden yang terdiri daripada lelaki (46.2%) dan perempuan (53.8%) telah dipilih secara random responden di negeri-negeri semenanjung Malaysia untuk mengambil bahagian dalam kajian ini. Antara hasil kajian adalah hampir dua pertiga daripada responden menggunakan akhbar (65.5%), diikuti media sosial (63.5%) dan televisyen (59.5%) untuk mencari dan membaca maklumat berkaitan dengan politik semasa di Malaysia. Hasil Kajian juga menunjukkan responden bersetuju bahawa media sosial berperanan dan mempunyai kelebihan dalam menyalurkan maklumat politik (min=3.57) berbanding dengan media konvensional. Kajian ini mendapati responden menyatakan persetujuan secara sederhana tentang partisipasi politik melalui media sosial. Responden bersetuju bahawa media sosial membantu mempertingkatkan imej calon dan parti politik (min= 3.17) dengan mempamerkan aktiviti calon dalam memberi khidmat kepada rakyat (min=3.25). Ini sedikit sebanyak menunjukkan bahawa masyarakat pada hari ini sangat prihatin dengan apa yang dipaparkan di media sosial berkenaan perkara-perkara yang melibatkan politik semasa. Oleh itu, pemantauan terhadap maklumat politik yang dikongsikan di media sosial perlu dilakukan bagi memastikan maklumat tersebut bebas dari unsur hasutan yang boleh memecah-belahkan perpaduan.Kata kunci: Penggunaan Media Sosial; Sokongan Politik; Malaysia; Parti politik; Partisipasi politik