5 research outputs found
Communication apprehension of students in the ESL classroom / Suzilla Jamari
No full textThis study attempted to investigate the communication apprehension of students in the
ESL classroom. The participants consisted of 31 Bachelor of Science (Hons) Tourism
Management at UiTM Melaka, who are taking BEL492 (Presentation Skills) course.
Of 31 students, 9 students are male and 22 students are female. McCroskey’s (1982)
Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) modified version was
utilized in collecting the data about communication apprehension among the students.
Variables like language achievement and gender were examined. Descriptiveanalyses,
Gamma-test, and independent t-test were used to find out the relationships.
The findings showed that speech activity causes the highest communication
apprehension among the students; followed by meeting, conversation, and group
discussion activities. There were no significant influences of language achievement
and gender on students’ communication apprehension. Main implications derived
from this study include finding out the communication activities that cause the highest
communication apprehension to work on them; and giving students more
opportunities to involve in communication activities in ESL classroom to give
students the familiarity with the target language. For future research, it is
recommended that this topic is measured with larger group of participants, wider
communication area and scope of study, and collaborate with other instruments to find
out more information on students communication apprehension
Public service announcement : a way to develop students' speaking skills
No full textDeveloping second language learners' speaking skills requires a lot of effort from both the educators and the students themselves. This is due to the many aspects involved such as pronunciation, stress, intonation, and message. Educators need to make sure that the selected speaking activities can enhance students' speaking ability whereas students need to give their commitment in doing the tasks assigned to them. Collaboration and cooperation from both parties will ensure the hours spent for the teaching and learning of this skill yield a fruitful result
Kertas kerja infografik IDA102 / Siti Fairuz Sujak ... [et al.]
No full textKursus Manusia dan Agama (IDA102) merupakan subjek wajib yang diambil oleh pelajar nonsemester satu di UiTM seluruh sistem. Antara hasil pembelajaran kursus yang ingin dicapai melalui subjek ini adalah para pelajar mampu menghasilkan satu laporan kertas kerja mengenai keperluan, kepercayaan, amalan beragama dan isu-isu kontemporari berkaitan perbandingan agama Islam dan Kristian. Terdapat beberapa kelemahan dikenalpasti apabila kertas kerja yang dihasilkan pelajar menggunakan Microsoft Word biasa antaranya kertas kerja tersebut tidak memenuhi rubrik pemarkahan yang ditetapkan, para pelajar sukar menganalisa fakta dengan tepat, info berunsur falsafah, tidak menarik serta membosankan. Ini dibuktikan melalui semakan peratusan plagiat yang tinggi dan tugasan yang dihasilkan tidak berkualiti. Melalui idea kertas kerja IDA102 secara digital ini, platform penulisan kertas kerja ditukar dalam bentuk infografik dan informatif menggunakan perisian Canva. Objektif inovasi ini adalah bagi memandu pelajar membuat tugasan secara sistematik dan meransang mereka membuat rumusan sendiri berdasarkan ilmu pengetahuan, bahan bacaan dan penyelidikan yang dijalankan. Bagi menyerlahkan kreativiti pelajar, elemen grafik, animasi, video, imej, peta minda dan hiasan yang sesuai boleh dimasukkan bertujuan untuk menarik minat dan meningkatkan kefahaman pelajar. Inovasi ini memberi impak yang sangat besar kepada pelajar, pensyarah dan masyarakat kerana hasil maklumbalas dari pelajar mendapati, berbanding penulisan kertaskerja tradisional biasa mereka kini sangat seronok membuat kertaskerja kerana konsep membudayakan ilmu di mana sahaja pada bila-bila masa dapat direalisasikan selagi mana aplikasi Canva ada di telefon pintar mereka. Pelajar juga bermotivasi tinggi untuk melakukan tugasan kerana berpeluang membangunkan keupayaan diri mereka sendiri untuk berfikir secara kritis dan kreatif walaupun secara santai tetapi sampai
A Case Study of English Language Learning Strategies used by Engineering Students in Malaysia
No full textThe aim of this paper is to investigate the language learning strategies employed by 22 technical university undergraduates in Malaysia, particularly in oral presentation skills. The study employed focus group interviews and the data gathered were recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically based on O'Malley and Chamot's (1990) taxonomy. The findings showed that the participants used more metacognitive and cognitive strategies compared to the social and affective strategies. The study highlights that students' preferred language learning strategies may not always be effective. Hence, educators have to identify effective language learning strategies for their students and scaffold students' learning into using appropriate strategies
Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students
No full textTeaching English in higher institutions is becoming more challenging in this globalised era. With the demand for communication skills in English as one of the important recruitment criteria, future graduates need to be equipped with sufficient English language and communication abilities relevant for their respective fields. This suggests that English language educators need to teach specialised English language such as engineering which may be beyond their expertise. Having trained as English as a second language educators, most of them may have limited knowledge in engineering. This paper is part of a larger research that explores the development of cross-disciplinary curriculum. This study examined the extent to which English language educators addressed the language needs of engineering students academically and professionally. A total of ten language educators from two Malaysian public universities participated in a focus group where they discussed their teaching practices and experiences in teaching engineering students. In addition, six English for Specific Purposes (ESP) practitioners from European universities were also interviewed to obtain information regarding the practices in teaching ESP at their universities. The results show that there is a gap between the development of engineering students' English language abilities in English language classrooms and its maintenance in engineering classrooms in Malaysia. The study highlights the key considerations to develop a framework that scaffolds the development of English language abilities and communication skills among engineering students within engineering education
