- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Educational Methods and Media Use
- Educational Methods and Technology
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Educational Technology and Assessment
- Online and Blended Learning
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Text Readability and Simplification
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Educational Practices and Challenges
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
- Education and Technology Integration
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
- Education Systems and Policy
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
- School Choice and Performance
Universiti Sains Malaysia
2013-2023
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
2020-2021
Yashoda Hospital
2021
Identifying the EFL learners’ errors in writing has no longer been important but essential. As such, drawing pertinent questions that what are most common types of error committed by learners Bangladesh and perceptions possessed them concerning correction, article addressed commonest toward correction. Additionally, adopting analysis suggested Ellis, categorical presentation was also accomplished. This study comprised a corpus secondary level to enquire errors. Along with this, student...
In learning English as a foreign language (EFL), classroom is primary source where learners find opportunities to make communication in the and enhance their L2 WTC communicative abilities.Keeping view pivotal importance of environment shaping EFL learners' WTC, present research unravels impact personality factors (e.g., openness experience, extraversion), affective perceived confidence (PCC), speaking anxiety), on WTC.The adopted questionnaire was administered 234 randomly selected public...
Pre-service teacher education programs such as, TEFL, TESOL, and ELT are offered in some universities Bangladesh.Meeting the criteria based on their level, students tend to enroll BA TEFL or TESOL MA programs.These entail different courses that claimed enable enrollees with repertoires required be an expert language teachers.However, for unknown reason, effectiveness of has not been explored.The current study intended reveal what student teachers think about programs.Adopting pre-service...
ICT in education has emerged as a popular phenomenon and been widely considered explored. Though the developed part of world there remarkable achievement observed terms use process teaching learning however, most developing countries; schools mostly fail to do so. Pakistan, less country, still its infancy stage integration schools. The purpose this paper was thus, explore existing state affairs relation via reviewing both hindering enabling factors. study employed systemic review method...
Building on Baddeley's cognitive psychology (2007) and Skehan's Limited Attentional Capacity Model (2009), this article reports a study of the effects pre-task planning time (strategic time) Malaysian English learners' written narratives elicited by means picture composition. 50 first-year undergraduate students studying at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Penang were served as participants study. All achieved band four from University Test (MUET). They randomly selected divided into two...
Embracing the reasons for failure of donor-sponsored English-teacher training programs is very critical since it precedes revisions, improvements and quality assurance futuristic programs.Ideating such philosophy, current study concerns blatant penetration with regard to donor-aided in Bangladesh.Conceptualizing Organized Hypocrisy (OH) theory, study, particularly, explored seek answer as how OH trivializing donor-funded English teacher Bangladesh.A systematic review process has been adopted...
Empathy, as an essential personality trait of human beings, has been studied rigorously in the field nursing and medical sciences. Nowadays, universities are also endeavoring to develop empathy with particular courses or tailored content among students. The English language classroom acts a dynamic platform impart education for empathy. Yet there is paucity research related outcomes such initiatives. current study revolved around course that primarily designed improve students' proficiency...
The purpose of the study is to have a relook at ESL reading comprehension assessment system for Malaysian Year Five students. Traditionally, teachers been assessing and reporting on their primary year’s students by merely giving composite grade with some vague remarks. This process has used still being employed in spite numerous advances progress that made realm education. To gauge students’ ability there need take serious look into way assess In this system, set standardised generic test,...
It is imperative that teachers need to assess their learners’ reading proficiency. Incidentally, most assessments developed and conducted by merely discriminate who among learners are performing better than the other. These deplorably provide nothing more norm reference data. Nonetheless, this only information have pertaining proficiency of learners. A test score preferably should supply with analytical what can or cannot do. The scores allow determine where position in development. long...
Task-based is a kind of instruction in which language learners, performing activities, are engaged meaningful, goal-oriented communication to solve problems, complete projects, and reach decisions. Tasks have been used for broad range instructional purposes, serving, example, as units syllabuses, activities structure or function practice, focusing enhancements content-based curricula. In this literature, some issues related task-based will be discussed.
Ride comfort in railway transportation is very mind boggling and it relies on different dynamic performance criteria as well subjective observation from the train passengers. Vibration discomfort elements such vehicle condition, track area condition working can prompt poor ride comfort. However, there are no universal applicable standards to analyse There several factors including local condition. In this current work, level of by previous Adtranz-Walker light rapid transit (LRT) passengers...
Foreign language anxiety is common among adult learners, especially those who lack exposure to the that they are learning. In this study, we compared foreign experienced by monolingual and bilingual tertiary students in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) were learning English as a Language. The their L2, while it L3. general, both groups of EFL learners reported moderate high levels relation comparison students, reportedly feeling more comfortable be with native speakers had...
Teachers' eagerness and concern, has been at the heart of successful implementation an educational innovation. This study aimed exploring teachers' concern regarding ICT integration with employing explanatory mixed method research design. The sample size 300 Pakistani secondary school teachers was identified for quantitative 35 qualitative part study. Stages questionnaire (SoCQ), adopted as data collection instrument semi structured interviews findings portray a non user profile because...
This paper aims to gain an insight the relationship of two different concepts about reading comprehension, namely, linear model comprehension and interactive compensatory theory. Drawing on both above concepts, a heuristic was constructed three strategies determined by specific ways literal, reorganisation inferential skills interact. The apt smart were introduced, which refer possible reading. Applying strategy secondary analysis large assessment data from Malaysian school 3567 ESL...
The study aimed to identify the influence of head teachers’ change facilitator styles (CFS) on concerns about ICT integration. three CFS (responder, manager and initiator) were studied in relation its seven stages concern (unconcerned, informational, personal, management, consequence, collaboration refocusing) Both are embodied concerns-based adoption model, which guided theoretical framework study. This quantitative used questionnaire collect data from 276 secondary school teachers....
Purpose A plethora of research highlights the pernicious effects English language learning demotivation on students' outcomes. Therefore, to prevent has been a challenging task for teachers. To shed fresh insight into this problem, prime purpose present study was examine possible constituents Pakistani university demotivation, and how they interact with resilience two personality dimensions (i.e. conscientiousness openness experience). Design/methodology/approach The quantitative...
With the advent of new research paradigms and prevalence diverse influential factors, intriguing issue nowadays is to identify what actually determines English as a second language (ESL) learners' reading comprehension. This study examined gender, socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity predictors ESL age determinants We used Reading Evaluation Decoding System test determine participants' A total 2,608 university undergraduates various SES ethnic groups participated in this study. By...
Despite the press for instructional coaching as a form of effective teacher professional development (TPD), there is still need to understand what and how its operations look like. Meanwhile, literature provides scant guidance particularly about implementation in Malaysian context. For purpose this study, we explored processes Sarawak, focusing on conceptualising fine-tune teaching practice. Employing qualitative case study design, conducted non-participant observations conferences four...
Teaching is a complex job, involving classroom management, lesson’s preparation and organization of teaching learning process, creating keeping certain climate, evaluation feedback. there consensus on what composes good while teachers have vital role to any endeavor grow education. Of course it very important that not all are effective .The the teacher as exclusive holder expert knowledge being worn away by communication technologies. As social framework society changing, educative becomes...
This study was conducted to systematically track and benchmark upper primary school students" ESL reading comprehension ability subsequently generate data at the micro macro levels according individual achievement, location, gender ethnicity school, district, state national levels.The main intention of this initiative provide information assist teachers about their determine students' performance standards.The auto generated is expected facilitate classroom instructional process without...
<p class="1">Reading<em> </em>comprehension<em> </em>is a<em> </em>flexible and ongoing cognitive constructive<em> </em>process. There are different pre-reading methods that can influence positively on EFL learners’ reading comprehension. Thus, this research investigated the impact of brainstorming as a strategy comprehension ability Malaysian learners. The study used an experimental design with fifty students who were between 12 to 18...
Reading strategies assist English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers to teach reading comprehension effectively ESL students in developing their abilities.This study aimed at identifying used by that help them literal, reorganisation and inferential questions students.The target population was the teaching secondary school level Penang, Malaysia.The from ten schools who were Form Four selected through convenient sampling.A questionnaire consisting of developed researchers collect data.The...
Reading strategies assist English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers to teach reading comprehension effectively ESL students in developing their abilities.This study aimed at identifying used by that help them literal, reorganisation and inferential questions students.The target population was the teaching secondary school level Penang, Malaysia.The from ten schools who were Form Four selected through convenient sampling.A questionnaire consisting of developed researchers collect data.The...