Centre for International Languages (Articles): Recent submissions

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    • Keeping my brain on reading: assessing metacognitive reading strategy awareness of ESL learners 

      Rozilawati, Mahadi; Suhaidah, Said; Latisha Asmaak, Shafie (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      The current burden of university students nowadays is to read a large volume of academic texts in English. However, many of them are under prepared for the reading demands placed on them (Dreyer & Nel, 2003). For students ...

    • Development of English pronunciation with phonics 

      Kammonnate, Iadkert (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Phonics instruction is to teach students correspondence between graphemes in written language and phonemes in spoken language and how to use these correspondences to read and spell words. Thai students’ ability of English ...

    • 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 ...

    • Learning process in using English for communication in tourism attraction areas: a case study in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand 

      Wanwisa, Petcharatmunee; Junreon, Chuchauysuwan (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate people’s learning process of using English for communication in attractive areas in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Muang , Khanom and Sichol District. The samples were 137 people ...

    • The relationship between background knowledge of text content and affective reaction towards the text 

      Syaharom, Abdullah; Hasinah, Othman (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Research studies carried out to study the comprehension processes of second language readers have found that background knowledge is an important factor. Research findings have also indicated that attitude, interests, and ...

    • Implementing cooperative learning to enhance oral communication skills in English for tourism program: a case study of Thai students 

      Luksika, Ruangsung (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      This research aimed to compare the oral communication skill of the students before and after using the Cooperative Learning approach, to investigate the students’ attitudes toward this approach, and to determine how they ...

    • Strategies used by local ESL teachers in Malaysia to create a constructivist classroom 

      Arlina, Ahmad Zaki; Melor, Md Yunos (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      This paper presents how local ESL teachers in Malaysia create a constructivist classroom to instil higher-order thinking skills in students in the hope that the standard of English can indirectly improve. The aim of this ...

    • A study of English for communication to enhance the tourism information: a case study of Klonghae Floating Market, Hat Yai, Songkla 

      Paipun, Mungsiri; Jintana, Charoennetkul; Rawiwan, Poungsorn (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      The objectives of this research were to study the context of Klonghae Floating Market which relates to the potentiality to become internationally known market including studying information services to promote the market ...

    • Segmental and suprasegmental analysis: a case study of a Malay jearner’s utterances of an English song 

      Sri Kandy Putri Naru, Abdul Hamid Naru; Shafiq Hizwari, Md Hashim (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Pronunciation mistakes are among the common occurrences made by L2 Malay learners of English. Bahasa Melayu and English vary in the numbers of vowels and diphthongs, as well as the origin of the consonants (Goay and Choo, ...

    • Peer assessment: exploring tertiary student's view 

      Masturah, Sabri; Melor, Md. Yunos (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      In past decades, peer-assessment has been promoted as a valuable approach to enhance students learning experience and has been used to develop autonomous learning environment. This paper is intended to evaluate on university ...

    • 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 ...

    • Makna tanpa kata-kata: peranan bahasa badan dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa 

      Nor Suhaila, Che Pa; Junaini, Kasdan; Suzana, Sulaiman; Suhaidah, Said (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Kemahiran komunikasi yang berkesan menjadi teras dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran (p & p). Pendidik dan pelajar yang dapat berkomunikasi dengan baik dapat mewujudkan suasana p & p yang menyeronokkan. Kajian ini ...

    • Penglipur lara Awang Batil: nilai, fungsi dan falsafah dalam penyampaian (cerita dan lagu) 

      Mohd Syamril aklmar, Chek Kassim (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Seni Awang Batil di negeri Perlis kini semakin dilupai dan hikayatnya mulai disaingi oleh arus pemodenan. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dengan lebih mendalam mengenai kesenian Awang Batil. Temu bual ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Pendekatan kolaboratif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berbahasa pelajar: satu kajian tinjauan terhadap pelajar IPTA 

      Siti Nurul Jannah, Fital; Mohamad Zaki, Abdul Halim; Suhaidah, Said (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa, terdapat empat kemahiran utama yang perlu dicapai. Empat kemahiran tersebut ialah kemahiran mendengar, kemahiran bertutur, kemahiran membaca dan kemahiran menulis. Namun pada ...

    • Disleksia dalam aspek ejaan bacaan Bahasa Melayu 

      Zaliza, Zubir; Mahfuzan, Md Daud; Ahmad Hifzurrahman, Ridzuan (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Kesedaran masyarakat mengenai sindrom disleksia tidak begitu tinggi berikutan kurangnya pengetahuan mengenai sindrom ini. Sehubungan dengan itu, kajian ini dibuat bertujuan memerhati dan memahami apa kelemahan yang dimiliki ...

    • ESP at tertiary level: traditional ESP or integrated ESP? 

      Liew, Khe Li; Khor, Ching Pey (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      The course of literature which explores the thematic approach in teaching second or foreign languages to replace pure language teaching has some influences in ESP field. ESP practitioners invariably find themselves in a ...

    • Analisis gender dalam Bahasa Melayu dari sudut leksikal dan makna 

      Suhaidah, Said; Siti Nurul Jannah, Fital; Nor Suhaila, Che Pa (Universiti Malaysia PerlisCentre of International Languages, 2014-02)
      Bahasa merupakan satu alat yang digunakan oleh anggota masyarakat untuk berhubung. Penggunaan bahasa dipengaruhi oleh pelbagai unsur sosial yang mewujudkan pelbagai variasi bahasa dalam sesebuah komuniti bahasa. Gender ...