Interactive Learning Module of Ekonomi Rumah Tangga (ERT) For Secondary School (iLMERT)

Interactive Learning Module for Ekonomi Rumah Tangga (iLMERT) is a module that was developed with the intention to enhance the current learning module used by the students and teachers. By developing this module, it is highly hope that the learning process will be easier and the students will manage to understand the syllabus within short time. This dissertation will focus on the planning, designing and developing the module. The module was developed using Adobe Flash Builder and will be embedded into CD-ROM. The main language used in this module is Bahasa Melayu as this subject is taught using the language. iLMERT will act as additional materials for students and teachers in the learning process. Besides that, it will also help to instill interest among students to learn this subject while adapting to the new learning enviromnent. This interactive module will help them to understand more about the syllabus and help them during the revision process. As this project will be developed in limited time frame, it will only cover few topics from the current syllabus. ii

Direct transesterification process in producing biodiesel from naturally grown algae in aged landfill leachate / Nurul Liyana Rosli

Conventional fuel that is currently used is diesel fuel. However, the use of diesel fuel have several problems, in which the feedstock of diesel fuel will diminishing and the burning of diesel fuel will lead to the air pollution. In order to overcome this problem, most researcher produced biodiesel as the alternative diesel fuel using extractiontransesterification process by obtaining the algae from ponds, lakes, seas, oceans or even cultivate it in open system or closed system. However, the research study focused in producing biodiesel using direct transesterification process by using naturally grown algae in Aged Landfill Leachate (ALL) since it require less time and using less solvent, and also it is more convenient to obtain the algae. Thus, the aim of the research study was to characterize algae at ALL, to determine the potential biodiesel from the algae using direct transesterification process by Ultrasonic- Assisted Extraction (UAE) method, and to characterize the biodiesel produced and compared it with the characteristics of biodiesel from palm oil (Palm Oil Methyl Ester, POME). Characterization of the algae was conducted using Microscopes, Elemental Analyzer CHNS-O, Thermogravimetric Analyzer, Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Dissolved Oxygen (DO) meter, Spectrophotometer, and pH meter. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to analyze the results of a specific design of experiments. Characterization of the biodiesel produced was conducted using Bomb Calorimeter, Chemical Elemental Analyzer CHNS, and Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The research study suggested that the algae collected from the ALL at the Air Hitam Sanitary Landfill have quite similar characteristics with other algae. The research study also indicated that the ALL at Air Hitam Sanitary Landfill was in Stabilized stage of solid waste decomposition. The research study also proposed that the direct transesterification process by UAE method can produce biodiesel from the algae without needed a lot of alcohol, catalyst, time and solvent. The research study proved that the characteristics of biodiesel produced from the algae were not much different with the characteristics of POME. Thus, it indicates that the algae collected from the ALL at Air Hitam Sanitary Landfill can produce biodiesel that equivalent to other biodiesel

Politeness Strategies in Twitter Updates of Female English Language Studies Malaysian Undergraduates

Twitter is now developing as a rich research site for scholars who studied online interaction, information dissemination and other plethora of subjects. Taking on this new development, this paper aims to contribute to the field of politeness and English language studies in computer-mediated communication (CMC) by showcasing the politeness strategies in Twitter updates and by predicting how the tweets could potentially misfire. A total of 776 tweet updates produced by 9 female undergraduates, active users of Twitter within two months, were documented and open-ended questionnaire responses were collected for in-depth findings. The data were analysed using Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Politeness Strategies. The findings show that the participants employed four politeness strategies with positive politeness employed the most, followed by bald-on record, off-record with the least employed being negative politeness. Positive politeness is believed to be used the most because of the nature of CMC which promotes interpersonal communication and expression among its users. Although the participants employed all four politeness strategies, it is important to be aware that misunderstanding could still easily occur due to the absence of other communication cues in virtual ‘faceless’ communication. Hence, this study showed that the overuse of profanity, ambiguous indirect strategy and failure to comply with the 140-character limits in Twitter are some of the reasons that might cause misfire to happen

The Study of Place Identity of Fishermen Water Vilage in Malaysia

Identifying the critical elements in fisherman's village is vital as the identity of the place is slowly dying due to the rapid coastal development. The research objectives were to understand elements of cultural identity and characteristics of water village culture, to identify the cultural identity and characteristics of the water village in Malaysia, and to evaluate typical culture water village activities in Malaysia. A comparative study is conducted to determine the main element that signifies the fisherman village in Malaysia to guide and retain the future identity of fishers in Malaysia. Keywords: fishermen water village, sense of place, cultural identity 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: ttps://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.350

e-EduTour: The Digital International Student Mobility Multi-Module

e-EduTour is a digital international student mobility module co-created by lecturers and undergraduates taking the English for Global Communication and Strategic Communication degree programmes at the Faculty of Language and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).  Objectives: 1. provide fun and meaningful learning experience for undergraduate students, 2. offer international student mobility experience digitally. The module contributes towards UNIMAS’ aspiration as “Community Driven University” by collaborating with schools in Sarawak and strengthening partnership with international partner universities, and industry