Malissa Maria Mahmud

Sunway University

This paper examines an asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) between bilingual university students in Malaysia, in particular via Whatsapp by appropriating a functional approach in scrutinizing the diverse types and influences for codeswitching (CS). A quantitative methodology was employed wherein a survey was designed and administered...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced institutions worldwide shifting to fully online learning along with the campus shut down to avoid the spread of virus in year 2021. Considering the necessity of distance education during the pandemic, the Internet of Thing (IoT) and technology play an important role in keeping all connected. In this study, the usabi...

Cyberbullying poses significant challenges for university students, particularly in Malaysia, affecting both their emotional and academic well-being. This study explores the emotional and academic impacts of cyberbullying on Malaysian university students through a qualitative approach. The findings revealed that cyberbullying significantly increase...

ChatGPT has emerged as a transformative technology with its remarkable ability to generate human-like responses, propelling its widespread adoption. While prior research has investigated the general landscape of AI-driven tools such as ChatGPT, the current study focuses specifically on exploring learners’ experiences and perceptions regarding the u...

The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified the utilization and reliance of ESL learners on various electronic gadgets in assisting their learning processes that have mostly been conducted via online or termed as open distance learning (ODL). The pandemic has ‘forced’ almost all educational institutions to halt physical meetings and induced ODL. This unp...

According to recent studies, there is a widening gap between traditional writing pedagogies and the demands of the digital age. It is evident that both teachers and students have expressed challenges in negotiating the complex standards of meeting the requirements of academic writing conventions. In the Malaysian educational context, there is a not...

Article history: Received Revised Accepted The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant transformation in the field of education, with a notable shift towards online learning worldwide including higher education institutions. However, one of the major concerns faced by educators is ensuring students' active participation and engagement in the onl...

In line to the advancements of the 21st century, the educational sector has incorporated technology into teaching and learning, particularly through online and blended learning approaches. To optimize the potential of technology, a scaffolded learning and teaching approach that fosters desired learning outcomes is essential. This study aimed to exp...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant transformation in the field of education, with a notable shift towards online learning worldwide including higher education institutions. However, one of the major concerns faced by educators is ensuring students' active participation and engagement in the online learning environment. In maintaining th...

Microlearning, characterized by its concise and targeted learning content, has emerged as a dynamic pedagogical approach. However, its effectiveness on learning outcomes is subject to mixed research findings, and there’s limited understanding of the underlying factors influencing these outcomes. To address this gap, we collected both quantitative a...

The aim of the current study is to perform a systematic review of the literature to determine how learning analytics and technological tools used in education relate to one another. The review looked at 30 samples from 15 (n=15) academic databases, and found that the recent learning analytics research typically used web-based applications, Web 2.0...

Blended learning is a driving force behind new pedagogical approaches. While many studies have shown the positive effects of blended learning on the students’ learning outcomes, the extent and breadth of its sustainability remains an interesting question, given the rapid evolution and diversification of technology post COVID-19 pandemic. In this st...

Depression is a prominent mental health disorder identified by continual feelings of sorrow, despair, and a lack of enthusiasm for activities that were previously pleasurable. Among university students, it is a common issue as they face various challenges while striving for academic success. Understanding the factors leading to depression in underg...

In Pakistan, students do not perform well in science subjects at primary and middle levels due to obsolete teaching methods in public schools, which gives rise to difficulty in understanding science concepts. The reason behind carrying out this study is to investigate the effectiveness of technology on the motivation of middle school students using...

This study looked at how private university students in Malaysia perceived and accepted the use of WhatsApp as a tool for online teaching and learning. The study employed a quantitative approach, gathering data from 146 participants through an administered survey. The results showed that the students had a positive perception of the usefulness, eas...

In the current era of digital transformation, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the rapid adoption of new technologies in education. eLearning platforms, such as Blackboard, have been widely used by educators as a means of delivering instruction. In order to maximize student satisfaction and motivation in online learning, it is important to carefu...

In today’s globalized world, 21st century skills, such as communication and collaboration, are essential for success. For EFL (English as a foreign language) learners in Pakistan, acquiring these skills can be challenging due to the unique linguistic and cultural barriers they face. Web 2.0 tools, such as Padlet, can provide a platform for EFL lear...

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed education and caused unprecedented disruptions. These changes may disappear once the schools resume face-to-face classes in full force. Likewise, a positive change may not be necessarily what we want in education. This may be due to the existence of digital divide among students which cannot be ignore...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for higher education institutions to modernize and embrace the post-digital age. This study evaluates students' perspectives of utilizing MS Teams as a means of facilitating remote learning during the pandemic. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was employed as the theoretical framework to examine s...

The recent emphasis on refining the quality of higher education has incited insightful debates about numerous education reforms. Due to the demands of our ever-changing world, many institutions have begun to embed the 21st century skills into the curriculum design to better prepare the students for workplace success and lifelong career development....

Students and academics in higher education institutions (HEIs) were perilously hit by the unparalleled changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a span of less than a month, teaching and learning activities were shifted online to warrant continuity. This study intends to probe the online learning readiness and satisfaction among university stude...

Today, the shift toward technology industries has made the applicable skills in high demand in the workforce. However, job training and education in general have not changed enough to keep up with the on-going trends. Concerns over the skills gap in our global workforce have exploded. In response to the demands of labor market and to close the skil...

In keeping up with the Gen Y and Gen Z students who are now populating our higher education system, the Academy of Language Studies has adopted an electronic-based English Qualifying Test (EQT) to measure students' English proficiency. The success of implementing EQT is vital since it is a nationwide exercise involving all UiTM campuses. The purpos...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in higher education. Online learning emerges as a new norm and is used as the core method in teaching the curriculum in helping to curb the pandemic. It provides the students the flexibility to learn anytime and anywhere. However, flexibility, on the other hand, is putting students with self-discipl...

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic rapidly became a matter of grave concern globally, and positioned numerous industries, sectors and agencies worldwide in a perilous circumstance. Technological advances are racing to stay ahead of the aftermath and adapt to the unparalleled needs, unfolding the emerging and disruptive technologies. In response to...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced educators worldwide to shift from instructional teaching to teaching remotely. It continues to disrupt the education system around the world and makes digital learning becoming an essential service. Meeting the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, new opportunity opens up in order to experiment teaching Calculus in a ful...

Self-regulated learning is not new in the scope of educational psychology researches. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, a breadth of research opportunities emerges, offering theoretical and practical solutions. The purpose of this research is to examine students' self-regulated learning behaviour in an online milieu by employing exploratory res...

The widespread impetus of smartphones and tablets has facilitated an unprecedented avalanche of new software applications, manifesting the potential of learning and technology. These emerging mobile technologies are cogitated as a new form of social and cultural artefact that mediates the novelties of teaching and learning scholarship. Past researc...

COVID‐19 has immensely disrupted tertiary education ecosystem. The crisis has compelled numerous unprecedented and accelerated changes. The traditional and conventional way of teaching and learning has completely shifted to fully online. Nonetheless, the trend of integrating technology in the classrooms is not new. This has led to numerous question...

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a universal disruption over the past year, and has caused unforeseen and formidable changes, but simultaneously has also enthused a digital transformation for educational institutions of all levels. With the upsurge in the usage of digital technologies, some potential caveats should be addressed, in particular, t...

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected various sectors particularly the education sector. The decision by the Malaysian government to close down higher learning institutes and schools has forced educators and teachers to switch their teaching and learning techniques from face-to-face to completely online. This situation has pushed the lecturers from th...

Purpose With the arrival of the 4th Industrial Revolution and the Education 4.0 era, the inevitability of educators using technology in the classroom has grown. A global health pandemic has hastened the adoption of online teaching. The interdependence of technologies and pedagogies necessitates vigour and variability, along with evolving teaching a...

This research proffers a critical overview of the theoretical and analytical occurrence of code-switching by reviewing a range of empirical and relevant studies. In particular, the dominating and governing factor of computer-mediated communication and code-switching. This research also probes the pertinent concepts, focusing on the types of code-sw...

The landscape of social dimensions has tremendously changed with the existence of social media as a powerful means to facilitate the process of creating and sharing information. The navigation, constructions and features of mediated communication fashion on social media have led to the forming of identity blueprints, consisting of narrative strateg...

This paper examines content elements that effectively facilitate L2 learners' critical thinking skills in ESL reading when using a Multimedia Interactive Package (MIP). The MIP was designed to incorporate the 'demand task' components of Weir's validation reading framework. Ninety-two treatment group respondents were requested to respond to a set of...

On the 18th of March, 2020, a Movement Control Order (MCO) was announced by the Malaysian government, and with the announcement, numerous regulations have been imposed to the public under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, to prevent and curb the spread of COVID-19. The whole world was shocked and the experts were rattled....

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The demand for higher education institutions to internationalize their practices is an indication of rapid globalization and transformation processes, contributing to change the of existing education system landscape. To be competitive globally, many universities open their doors to international students to fashion diversity to university’s settin...

With technology being at the forefront in the modern-day classrooms, blended learning is the driving force for new pedagogical approaches. For decades, studies have demonstrated the positive effects of blended learning approaches on the learning outcomes. However, the extent and breadth of blended learning’s efficacy in enhancing education would al...

Blended learning epitomizes a periphery notion; an entity that ties spheres from unique and diverse attributes and conditions. The concept of evaluating and defining the quality of student learning experiences in a blended environment is complex, subjective and multi-perspective. Nonetheless, this concept is vital and beneficial in assessing and re...

The impetus to advocate alternative modes of education through online platforms has begotten the media’s attention and to date, major research universities have instituted online content for worldwide consumption. Originally conceptualized as a means for escalating the reach and accessibility of learning materials, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC...

One of the main goals of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025 for the higher learning institutes (PPM-PT) is to produce more talented, highly-skilled and knowledgeable students in order to prepare for the challenges in the 21 st century. The focus of this blueprint is not only to create holistic achievements for the students entirely based o...

Distinct polarities of gender stereotypes ascertain that communicative styles demonstrated by men and women are fundamentally disparate. Numerous researches have established varying communicative styles and methods involved in interpersonal communication, predominantly in the analysis of conversational styles as well as etymological strategies. Nev...

Active learning environment is one of the innovative pedagogies used to optimize the use of intellectual, emotional and physical among students in higher learning institutes in learning the Islamic and Asian Civilizations (TITAS). Through active learning environment, students are able to sharpen their communication skill, thinking and problem solvi...

Facets pertaining to blended learning milieu such as Definition, Ratio and Quality which manifest the critical success factors are yet to be embraced by practitioners. To inaugurate an agreement to standardized and uniformed guidelines which can act as Key Success Indicators (KSIs) in the implementation of blended learning, this pilot study is aime...

Emergence of new technologies have brought upon a myriad of developments in the educational sector. Students are tech-savvy and equipped with a set of aptitudes, challenging the traditional setting thereby trigger the ubiquitous and impetus notion of blended learning. Existing blended learning researches indicate significant students' learning achi...

Distinct polarities of gender stereotypes ascertain that communicative styles demonstrated by men and women are fundamentally disparate. Numerous researches have established varying communicative styles and methods involved in interpersonal communication, predominantly in the analysis of conversational styles as well as etymological strategies. Nev...

The development of novel and innovative technologies to an extent has enriched the means of how assessments are done. Researchers and academics alike explore and leverage on the employment of an assemblage of technologies to design their assessments which are critical in gauging the students' learning outcomes. However, the manifestation of technol...

This paper reports on the review of existing scholarships and research articles on the teaching of English literature. A critical inquiry emerges within the canvass of the English Literature Teaching (ELT), a wide corpus of existing issues, from the prescribed texts to the pedagogical approaches employed. In the attempt to map the bewildering inqui...

The contention of technological integration in the context of teaching and learning has indisputably gained immense and legitimate considerations in the past decade. The advances in technological interventions and Web 2.0 have impelled numerous educational institution to experiment with and implement invigorating pedagogical models to support the o...

In the 21st Century, many young learners spend a lot of time learning via formal and informal electronic classroom such as Virtual Learning Environment. Therefore, many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have deployed virtual agents in the Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) to enhance the learning curve of the young leaners. Past reviews have h...

The Islamic and Asian Civilizations or TITAS subject at the Higher Learning Institute level in Malaysia still focuses totally on the delivery of the content, rather than the practicality and the appreciation towards the knowledge in daily life. Since TITAS is a compulsory subject for all students in order to complete their courses, it is taken for...

The purpose of this research is to identify the profiles and balance in lifestyle of the Malay Muslim students who are the minority group in Sunway University. The research respondents consist of 70 students who are pursuing a professional accounting course in which the average academic achievement of all the subjects taken is at least 60 percentag...

The marketability of today’s graduates is not only assessed based on their academic excellence, but also by determining their strength physically, emotionally and mentally. These university graduates must possess high level of soft skills such as communication skill, thinking and problem solving skill, teamwork, continuous learning and information...

Emergence of Internet connected devices and globalization in education has paved way for the new discoveries in the 21st Century Learning. In current classrooms, the students use various instructional technologies to synthesis new knowledge, collaborate with peers, critically solve problems, and make valid decisions to shine in the current, complex...

With the prevalent technological advancements, social media are ubiquitous. Such phenomenon has notably shifted and redefined the paradigms of communication. In the last decades, numerous studies have documented an increased number of social detachment attributed to the uprising utilization of social media and have linked it to the deterioration an...

This meta-analysis examines the effectiveness of technology employed in language-related blended-learning research by summarizing the outcomes of the measured dependent variables of 59 samples. The effect sizes yielded from the samples were acquired by applying Cohen’s (1988; 1992) d formula. The estimation was done using the standardized mean diff...

This meta-analysis examines the effectiveness of technology employed in language-related blended-learning research by summarizing the outcomes of the measured dependent variables of 59 samples. The effect sizes yielded from the samples were acquired by applying Cohen’s (1988; 1992) d formula. The estimation was done using the standardized mean diff...

Over the past decades, radical change in underlying beliefs or theory in the context of teaching and learning has instigated significant presence and emergence of web-based instruction termed as blended learning. Current literature juxtaposes that blended learning has inevitably permeated and transformed the topography and landscape of educational...

Demographic change is transforming the way we communicate. In many parts of the world, the society has become increasingly multicultural and multi-ethnic. In this context, intercultural cognizance is one of the pivotal facets for intercultural communication. The recent years has seen the emergence of the intercultural communicative competence (ICC)...

Learning has changed in the 21 st Century. The learning process is no longer confined to the classroom alone, but extends to a global classroom. Students now use instructional technologies to synthesize newly acquired knowledge, collaborate with peers, solve problems, and formulate correct decisions. Therefore, communication becomes a vital process...

Over the course of the last 15 years or so, social media have shown many facets—from connecting people on a global-scale, to penetrating aspects of lives which otherwise might have remained private or limited to a small audience. In the realm of education, social media have also begun to infiltrate the academic world by influencing and shaping stud...

Emerging technologies and world globalization has provided unlimited opportunities for the new discoveries in the twenty-first-century learning. In today’s classroom, the students are required to use educational and instructional technologies to synthesis the new acquired knowledge, collaborate with peers, solve problems, and make decisions to be s...

Autism is a disorder in the growth and development of a brain or central nervous system that covers a large spectrum of impairment, symptoms and skills. The children who are suffering from autism face difficulties in communicating and adapting well in the community as they have trouble in understanding what others think and feel. Therefore, there i...

Numerous obstacles inhibit English as Second Language (L2) learners from grasping new vocabulary; nonetheless, one of the major challenges is the nominal time devoted to vocabulary instruction. Predominantly, semantic and conceptual relationships could augment cognitive skills and in turn, develop reading comprehension and writing proficiency. Howe...

This study examined the repercussions of the incorporation and implementation of instructional design that emphasize on active learning and students-centered pedagogies on the students' performance. The course redesign consisted of three major components; sequencing the presentation of the course content in an effort to teach specific content withi...