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Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study

Japanese language course registered as either compulsory elective or free elective foreign language course at University Putra Malaysia (UPM). The Japanese language is the most popular among 11 foreign language courses offered for foreign language students who wish to take global languages proficien...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan, Hussin, Sanimah
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Published: Macrothink Institute 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94530/
https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ije/article/view/18884
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spelling my.upm.eprints.945302022-12-01T07:29:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94530/ Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan Hussin, Sanimah Japanese language course registered as either compulsory elective or free elective foreign language course at University Putra Malaysia (UPM). The Japanese language is the most popular among 11 foreign language courses offered for foreign language students who wish to take global languages proficiency courses. However, their achievements in the course are inadequate as most of them are incompetent in communication skills upon completion of the course. Therefore, this article aims to identify the perception of Japanese language students in UPM to enhance their understanding of the issue. This quantitative research applies questionnaires and random purposive sampling techniques as instruments for collecting data. The sampling consists of 84 students who had enrolled in Basic Japanese level 1course. The findings show there are significant factors attribute to students’ preference for learning the Basic Japanese language. The result of the study also indicated the Kana writing and numbers are easier to acquire compared to vocabulary, sentences, grammar, and particles in the Basic Japanese 1 course. The study also revealed that mastering vocabulary plays a vital role in speaking, reading, and writing well in the Japanese language. Therefore, this study suggests that the instructor should include more engaging activities, teaching aids, and tools in the classroom to make the teaching and learning process more conducive and friendly for the students to excel in this course. Macrothink Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan and Hussin, Sanimah (2021) Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study. International Journal of Education, 13 (3). 80 - 95. ISSN 1948-5476 https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ije/article/view/18884 10.5296/ije.v13i3.18884
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description Japanese language course registered as either compulsory elective or free elective foreign language course at University Putra Malaysia (UPM). The Japanese language is the most popular among 11 foreign language courses offered for foreign language students who wish to take global languages proficiency courses. However, their achievements in the course are inadequate as most of them are incompetent in communication skills upon completion of the course. Therefore, this article aims to identify the perception of Japanese language students in UPM to enhance their understanding of the issue. This quantitative research applies questionnaires and random purposive sampling techniques as instruments for collecting data. The sampling consists of 84 students who had enrolled in Basic Japanese level 1course. The findings show there are significant factors attribute to students’ preference for learning the Basic Japanese language. The result of the study also indicated the Kana writing and numbers are easier to acquire compared to vocabulary, sentences, grammar, and particles in the Basic Japanese 1 course. The study also revealed that mastering vocabulary plays a vital role in speaking, reading, and writing well in the Japanese language. Therefore, this study suggests that the instructor should include more engaging activities, teaching aids, and tools in the classroom to make the teaching and learning process more conducive and friendly for the students to excel in this course.
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author Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan
Hussin, Sanimah
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Hussin, Sanimah
Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study
author_facet Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan
Hussin, Sanimah
author_sort Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan
title Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study
title_short Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study
title_full Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study
title_fullStr Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study
title_full_unstemmed Perception and expectation of elective Japanese language learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: a case study
title_sort perception and expectation of elective japanese language learners in malaysian higher education institution: a case study
publisher Macrothink Institute
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94530/
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