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Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties

The present study identifies the difficulties in learning Spanish as a foreign language among Malaysian students. The data presented in this study was collected through; 1) interviews with ten (10) students between 20 to 23 years old enrolled in the Basic Spanish Language course at the Universiti Pu...

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Main Authors: Mansor, Nor Shahila, Abdul Aziz, Norazah, Olmedo, Beatriz Valverde, Mohd Nor, Mariyati
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Published: Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100514/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/AJUE/article/view/20011
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1005142023-11-21T08:18:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100514/ Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties Mansor, Nor Shahila Abdul Aziz, Norazah Olmedo, Beatriz Valverde Mohd Nor, Mariyati The present study identifies the difficulties in learning Spanish as a foreign language among Malaysian students. The data presented in this study was collected through; 1) interviews with ten (10) students between 20 to 23 years old enrolled in the Basic Spanish Language course at the Universiti Putra Malaysia and 2) in-class activities and assessments answered by these students. The data collected were analysed using a qualitative-descriptive approach. The results show that Malaysian students face a series of difficulties that hinder them from acquiring adequate competence in Spanish, namely the lack of lexis, pronunciation ability and grammar, particularly verbal conjugation. The findings of this study have implications for the teaching and learning of Spanish as a foreign language in Malaysia, whereby it can be used as guidance for Spanish language educators to design suitable teaching and learning activities to facilitate Malaysian students' understanding and mastery of Spanish as a foreign language. Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor 2022-10 Article PeerReviewed Mansor, Nor Shahila and Abdul Aziz, Norazah and Olmedo, Beatriz Valverde and Mohd Nor, Mariyati (2022) Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties. Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE), 18 (4). 1024 - 1033. ISSN 1823-7797; ESSN: 2600-9749 https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/AJUE/article/view/20011 10.24191/ajue.v18i4.20011
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description The present study identifies the difficulties in learning Spanish as a foreign language among Malaysian students. The data presented in this study was collected through; 1) interviews with ten (10) students between 20 to 23 years old enrolled in the Basic Spanish Language course at the Universiti Putra Malaysia and 2) in-class activities and assessments answered by these students. The data collected were analysed using a qualitative-descriptive approach. The results show that Malaysian students face a series of difficulties that hinder them from acquiring adequate competence in Spanish, namely the lack of lexis, pronunciation ability and grammar, particularly verbal conjugation. The findings of this study have implications for the teaching and learning of Spanish as a foreign language in Malaysia, whereby it can be used as guidance for Spanish language educators to design suitable teaching and learning activities to facilitate Malaysian students' understanding and mastery of Spanish as a foreign language.
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author Mansor, Nor Shahila
Abdul Aziz, Norazah
Olmedo, Beatriz Valverde
Mohd Nor, Mariyati
spellingShingle Mansor, Nor Shahila
Abdul Aziz, Norazah
Olmedo, Beatriz Valverde
Mohd Nor, Mariyati
Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties
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Abdul Aziz, Norazah
Olmedo, Beatriz Valverde
Mohd Nor, Mariyati
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title Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties
title_short Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties
title_full Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties
title_fullStr Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties
title_full_unstemmed Basic Spanish for Malaysian students: learning difficulties
title_sort basic spanish for malaysian students: learning difficulties
publisher Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100514/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/AJUE/article/view/20011
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