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Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning

Smartphones and tablets have the bright prospects as Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) tool in the 21st century. This paper highlights issues and challenges regarding the effectiveness of mobile technology, especially for learning Bahasa Melayu. Six basic reading applications in Malay from...

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Main Authors: Syahrul Nizam, Bin Junaini, Yahya, Bin Jahawi
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: 2014
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L Education (General)
PN Literature (General)
QA76 Computer software
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29882/1/Harnessing%20the%20Potential%20of%20Mobile%20Application%20for%20Malay%20Language%20Learning.pdf
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spelling my.unimas.ir.298822024-01-12T01:47:01Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29882/ Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning Syahrul Nizam, Bin Junaini Yahya, Bin Jahawi L Education (General) PN Literature (General) QA76 Computer software Smartphones and tablets have the bright prospects as Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) tool in the 21st century. This paper highlights issues and challenges regarding the effectiveness of mobile technology, especially for learning Bahasa Melayu. Six basic reading applications in Malay from 'Google Play' has been analysed. The mobile applications are ‘Belajar Membaca’, ‘Belajar Membaca – BM’, ‘Belajar ABC’, ‘Mari Belajar ABC’ and ‘Mari Belajar ABC’. The analysis was done by comparing the review points of each applications on the 'Google Play'. Analysis of content and multimedia elements as well as interactivity have also been made. To apply the theory of mobile learning, a special application on Android platform has been developed. It is called ‘Bijak ABC’. The effectiveness of this application has been tested on a group of students from TABIKA KEMAS Kampung Melayu Samarahan, Sarawak. Test items in the questionnaire were adapted from Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI), System Usability Scale (SUS) and Purdue Usability Testing Questionnaire (PUTQ). The study found that the effectiveness of this application are from a scale of 4.20 (lowest) to 4.75 (highest) from a scale of 5- points for a 10-item questionnaire. As the research implications, this paper highlights the recommendations and design guidelines for mobile applications specifically for learning Bahasa Melayu. 2014 Proceeding PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29882/1/Harnessing%20the%20Potential%20of%20Mobile%20Application%20for%20Malay%20Language%20Learning.pdf Syahrul Nizam, Bin Junaini and Yahya, Bin Jahawi (2014) Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning. In: International Conference on Language Studies 2014 (iCLS), 27th October 2014, Kuching , Sarawak.. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267453927_Harnessing_the_Potential_of_Mobile_Application_for_Malay_Language_Learning
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topic L Education (General)
PN Literature (General)
QA76 Computer software
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PN Literature (General)
QA76 Computer software
Syahrul Nizam, Bin Junaini
Yahya, Bin Jahawi
Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning
description Smartphones and tablets have the bright prospects as Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) tool in the 21st century. This paper highlights issues and challenges regarding the effectiveness of mobile technology, especially for learning Bahasa Melayu. Six basic reading applications in Malay from 'Google Play' has been analysed. The mobile applications are ‘Belajar Membaca’, ‘Belajar Membaca – BM’, ‘Belajar ABC’, ‘Mari Belajar ABC’ and ‘Mari Belajar ABC’. The analysis was done by comparing the review points of each applications on the 'Google Play'. Analysis of content and multimedia elements as well as interactivity have also been made. To apply the theory of mobile learning, a special application on Android platform has been developed. It is called ‘Bijak ABC’. The effectiveness of this application has been tested on a group of students from TABIKA KEMAS Kampung Melayu Samarahan, Sarawak. Test items in the questionnaire were adapted from Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI), System Usability Scale (SUS) and Purdue Usability Testing Questionnaire (PUTQ). The study found that the effectiveness of this application are from a scale of 4.20 (lowest) to 4.75 (highest) from a scale of 5- points for a 10-item questionnaire. As the research implications, this paper highlights the recommendations and design guidelines for mobile applications specifically for learning Bahasa Melayu.
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author Syahrul Nizam, Bin Junaini
Yahya, Bin Jahawi
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Yahya, Bin Jahawi
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title Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning
title_short Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning
title_full Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning
title_fullStr Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning
title_full_unstemmed Harnessing The Potential Of Mobile Application For Malay Language Learning
title_sort harnessing the potential of mobile application for malay language learning
publishDate 2014
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