ENHANCING STUDENTS’ INTERACTION SKILLS AND CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING THROUGH MOVIES

Abstract: In the context of higher education in Malaysia, the aims are to produce competent  and conï¬dent language users in the students who learn English as their second language. By incorporating movies in English language teaching, it will enable the students to learn English more actively, meaningfully and interactively. This study seeks to explore the potential use of movies as a teaching and learning tool in encouraging active participation and critical thinking in the English language classroom. The existence of technology in movies has made ways for the educators to do segmentations of the important parts in the movies for the limited classroom time. Critical thinking plays a vital role in education simply because of the personal and language enrichment. It also allows the students into self-directed thinking in making decisions more carefully, clearly and logically. It is important to incorporate the Universal Intellectual Standards of Critical Thinking Theory into the crucial foundation in encouraging active participation of students. It is believed that critical thinking will enable the students to engage themselves in their own pace of learning and provide greater freedom for expressing and arguments. Keywords: movies, active participation, critical thinking, universal intellectual standar

Kajian terhadap tahap pengetahuan dan kesedaran ergonomik dalam kalangan staf sokongan UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang / Rosley Jaafar, Zuraira Libasin and Wan Noorli Razali

Ergonomik ialah aplikasi sains biologi manusia berkaitan dengn sains kejuruteraan di antara pekerja dengan persekitarannya. Ergonomik di Malaysia telah lama diperkenalkan oleh Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Negara (NIOSH) iaitu pada 1 Disember 1992. Kajian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana pengetahuan ergonomik yang dimiliki oleh kakitangan sokongan Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang (UiTMCPP) dan kesedaran untuk mengamalkan ergonomik di tempat kerja. Kaedah yang digunakan adalah berbentuk penyelidikan deskriptif iaitu menggunakan borang soal selidik dan diedarkan kepada 60 orang kakitangan sokongan yang bekerja di makmal, bengkel dan dapur Kampus Permatang Pauh UiTMCPP. Data dianalisa menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) versi 15.0 untuk mendapatkan nilai min, sisihan piawai, kekerapan dan peratusan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan tahap pengetahuan mereka berkaitan ergonomik adalah sederhana dengan purata min dan sisihan piawai yang diperolehi masing-masing ialah 3.21 dan 0.95. Tahap kesedaran mereka berkaitan dengan faedah mengamalkan ergonomik pula adalah tinggi dengan purata min dan sisihan piawai yang diperolehi masing-masing ialah 3.94 dan 0.90. Ini menunjukkan tahap pengetahuan dan kesedaran mereka adalah baik dan pihak pengurusan atasan perlu lebih memainkan peranan supaya tahap tersebut dapat ditingkatkan menjadi lebih baik lagi

The problems and motivational drivers in teaching technical terms: a study on educators at an institute of higher learning / Noraziah Mohd Amin...[et al.]

In teaching vocabulary, it is common for instructors to face some difficulty especially in teaching low-frequency words like technical terms. Since teaching technical terms can be challenging for some teachers, it is significant to discover what could motivate or demotivate their teaching of technical words. To address this issue, the present study was conducted with the aims to investigate the problems faced by 29 educators who were appointed as the facilitators of the English Log Book Program at an institute of higher learning in Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia. It was discovered that the majority of the respondents, 51.7% (M= 3.72, SD= 1.066) agreed that teaching technical terms would be easier if there were Malay equivalents of the same terms (item 7). The findings also indicated that most respondents, 21 instructors (72.4%, M= 4.17, SD= 0.602) revealed that it was their responsibility to ensure that their students were able to understand the technical terms taught as they chose the response option, “agree” for item 13. Having the mission to ensure their students’ comprehension of the technical terms and feeling responsible for this task is obviously one of the instructors’ motivational drivers in teaching their students this category of words

The perception of UiTM students towards teaching and learning of Jawi at various levels of education in Malaysia: What should we do to expand its mastery? / Noraziah Mohd Amin, Noor Azam Abdul Rahman and Wan Noorli Razali

The present study was conducted in order to discover the overall perception of the youth which was represented by 79 UiTM Penang Malay students regarding the actions that could be taken to expand the mastery of Jawi at various levels of education in Malaysia. This research employed a quantitative method via the administration of a questionnaire containing 20 items to each respondent involved. The items were designed to answer the research question of the study, “What is the perception of UiTM Penang Malay students towards the initiatives that can be taken in order to expand the teaching and learning of Jawi at various levels of education in Malaysia?” The results revealed that most of the respondents contributed positive views towards the exposure and practice of Jawi at various levels of education and supported some initiatives suggested for expanding the teaching and learning of Jawi. For example, 33 respondents (41.8%, M= 4.24, SD= 0.738) strongly agreed with item 9 (“In my opinion, Jawi subject needs to be offered at all levels of learning (primary, secondary and tertiary levels) so that its learning can be more comprehensive”). Obviously, the respondents in majority favor the teaching and learning of Jawi to the point that they think it should be made a subject that is offered at all educational levels

The factors contributing to poor spoken English faced by UiTM Penang diploma students / Cheang Eng Kwong... [et al.]

The aim of the project is to examine the different factors that contribute to the poor proficiency of spoken English in campus. There are many factors that are responsible for the poor proficiency of spoken English among UiTM students in Penang campus. The data shows that “Lack of Vocabulary”, “Lack of Confidence”, “Preference to Use Bahasa Malaysia”, “Less Usage of English in Campus” are the main factors that lead to the problems in the oral use of English. Other factors such as “Lack of Encouragement from Lecturers”, “Presence of Peer Pressure” and “Lack of Initiative” also attribute to the problem to a lesser extent. Based on the analysis, it appears that female students think that “Lack of Confidence” and “Preference to Use Bahasa Malaysia” and “Lack of Vocabulary” are the main factors that impede them to speak English well. As compared to male students, they believe that “Less Usage of English in Campus”, “Preference to Use Bahasa Malaysia”, “Lack of Confidence” and “Lack of Vocabulary” are the factors. In terms of faculties, students from Engineering and Hotel Faculties perceive “Lack of Vocabulary” and “Presence of Peer Pressure” as the two key factors responsible for their poor proficiency in spoken English. In the Engineering Faculty, this is particularly true to students from the courses like Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering. In the Hotel Faculty, the students of the courses like Hotel Management and Tourism are more predominant in speaking English than students from Culinary Art and Food & Services. Finally, those students who speak English at home agreed that “less usage of English in campus” resulted in lack of opportunity to speak English in campu

eLingua : Issue 1 : March 2014 / Academy of Language Studies

1. “MESRA CERIA” Programme with children of Rumah Kanak-kanak Taman : A total of 35 staff members of The Academy of Language Studies, UiTM Pulau Pinang participated in a community programme called Program Mesra Ceria Bersama Kanak-kanak Rumah Kanak- kanak Taman Bakti on 22 June 2013. This event took place at a welfare home for the neglected and abused children as young as a newborn to as old as 12 years. 92 children were involved in this programme. 2. UiTMPP Inter-Department Indoor Sports Competition : During the recent inter-department indoor sports competition, the Academy of Lan¬guage Studies (ALS) joined forces with PSM, USMB, and ACIS to compete in several indoor sports at UiTM’s main hall. ALS lecturers, Mr Lim Soo Giap, Ms Nurul Bazilah Abd Hamid and Ms Syarifah Norrasyidah Syed Mohri, represented ALS in the badminton doubles while Ms Farhana Shukor represented ALS in the ping-pong competition. 3. ALS Aidilfitri and Deepavali ‘Open House’ : On the 30th August 2013, the department decided to host its ‘Open House’ to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Deepavali Day at UiTM Pulau Pinang Hotel. The main objectives of this event were to strengthen relationships between the faculty members and spending a bit of ‘time- off from work to be with col¬leagues. As we have not had such gatherings for quite some time, most of us were looking forward to it. We had such a good time ‘karaoke-ing’ over lunch! We were spoilt for choice when it came to eating; satay, rendang, ketupat, fried beehoon, soto, pizza, cakes, cookies, ice cream, pastries and many more. 4. Kudos to the ALS Faculty Members! : With the unique theme of ‘takeoff and landing’ concept, The Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management hosted UiTM Penang 2013 Hari Kualiti on December 20th, 2013. ALS UiTM Pulau Pinang had a very good reason to celebrate the day as several of its faculty members were awarded in various categories such as publications, services and innovation. Kudos to Dr. Rushita Ismail, Prof. Madya Hoe Foo Terng, Ms Agelyia Murugan, Mr Budiman Sabri Ahmad, Ms Emily Jothee Mathai, Ms Er Ann Nah, Ms Farina Nozakiah Tazijan, Ms Hanani Ahmad Zubir, Mr Liaw Shun Chone, Mr Lim Teck Heng, Mr Mah Boon Yih, Ms Muriatul Khusmah Musa, Ms Norhafizah Abd Halil, Ms Ong Sheau Fen, Mr Rasaya Marimuthu, Ms Syahirah Ramli, Ms Suzana Ab Rahim, Ms Wan Noorli Razali, Ms Wan Syakira Meor Hissan and Mr Fazrul Azmi Zulkifli. 5. 2nd UPALS ICL 2013 : Academy of Language Studies, UiTM Pulau Pinang had successfully organized its Second International Conference on Languages, the 2nd UPALS ICL 2013 at Traders Hotel, Georgetown, Penang from 29th to 31st May 2013. With the theme “Language in Diverse Environments”, the conference had become a plat¬form for academicians, researchers, practitioners, programme providers and students to share the latest devel¬opment in language teaching and learning in various settings. It had managed to capture the interest of not only the local but also international presenters and participants. Associate Professor Mohd Zaki Abdullah, the former UiTM Pulau Pinang Rector officiated the conference opening ceremony. 6. COLT 2013 : The 2nd International Conference of Language & Teaching (COLT) was held on 7 and 8 November, 2013 at the Park Royal Hotel, Batu Fer- inghi, Penang. It was organized by the Department of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah and the opening ceremony was officiated none other by our UiTM Pro-Chancellor, Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Utama Arshad Ayub. The keynote speakers were Prof. Dr. Rod Ellis and Prof. Dr. Ania Lian while the first and second plenary sessions were headed again by Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato Seri Utama Arshad Ayub and Associate Professor Dr. Saadiyah Darus respectively. The conference themed ‘Passing the Baton: Revitalising, Preserving and Sustaining Languages of the World’ attracted 63 papers. From APB UiTM Pulau Pinang itself, there were 4 presenters. 7. A Splash of French Culture : Students from Universiti Teknologi MARA Pulau Pinang were recently given the opportunity to take part in a poster drawing competition orga¬nized by the French Club of the university. Opened to all, students eagerly picked up their long abandoned colour pencils and crayons to rekindle their passion for drawing. The contest which started on the 13th of January and ended on the 7th of February saw an interesting number of partic¬ipants. The theme of the competition revolved around the French culture with a slogan in French. A multitude of skills was applied, intense col¬ors splashed and coupled with a vivid imagination, a vibrant and vivid French cultural landscape was aptly portrayed. On the 14th of February, ten judges from the Academy of Language Studies were invited to choose the winners of the contest. The posters were judged based on five criteria: innovation, imagination, image content, wording and commitment of the participants. 8. Pengenalan Cara Penciptaan Tulisan Cina (Liu Shu) : Skrip Bahasa Cina adalah satu sistem penulisan ideografik, di mana struktur grafik secara langsung berkaitan dengan pengertian. Oleh itu, langkah pertama ke arah penguasaan karaktor Cina adalah untuk mempelajari ciri-ciri komposisi mereka. Dalam kajian komposisi karaktor Cina, terdapat teori tradisional yang dikenali sebagai Liu Shu (enam cara penciptaan tulisan Cina). 9. What a wordie!! : all me crazy but I have been playing word games since I was twelve. Memorizing words and their spellings from a dictionary were what my brother and I together with the next-door teenagers did best before any games played. We were really enthusiastic get¬ting fully prepared for our next scrabble competition. There we were, Duan and Razak, Zamri and I at the hallway of our house. We were the word ad¬dicts in the neighborhood

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