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    • A study of relationship between learning-related behavior and language motivation of engineering undergraduates 

      Rongdara, Rochanahasadin; Wilaiwan, Ka-J; Kemtong, Sinwongsuwat, Asst. Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      this study aimed at investigating the relationship between engineering undergraduates language learning motivation and their learning-related behavior, with a comparison between students of both genders. The sample included ...

    • A survey of Customs officers’ problems in using English 

      Kanyakorn, Pinyo (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate problems and needs in using English at work. The participants of the study included 20 customs officers at Sungai Kolok Customs House in Narathiwas province. The instruments for ...

    • Tahap perpaduan pelajar pelbagai etnik melalui penggunaan teknologi dalam aktiviti pembelajaran 

      Nor Suhaila, Che Pa; Suzana, Sulaiman; Nur Salimah, Alias (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti tahap perpaduan etnik daripada segi aktiviti pembelajaran melalui penggunaan teknologi dalam kalangan pelajar pelbagai etnik di sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi awam. Kajian ini ...

    • "Talking Phonics for Autism": developing a multi-purpose touch screen technology software application which utilizes sound articulation point to teach autistic children 

      Noriha, Basir; Ameer Fuhaili, Mohamad Hashim; Sharmini, Abdullah; Noor Asliza, Abdul Rahim; Masturah, Sabri; Afifah Hanani, Yusuf; Wan Norhaizar, Harun; Buragohain, Dipima (EDP Sciences, 2018)
      This paper aims to examine the potentials of the multi-purpose touch screen technology application which utilizes a sound articulation point software called "TALKING PHONICS FOR AUTISM"as an alternative method of teaching ...

    • Task based language teaching: an approach to EFL classrooms in Malaysia 

      Sri Kandy Putri Naru, Abdul Hamid Naru; Shafiq Hizwari, Md Hashim; Masturah, Sabri (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      One of the many perplexing questions and challenges that await a language teacher is to know which is the correct method to use in teaching language successfully. According to Long and Doughty (2009), historians of language ...

    • Translating technical metaphors from English into Malay: possibilities (and challenges) 

      Sharmini, Abdullah (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Metaphors are very difficult to derrne, classify and translate as stressed by Fuertes-Olivera, P. A. et aI. (1998) above. Therefore, it is not surprising for the translation of technical metaphors to have its own set of ...

    • A usage of apology expression among the younger Japanese-natives 

      Ku Mohd Nabil, Ku Ismail (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      This paper aims to demonstrate that a more detailed analysis of cultural characteristics will produce a clearer picture about an apologetic act of the target language and helps to understand the nature of a different ...

    • Utilizing Facebook to teach Thai EFL students’ writing skills: a case study 

      Kanasin, Tunsakul (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      The use of social networking sites such as Facebook has earned a number of pedagogical benefits in today’s EFL classrooms. This study focuses on employing Facebook as a tool in teaching English writing to Thai EFL learners ...

    • Utilizing the findings of international adaptation research in the counseling of Malaysian students in Japan 

      Ina Suryani, Ab Rahim; Huzili, Hussin, Prof. Madya Dr.; Kaur, Kuldip, Prof. Dr. (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTEM), 2008-06)
      Adaptation supports the performance and functioning of international students. Failure to adapt to the changes in the new environment would tax on the psychological wellbeing, exhaust the students and strain their academic ...

    • Varieties of English and Thai secondary school students’ standpoints 

      Phitsinee, Koad (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      The role of English in the inter-connected world nowadays is increase significantly as the international lingua franca. Consequently, varieties of accents, lexical choices, and grammar patterns become challenging. Thailand ...

    • Zakat: keharmonian masyarakat dan kemakmuran negara 

      Hassan, Hj. Arshad; Azura, Mohd Noor (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Zakat merupakan rukun Islam yang ketiga dan merupakan sumber penjanaan ekonomi yang bermanfaat kepada negara secara amnya dan masyarakat khususnya. Dari sudut bahasa zakat bererti keberkatan, kesucian, perkembangan dan ...