Understanding The Reading Responses And Creative Processes Through Digital Storytelling Among Readers With Different Reading Achievements In A University

Dewasa ini, pasaran global memerlukan tenaga kerja profesional yang mahir berbahasa Inggeris dan kreatif. Walau bagaimanapun, didapati bahawa pelajarpelajar jurusan kejuruteraan di sebuah universiti di mana kajian ini dilakukan mempunyai pencapaian terendah di dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Keputusan ini memberi petunjuk bahawa kebanyakan daripada mereka mungkin tidak menggunakan elemenelemen kognitif, metakognitif dan afektif dengan baik di dalam pembacaan. Firmafirma perusahaan turut memberi maklumbalas bahawa graduan-graduan kelulusan kejuruteraan kurang kreatif. Justeru, pelajar-pelajar kejuruteraan harus didedahkan kepada suatu mekanisme yang membolehkan mereka meningkatkan kefahaman pembacaan serta kreativiti seperti digital storytelling yang telah terbukti keberkesanannya di dalam meningkatkan mutu kefahaman serta kreativiti para pelajar sepertimana yang dicadangkan oleh pengkaji-pengkaji sebelum ini. The 21st century global market demands highly skilled workforce who are articulate in English and creative. However, in a university where this study was administered, the participating engineering students were found to be the least proficient students in English. Their poor results may give an indication that the majority of them may have not employed the cognitive, metacognitive and affective elements in reading well. Malaysian employers have also complained that engineering graduates lack creativity skills. Therefore, engineering students need to be exposed to a learning means that can help foster both their reading comprehension and creativity. As such, a rational action would be requesting them to develop digital storytelling since literature has claimed it to be influential in enhancing students’ reading comprehension and creativity

Developing reading comprehension through digital storytelling / Rofiza Aboo Bakar and Nur Farah Nizza Jaafar

Although Azzam was nineteen years old and a diploma student in a university, he found that comprehending expository texts in English was an obstacle. However, when offered the chance to create a digital story, Azzam became deeply engaged and he began reading more texts. He was able to create a digital story that required him to activate his background knowledge, search for additional reading materials, consider alternative interpretations, and become philosophical. In the paper, it is argued that digital storytelling is a means for Azzam to respond well to expository texts by using the cognitive, metacognitive and affective reading elements. Rosenblatt’s reader-response theory (1978) was embraced as the theoretical framework. Digital storytelling is believed to have the potential to play a significant role in helping students comprehend expository texts effectively

Coping Strategies employed by Muslim Academia during Covid-19: A narrative review

The global educational scenario has undergone a major transformation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to substantial conflict and disturbances in the process of imparting and acquiring knowledge. The scarcity of studies on Muslim academia’s coping mechanisms amidst the COVID-19 outbreak highlights the necessity to investigate their distinct encounters.  Drawing on existing literature, this narrative review explores the Islamic-based coping strategies they employed. Educators, mental health practitioners, and other stakeholders may acknowledge the significance of these coping strategies and integrate them into mental health and educational programmes to aid the Muslim academia and alike amidst the pandemic and beyond

Redefining Online Reading Behaviour among Malaysian Young Adults

The reading trend among young adults has changed from reading printed materials to reading online. These led to significant changes in their reading habits, attitudes, and interests, This study was undertaken to investigate the online reading experiences of young adults in Malaysia.A mixed-method explanatory approach was adopted and data were analyzed using Drouilard's (2009) framework to identify their reading experiences. The results showed some critical implications such as factors identified as motivation to read intrinsically and types of reading materials. It is hoped that more research regarding the multidimensionality of reading among Malaysian young adults are conducted in the future. Keywords: reading experiences; reading habits; reading interests; habits, attitudes; young adults eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.337

eLingua : Issue 2 : July 2014 / Academy of Language Studies

1. UPALSICL 2 Luncheon 2. Publishing Informative Package for Teenagers’ Books Workshop 3. 3rd International Conference on Humanity, History and Society (ICHHS) 2014 4. Examination Template In-house Training 5. Workshop on ELC Textbook Usage 6. TEC and LIC workshop on Test-bank items 7. The Digital Storytelling Experience with the BEL311 Students 8. Web-based Cognitive Writing Instruction (WeCWI) 9. PROGRAM LAWATAN HOMESTAY -NANZAN UNIVERSITI JEPUN DI MENGKUANG TITI, P.PINANG 10. JAPAN EDUCATION FAIR 2014 11. PENGARUH WARNA DALAM KEHIDUPAN KAUM CIN

eLingua : Issue 2 : JULY 2016 / Academy of Language Studies

1. The New Campus Rector’s Meeting with ALS Staff 2. Copy Right and Intellectual Property Workshop: How to Protect Your Work? 3. Mari Pelajari Bahasa Thai 4. EDMODO Workshop 2016 5. iLearn Workshop for APB 6. Northern Region Vetting Programme for ELC & EWC Codes 7. APB Academic Tour 2016 8. A Report on the English Exit Test (EET699) Briefing 9. Glory at KIK 2016!!! 10. Education Leadership Award to Dr. Mah Boon Yih!!! 11. Language through songs … (10 March 2016) 12. Aerobics in English … (12 May 2016) 13. The sound of music … (12 May 2016) 14. Poets, News Readers, Actors … (21 July 2016) 15. EdTech Seminar 2016 on WeCWI: The Instructional and Technological Discoveries 16. Innovate Teaching toward Personalised Learning through WeCWI Integrated Solutions 17. Seminar on WeCWI Enterprise: Write It Right 18. WeCWI: Redefine WBI as an LMS's Alternative for Higher Education 19. Mempelajari Simpulan Bahasa Mandarin: Kāitiānpìdì 20. BRONZE MEDALLION: THE URGE OF CONTINUING A LEGAC

eLingua : Issue 1 : June 2018 / Academy of Language Studies

1. “Jelajah Akademik” (Academic Tour) of APB UiTM Shah Alam to APB UiTM Penang 2. Internal Audit 2018 3. Congratulations, DM52 Promotion Recipients! 4. APB Language Editors for Faculty of Civil Engineering Vetting of Diploma Test Papers 5. Kursus Pra Persaraan 6. A meet-up with the rector and the top management 7. International Conference on Social Sciences, Education and Hu-manities (SOSEHUM) 2018 8. ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLUB PROGRAMMES 2018 9. Penglibatan staf APB dalani Misi Akademik 2018 10. Lemang dan Rendang di UiTM CPP! 11. A report on the Family Day Bowling Event 2018 12. APB Sports Women in KARISTA 2018 13. APB UiTMCPP Family Dav @ The Jerai Ilill Resort (11th-12th August 2018) 14. Q-Brainsters in the KIK Mini Convention UiTMCPP 2018 15. Language Carnival 2018 16. Language Colloquium 2017 17. Sebuah Kamus seribu makna—Siri 1 (SK Bandar Baru Perda, 1 Ogos 2018) 18. Projck Nur Ramadhan .APB 19. Barang-Barang Keperluan Asas di Free Market 2018 20.‘Getting to know you more’ 21. From the Third Languages 22. What Are You Thinking? 23. HIJAU 24. Rava Dulu vs Raya Sekaran

eLingua : Issue 2 : August 2015 / Academy of Language Studies

1. Hari Raya ‘Potluck’ Gathering 2015 2. Blended Learning & e-content (BLeC) UiTM Pulau Pinang 3. PhD Research Methodology (North Zone) 2015: PhD on Time 4. Our Victorious Team at KIK UiTMPP 2015 5. OBE Workshop 6. Editing Workshop for English Lecturers 7. APB MUET Seminar 2015 8. UiTM Kedah Colloquium 2015 9. eAttendance Workshop 10. A Day to Remembers UiTM PENANG ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY 2015 11. Activity: Whose line is it anyway? (Movie Dubbing) 12. Activity: Lights, Camera, Action (Role-play) 13. ‘Program Khidmat Masyarakat APB UiTMPP 2015’ 14. URBAN French in Penang 15. Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition (iidex) 2015 16. Is There A Connection Altogether? 17. Menjadi Seorang Pakar Dalam Pengurusan Wang 18. From Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar with Lov

Brain-based learning : possible applications to English Language classes / Rofiza Aboo Bakar, Aznizah Hussin and Rohana Atan

Brain-based learning is a learning approach that caters to ways that the human brain learns best and may enable teachers and learners make smart decisions about their teaching experiences and learning processes. This paper explains briefly about the parts of the human brain, brain-based learning theory, and offers suggestions on how that theory may be integrated with English language classes. The importance of emotion for an optimal learning is discussed. Applications of its roles based on ideas put forth by experts in this brain-based field and experiences of a few English teachers who exercised these ideas are also presented

eLingua : Issue 2 : December 2018 / Academy of Language Studies

1. ‘Sambutan Bulan Inovasi 2018 UiTMcPP’ 2. Small Feast Organized by DM52 Recipients 3. ‘Mentor-Mentee Di Bawah Inisiatif Pengukuhan Sains, Teknologi, Kejuruteraan dan Matematik (STEM)’ Program 4. Kunjungan Hormat Delegasi APB, UiTMCPP ke Pejabat Rektor UNTAN dan Konsulat Malaysia, Pontianak 5. UPALS Language Colloquium 2018 6. ‘Getting to know you’ 7. A Judge’s Tips for Invention, Innovation and Design Competitions 8. Research Report: X Factor () 9. Cara-cara untuk Tanya Soalan dalam Bahasa Mandarin 10. A trip down Kapuas River, Pontianak, Kalimanta