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PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has tabled a budget to address the people's needs and reduce the budget deficit, with incentives to generate economic activities to increase revenue.The government has allocated a substantial amount to upgrade facilities in Sabah and Sarawak,which shows the government is not focusing on the peninsula

INVESTIGATING THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING A DIGITAL VOCABULARY LEARNING MATERIAL FOR MALAYSIAN INDIGENOUS LEARNERS IN ESL CLASSROOM

Background and Purpose: An intervention program becomes a necessity when a learning problem arises. To ensure the program effectiveness, pedagogical and assessment decisions rely heavily on the actual needs of learners. Hence, this study aimed to conduct a needs analysis survey to investigate the indigenous learners’ needs in terms of their attitudes towards ESL learning, favorable language skills, topics of interest and preferable modes of learning. Unlike other groups of Malaysian learners, the indigenous experience extreme ESL learning disadvantage due to their struggle to assimilate themselves in a multi-ethnic school environment.   Methodology: This study employed design-based research (DBR) methodology with the utilization of mixed-method tools in the forms of document analysis and close-ended questionnaire. These data variations aim for the breadth and depth of understanding and corroboration. Past public examination results were used to highlight the indigenous learning problems in ESL learning followed by a survey questionnaire on forty-eight (48) 13-year-old indigenous learners.   Findings: The findings reveal that the indigenous possessed extremely poor vocabulary mastery and experienced high language anxiety. Nevertheless, they surprisingly exhibited high awareness towards the potential usage of English language, and this level of awareness posits their needs and readiness to explore other means of learning which are not currently offered to them such as digital game-based learning.   Contributions: The study informs ESL practitioners on the importance of considering the needs of the targeted learners and teachers involved so that contextualized, practical, and effective instruction could be designed, developed, and successfully delivered.   Keywords: Design-based research, indigenous learners, instructional design, mixed-method tools, needs analysis.   Cite as: Wan Mahzan, M. S., Alias, N. A., & Ismail, I. S. (2020). Investigating the needs of developing a digital vocabulary learning material for Malaysian indigenous learners in ESL classroom. Journal of Nusantara Studies 2020, 5(2), 282-302. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp282-30

A criticism on the UNSC veto power and the introduction of majority rule as an alternative / Mohamad Syazwan Shah Mohamad Ali, Megat Mahathir Megat Tharih Afendi and Noor Azizi Abdul Aziz

This project in its present form is the result of a review conducted on the Veto Power of the United Nations Security Council (the UNSC). The purpose for this project was to review the Veto Power of the Security Council and highlight its defect before highlighting the advantages of the concept of Majority Rule that should be implemented in the Security Council. The Veto Power of UNSC was reviewed by means of a qualitative research, library research and semi-structured interviews with two lecturers who are also experts on the area of the international law and the United Nations (the UN). This study was conducted within the UNSC, particularly in relation to the powers delegated towards the five permanent members (The P5) of the Security Council. Since the establishment of the Security Council, the P5 have used their power of Veto in accordance only towards their national interests. The reasoning behind the use of that power had strayed from the initial reason for which it was included in the UN Charter, which was to prevent the UN from taking direct action against any of its principal founding members. The contributions of this project are twofold. First, a common subsidiary argument concerns the practical difficulty of bringing agreement among the P5 to abolish their prerogative power. Secondly, the propositions that carefully analyses to replace the veto power with majority rule

Spring-back of thick uni-directional carbon fibre reinforced composite laminate for aircraft structure application

The springback phenomena of CFRP after curing process through autoclave manufacturing method results on the out of tolerance for its utilisation in aerospace industry. This paper relates to the measurements of springback for Uni-directional flat laminate as a first steps to the springback study for the real aircraft composite laminate structures. A flat laminate with dimension of 300 mm x 300 mm, 400 mm x 400 mm and 500mm x 500 mm with different number of ply; 20, 24 and 28 are manufactured. The choice of dimension and number of lay-up corresponds to the dimension and lay-up of rib structure. After process, the springbacks are measured using 3D scanner (optical-based three-dimensional) with an accuracy of 42 micrometers to obtain an accurate measurement. The analysis of the effect of dimension and number of ply to the magnitude of springback are presented within the range of specimen studied in this work

Performance of Rubberized Concrete-filled Hollow Steel Column under Monotonic and Cyclic Loadings

Concrete-filled hollow steel (CFHS) has become more popular due to its advantages and benefits compared to reinforced concrete. This paper presents the experimental investigation on the performance of rubberized pozzolanic concrete-filled hollow steel column (RuPCFHS) under monotonic and cyclic lateral load in comparison to bare hollow steel column and normal concrete-filled hollow steel column (NCFHS). The test parameters included the type of concrete infill and the level of axial load. Modified rubberized pozzolanic concrete with comparable compressive strength to that of normal concrete was used. Two types of axial load conditions: no axial load and 20% axial load were considered in the testing. The test results indicate that the performance of the columns improved when concrete infill was introduced in the hollow steel. The application of axial loading also increased the capacity of the column specimens. RuPCFHS behaved with comparable performance with NCFHS in both monotonic and cyclic testing. RuPCFHS recorded the highest increment in the energy dissipation capability when 20% axial load was applied to the column when compared to the other specimens. The comparable performance indicated the possibility of RuPC as an infill material of CFHS and RuPCFHS as a structural component

Design and development of trash trap of stream for mini hydro

The river became increasingly contaminated over the years and in the wake of rapid development in the town. The purpose of this paper is to invent and provide a trash collector for mini hydro that is readily removable so that the trashes collected can be easily disposed of. Design of the trash trap should be compatible with existing stream structures. Trash trap must prevent any trash and debris from passing through the mini hydro. Fieldwork was done at the stream river to investigate the surrounding and stream structure. The data collected were mass of trash collected with diverter and without diverter. A total of 10.0 kg of trashes were collected. The efficiency of the trash trap was calculated by the proportion of the average mass of diverted trashes by the total mass of trapped trashes. The targeted efficiency for this trash trap project is 70.0%. Based on the data collected, the efficiency of this trash trap is 84.12%. The targeted efficiency was achieved and design improvement of this trash trap will be discussed at the recommendation. In conclusion, the trash trap had been proven as a potential solution for the mini hydro machine problem, diverts and prevents most of the trashes from entering the mini hydro and blocked the turbine from rotating

Examining faculty's attitudes towards inclusive education for university students with special educational needs (SENs) in Singapore

Despite an increase in the enrollment of university students with special educational needs (SENs), many university students with SENs are still unable to complete higher education. This study seeks to examine faculty’s attitudes towards inclusive education for university students with SENs, which is cited as the most common institutional barrier for students with SENs to achieve equitable success in higher education. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted, where the Faculty Attitude toward Inclusive Education for Students with Special Educational Needs (FAISEN) Scale was constructed and sent to faculty (e.g., Professors) from the six autonomous universities in Singapore (e.g., Nanyang Technological University). Findings revealed that faculty have significantly positive attitudes towards inclusive education for university students with SENs, particularly in the cognitive and behavioral domains, and significantly negative attitudes in the affective domain (i.e., faculty’s belief about their own competence in managing students with SENs) when compared to a neutral attitude represented by the mean of a six-point Likert scale. Age, prior disability related training, and prior teaching experience with students with SENs were found to have significant associations with faculty attitudes, where age remains a significant predictor for affective attitudes even after controlling for prior disability related training, and prior teaching experience. Faculty also expressed preference for face-to-face workshops that were more practical and specialized, and indicated a higher need for training on how to provide inclusive education for students with social or communication difficulties, learning or language disorders, and attention difficulties. Implications, limitations, and directions for future research are also discussed. Keywords: Inclusive Education, Special Educational Needs, University, Faculty, Attitude, Higher Education, SingaporeBachelor of Social Sciences in Psycholog

The Effect of Filler ER5356 on Weld Metal Structure of 6061 Aluminium Alloy by Metal Inert Gas (MIG)

Weldability can be defines as the ability of a material to be welded under imposed conditios. Good weldability of aluminiums alloys leads to have wide applicatins in marines, aircraft construction, aerospace and automobile industries. In this study, 6061 aluminium alloys will be joined by using automatic metal inert gas (MIG) welding machine. The filler metal used is ER5356 and ER4043. ER5356 filler contains 5.5% of magnesium and ER4043 filler contains 6% of silicon. The objectives of this research are to study the consequence of filler metal on mechanical properties of 6061 aluminium alloys