Android Flash Based Game for Hard Hearing Kids to Learn Malay Language through Cued Speech and Sign Language (MYKIU)

The purpose of this project is to build android application that use as compliment to conventional education system. It use to assist hard hearing kids learning environment to be more interactive and portable. Therefore Android Flash Based Game for Hard Hearing Kids to Learn Malay Language through C...

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Main Author: Lilik Anita Binti Kambyah, Lilik Anita
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2012
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Online Access:http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/3888/1/11966_LILIK_ANITA_BINTI_KAMBYAH_11966_Dessertation_1266.pdf
http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/3888/
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Summary:The purpose of this project is to build android application that use as compliment to conventional education system. It use to assist hard hearing kids learning environment to be more interactive and portable. Therefore Android Flash Based Game for Hard Hearing Kids to Learn Malay Language through Cued Speech and Sign Language (MYKIU) developed to assists in hard hearing learning process in reading. This application is using Cued Speech and Malay Sign Language as learning approach. Advantage of MYKIU is act as compliment for traditional system where hard hearing kids would be able to learn through game based approach even though they are not at school. In the android market, android applications that are developed using Malay Sign Language and Cued Speech are not exist yet; most of the application is in American Sign Language (ASL) and Cued Speech that using English vocabulary. Therefore, MYKIU is developed to break the barrier. MYKIU is developed using Cued Speech and Malay Sign Language (MSL) in Malay vocabulary; this application is specifically design to assist hard hearing kids in Malaysia. The scope of the study for this project is focusing for hard hearing kids from 6 to 9 years old. MYKIU developed using phase development life cycle. MYKIU is using Action Script 3 as the programming language. It is developed using Adobe Flash CS5.5 and Adobe Photoshop Portable CS5. MYKIU prototype is tested in Pusat Pertuturan Kiu, Kampung Pandan. The author is able to gather 10 students age from 6 to 9 years old to test the prototype. From the testing, MYKIU get good response when it use by hard hearing kids.